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@@lawrencefranck9417 I'd love to get into stabilizing wood, I just didn't have that type of resin at the time. In the future I'd like to get some to try out

Depending on the lens you want to add it could work without as much modding. Lenses with longer flange distances than the m12 lenses would be easier to adapt. Big thing is finding a lens with an Ir filter or finding a separate ir filter for the lens.

Sounds like a fun project, definitely let me know how they turn out!

Maybe a little compared to wood fins but to fibreglass about the same. They are pretty thick though

Thanks John! Have to work with what I have available, hopefully some day I can upgrade the bandsaw to cut bigger logs.

When I started making fins years before I started the channel I used roving a lot. Some of my best fins used it but I always found it hit or miss. I think its because I was using slow set epoxy it would shift a little or cause the glass to bubble. I found it worked best glassing one side of the fin then the other. Once I got into vacuum bagging even with this crude setup. I found I was getting better results glassing both side of the fin at once without roving. It also cut glassing and sanding time in half with better results aside from some leading edge bubbles. I've been experimenting with resin infusion which may be an even better option.

Thanks! Batching the fins out has been really fun. But i'm itching to make some more weird projects.

Hahaha this is from a maple tree that fell on my garden, can't let free wood goto waste. I should make a fin with maple syrup in it, might give the fin a little more hold haha. Thanks! It's hard to come up with ideas for glamour shots so this has kinda been my go-to. May need to try to get some at the beach next time.

@@WaveWasters time for some chemical engineering. Can we make a water insoluble and UV stable maple syrup based resin. Beach glamour could go, but the studio once does set a good mood. Maybe a beach glamour at the end of your surfing videos. I've said it before, but always appreciate your surfing/action followup videos to your builds.

oh you're Canadian too, thats so cool! I'm toe dipping into making fin out of resin and your videos are super inspiring! @@WaveWasters

@@valeriebourdeau7343That's awesome! Let me know how it turns out or send me a photo of your finished fin. Always like seeing everyone's projects.

Awesome job Matt. Nice soundtrack as well. 🤙🏻

Thanks🌊🏄

Thanks! I'm hoping to do more finless videos this year

If you make some fins let me know how they turn out!

I've noticed a drop off in the analytics when I do 360s and I wondered if that was why lol.

@@WaveWasters That's hilarious! Teehee...

The catch surf beaters are pretty fun, and easy to find. Id like to shape more of these and others really go down the finless board rabbit hole.

Me too, also hope you find some if your near the ocean

Can't ask for much more. It's rare to get a winter day this glassy.

It's just how thick the parquet flooring was. I have a box of it so wanted to try it out as is. I should bring these out again to surf it's been awhile.

I can think of a few people but I appreciate the Stoke! Have to get you into the finless game next

@@WaveWasters I need a Waster original!

@@lucashildreth5692 I should shape more finless boards and see how far I can take it. I just don't have the resin right now or the money to get more. Until then just grab an old folding door on garbage day and go surf😆

Thanks! I definitely want to make some more with these veneers they come out pretty cool

This board might be my favorite, I need to try to reshape it before it gets too damaged or I loose my templates haha. Bottom channels work really well for how wide this board is.

Once it hits around -22c you really start questioning what your doing doing in the water.

@@WaveWasters still worth it though lol

@@erinh2077 when the waves are good it is, otherwise it's too cold 😆

Glad it was helpful. Just make sure you do a small test before you use it on a project. Some inks and resins don't mix well and will bleed.

Thanks John! The colours came out better than I expected, I have lots more so I'm going to have to make some more with them. They should hold up fine based on my experience with other fins I've made that are more fragile. However if they are surfed into the sand or rocks they could break like most fins.

@@WaveWasters I trust you know what you are doing...you've made enough of these things. Yeah, surfing fins into the beach, sand or rocks isn't really good for anything...lol! Although, I abuse my Wavestorm and haven't had any problems with it...that's part of the reason that I got that type of board...teehee! Carry on with your cool stuff! Cheers, John

@@funafter5081 The wave storms are great for that, kinda wish I had a beater or something similar I could use in the rocks. My finless board has taken too much of a beating from it haha.

Thanks! They have been fun fins to surf

Yeah it sounds like the distance to the sensor is off, maybe try unscrewing the lens a little at a time, after you screw it all the way in. My little zoom lens came with a spacer on the threads with that off I was able to get it to focus. Also try using the zoom to see if different ranges work better than others. On mine there is a little bit when all the way zoomed in that doesn't focus. Have you tried any other lenses?

