Case Study #2 - 7' Hollow Baltic Sea Board

Short description of the construction method:

I plan to build using Paulownia glued panels: First I glue 2 middle ones on a mold to create a hollow frame of the board, then plane them to get the foil. Afterwards glue top and bottom ones to close the shape and plane them to get the final profile. Then rails, bottom, deck, and fins. (the panels I bought are 22mm thick - around 0,86", so I might use a router to make top and bottom panels lighter)

(I try to follow the technology I saw Danny Hess doing: https://youtu.be/6fi2Ro3rYgI?t=430

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(courtesy Danny Hess video:)

My sketch of the construction crosssection (trying to follow a template for flat deck rails I found on greenlightsurfsupply)

How the panels would be placed and planed (final profile)

I am a beginner, I surfed last summer a 7 ft 9' x 22" x 2 7/8 (56L) board and found it nice but unstable sideways (at least for my skills)

So I decided to make this one a bit wider and thicker while also reducing the length a bit.

I surf on the Baltic Sea, which is not very generous in waves, especially in summer. (I would guess average waves to be somewhere between 1-6ft). The waves usually come in packed sets, having very little intervals - that is why I thought cutting the length a bit would also be nice.

I am 5ft 8" and 154lb.

Attached is my design file.

I would like to keep the deck flat though, for easier construction. Maybe I dont need to make the board that thick / that much volume - enough to make it slightly wider and a bit thicker than the previously used.