Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Grain Update - Cheater Coat Applied

As I get ready to pour resin all over a board that has taken me 2 years to finally get shaped I take a deep breath and hope for the best.

It's wet and it's time to move. 

Kipp was great. He would call out what was happening and direct me on what to do. As we start out we are calm and take our time.

 After a bit the resin started to kick off so we had to hurry.

It was huge to have Kipp there. He's done a dozen or so home glass jobs so he at least had an idea of what he was doing.

The wood grain is soooo amazing. It darkened to a deep amber.

On the board I wrote a message to Alia. It said... 
{Alia, I hope your children's children ride this board. Love Dad.} 
With all the time I put into this project I can't help but think how amazing it is that having it made out of wood means that it will last for decades. I spent a lot of time and my friends spent a lot of time on this board. As it all comes together it feels so good knowing it was all worth it. 

When we flipped the board to do the bottom the experience I had with the top made it much easier. 

I still can't get over how amazing the wood grain looks.

Tomorrow we glass the deck.
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