Same although its too fast at times haha

Not to bad, when this was filmed I think water was still above 40f. Thanks! I'm think I may do some similar videos on old boards since I'm not sure what builds I'll be able to to do next year. Luckily I have two more fins ones filmed.

Hahaha thanks john. Lots of time in the water trying lots of boards and fins has helped with figuring out what works for me. Hopefully with your new board you will be catching lots of green waves.

Thanks! They are definitely a favourite of mine I've made. I think on this board it's more how I shaped the rails, they are sharp through most of the board. Maybe I'll make a set of fins that push the fin forward instead of adding a new box to the board. I have two sets of singles fins I'm done and editing the videos for now. They're not experimental builds as I need to try to sell some to afford resin, so I can make more weird stuff. I am planing/started a couple wood boards that I'm going to try to avoid resin on in the mean time.

​@@WaveWasters that cool wood boards are a whole step up in skill and tools, I certainly won't be attempting one😄 but from what I've seen of your workshop you know your way around wood. I look forward to seeing it come together

@@ManOfSauce Yeah its a different way of thinking compared to foam. I'm trying two different ways but using free wood so hopefully I can get something that floats.

Still way better than the soloshot👍

You did a great job Erin! I know how hard it is to see a camera screen in the sun and how hard it is to then see and keep a moving subject in frame on the camera. Don’t be so hard on yourself…lol. 😉 Cheers, John

Feel free to come film these “sub par” clips for me.

Hope you enjoyed it! I need to work on getting them out faster haha

The tab is warped in glass but the part that sticks out on the end would be too weak to just be wood wrapped in glass. Adding more fiberglass there makes it stronger. Also when you drill the hole for the screw it's water proof. Where if it was a wood core you would need to water proof it again.

Yeah its getting too cold for a 4/3 now, I was talking to someone else that tried a new 4/3 and they didn't last long either. Its great you extending your season, are you going to try to surf through the winter or are you stopping till the spring? I've been out a few times, we just had some decent swell pass through that I've been testing a set of fins on. Hopefully we get some more soon before the real winter temps set in.

@@WaveWasters Hiya Matt, if I get another sesh in that will probably be it for me this season with the gear that I presently have. Sorry I didn’t get up your way this season. Goals for next year I guess. 😎 Cheers, John

@@funafter5081 That's fair winter's not fun if you don't have the right gear. A lot of my gear is getting old but hoping to make it through the winter. Hopefully next year I'll be able to make it down to your area some.

@@WaveWasters I was just talking to a surfer from the south shore and he tells me he has a Patagonia wetsuit that he can't even wear until February because he gets too hot in it up to that point. So, I guess you're right, having the right gear can make all the difference. Stay frosty! ( if you know what that means... ) Cheers, John

It was a really fun day.

Mainly it was cheaper then buying a 2 foot wide chuck of foam this big as at the time it was I think a standard size they cut. It's also easier to move around two 4'x8'x1' sheets than one big 2 foot wide sheet.

It's on my list hahaha, so is a cooler lid but they are hard to find. I want to revisit the door again if I can find a couple more.

What size fridge door did you surf and were you able to 360 it?

@@WaveWasters I don't remember exactly the size, but it was like 5'2" x 24" wide. 360... I didn't try, I'm not a good surfer, it was a bet with a friend years ago. At this time I was surfing with SUP only, the challenge was to take off and pop up. I did 180 accidentaly, I imagine that 360 will be easy for you.

​@@danielbarbieri8199 That's sounds like a really fun size! If you got to your feet and went a little ways I bet after a few sessions you could get it. Still super cool to hear about someone surfing a fridge door. Hopefully I'll come across one in my search.

I have lots of short and small fins this gives a completely different feeling. It's really hard to explain, they also don't feel super draggy. They are weirdly fun though.

@@WaveWasters well... anyway I like very much the crazy things you do. It reminds me of my youth 😄 Actually I'm planning to make a wooden surfboard. But it's hard to find balsa beams. I would like to start from beams and chamber them. But I guess it will end with a paulownia hollow thing...

@@danielbarbieri8199 Thanks its what keeps surfing really fun for me. That will be a beautiful looking board, you will have to let me know it turns out! Paulownia will be way nicer then the wood board i'm currently working on.

I get that a lot😆

Thanks

Thanks! That's awesome, have any shapes on the go right now?