Since I spent the better part of May building boards full of composites, formica and all sorts of epoxy etc… wanted to pick up an old project that was simple: wood partnered with good design. This is a combination of boards I used to make a few years ago that started out as a screw-up. (And yes, I’m sure it has been done before but, the process was still organic discovery in this case.)
The Camel toe
9 plys of maple pressed into a new tapering lunch-tray concave similar to the Knuckleduster & blackbird…
Specs are
41.375” long
10.2” wide at the widest part tapering to 9” wide at the back
31.75 Wheelbase
drop thru cuts to allow for randal 42’s as well as 50’s, 6-hole Paris, & Bears
It’s been designed for aggressive free riding & DH
The name camel toe was given to the board by a friend after the stain & pinstripe pattern I used to do on an old drop model… cause of the toe cut-outs I figured it would be fun to revive the old pattern for the first few of these I built…
It’s a commercial product so, maybe it doesn’t really belong here but, what makes it interesting is the rear notches… they are placed in a way to fall at the instep of the rear foot.. this gives an amazing lever to drive into your standing slides and place to hook onto when you are low & drifting.. the board remains wide enough in the back so that it has no effect on torsional or longitudinal strength… They also feel great, you can wrap your toes around an edge and it provides the sensation of the “barefoot feel”.
Anyway the reason it’s here in longboard building is that this started out as an accident a few years back. I had a router mishap that cut a big notch out of the side of a board that was going to a customer… I had to start over but, kept and rode the screw-up… the “notch” I discovered was so great for torque’n the board when I wanted to do a stander I matched it on the other side for a friend who rides regular (I ride goofy) to try… then I found, could also lay my whole instep in and loved it…
The point is… building mishaps can be discoveries, and carbon fiber doesn’t always mean good or useful design.
A couple extra pics I took while sanding a few of these
Ooooh, that is tight looking. How does this one compare to the Blackbird? I'm looking at one of the two for a general thrashing board. My feet are sort of small (10.5) so I'm liking the fact that the Blackbird is a little narrower, but the cutouts on this one seem pretty awesome.
Ooooh, that is tight looking. How does this one compare to the Blackbird? I'm looking at one of the two for a general thrashing board. My feet are sort of small (10.5) so I'm liking the fact that the Blackbird is a little narrower, but the cutouts on this one seem pretty awesome.
This is considerably wider... and different... the concave is very close... the b-bird leans more toward race, this more toward free ride but both can work well for either... b-bird has a bit more wheelbase, intimidating blackness... etc... but really, you can't go wrong with either...
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Home made top-mount dervish clone- RII 180, lemon big zigs, built-ins
Home made mini- RII 150, red DBS wheels, DBS bearings
Home made pintail- Paris 180, seven-os, DBS bearings
Wow, you make some ridiculously sexy boards, I hope you don't hold it against me if I pump out a Camel Toe knock off(bamboo of course) in the near future.
Wow, you make some ridiculously sexy boards, I hope you don't hold it against me if I pump out a Camel Toe knock off(bamboo of course) in the near future.
Camel toe
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