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Stand Up Paddle => SUP General => Topic started by: Takeo on February 19, 2013, 10:27:50 AM
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Here's a guy on Oahu making broken boards into chairs, pretty neat! It needs a beer holder though ;)
http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/spo/3627835578.html (http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/spo/3627835578.html)
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There's plenty of recyclable old windsurfing equipment around.
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Pretty cool - he should have used shafts from broken paddles for the arms...
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Here's one made of some old boards (sorry my daughter would not get off the chair for a pic of just the chair).
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Those are great! It's giving me some ideas. Craigslist here I come!
These reminded me of some stuff I found Herbie Fletcher doing. A little more abstract. He also paints on boards.
http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Article/Herbie-Fletcher-Talks-About-His-Wrecktangle-Surfboard-Sculptures-021243239716457 (http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Article/Herbie-Fletcher-Talks-About-His-Wrecktangle-Surfboard-Sculptures-021243239716457)
http://www.herbiefletcher.com/ (http://www.herbiefletcher.com/)
(http://i48.tinypic.com/4q4qi0.jpg)
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Heres some adirondack chairs & stools i made out of my broken wakeboards & cypress.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/20/hu9u6yne.jpg)
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My son's toddler bed;
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/20/areqebab.jpg)
It's not made of broken boards but might inspire such a creation? Definitely recommend a wood frame and use the boards as cladding. Any concerns with a toddler sleeping so close to the foam (fumes)?
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That's our employee, Vince making the chairs from warrantied buckled boards.
He also makes some really nice carbon gopro handles from our recycled carbon shaft cutoffs.
He basically mounts a fcs plug on one end and a leash plug on the other. The handles are super light, strong, they float and are very popular. We will post them on our website soon.
Here are some pictures:
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Nice work all.....I haven't worked in foam and fiberglass but if my 12-6 snaps again I know what to do with it... :)
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Here are a few more chairs that Vince made, the last one is made from a broken skimboard.
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Cool stuff Robert! I also like the GoPro handles, I thought of doing that since I also collect cutoffs from our local shop. I don't use the GoPro handheld though but maybe I could make an extended mount for my board, I'll try!
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Anybody with a broken board in the northeast that doesn't want it let me know...it would be interesting to make something. I've built a few chairs but all from wood.
Morris ispired with a little asian flare
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa317/stoneaxe/the-chair001-1.jpg)
Arts and Crafts Adirondack for my wife
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa317/stoneaxe/suechairsm.jpg)
Funny..I had to dig into my old photobucket account for these pics and you can see the change in my interests from woodworking to SUP over the course of a year or so....all because I built a couple of paddles. First almost all woodworking, then a mix for a bit marrying the two interests...then all SUP. I haven't touched my tools in ages....bought a big brand new band saw just before I found SUP.....collecting dust in the shed. I am building a collection of antique handtools to possibly use when I get too old to paddle but hope that day never comes.
BTW....any big guys that are tired of breaking store bought easy chairs after a couple of years and want to build a chair that will last generations I have the plans I created for that 1st chair. All pegged or wedged mortice and tenon, no screws, or nails and it would take a bomb to break it.
I'd like to see Raf's take on a surf/SUP chair....amazing woodwork (beautiful whale tail chair in his shop) and he shapes...be cool to see the fusion.
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They would make good headstones when the day comes. Just saying...