zitoune a écrit:MatinSF a écrit:Chuck Dent est une des légendes du surf en Californie , il est mort début 80 et le shaper est Chris Hawk qui lui aussi est décédé il y a deux ans
triste histoire...
(il faut qu'on lance pipeau sur leurs histoires, j'avais jamais entendu parler d'eux)
MatinSF a écrit:il ajoute toujours des deck channels sur le top de la planche, l'utilité reste a tester sur la vague , mais c'est agréable au toucher et le design est plutôt cool
j'ai des decks channels aussi sur la aviso, c'est effectivement très sympa niveau allure générale de la planche, ça donne une super prise en main pour les canards
Après c'est censé je crois apporter de la rigidité à la planche
J'ai mis les liens que j'ai trouvé dans le post precedent.
je leur ai envoyé un mail pour poser des questions sur la board. pas trop d'information mais mail de reponse sympa
planche mid 80s , shaper mort donc pas plus d'info a part qu'il etait assez celebre/underground
pour les deck channels :
voila l'explication de Stretch :
-------------Deck Channels (also referred to as "grab rails", "love handles", "channel tops", "thumb rails", "parabolic air grippers", etc..., etc...) are nothing new. In fact they've been done as early as the mid-80's. People will debate who had it done first by saying that it was "so and so" in Florida in '84 or "that one guy" in Santa Cruz in '83. One thing for certain is that once you have them, no other board will ever feel the same. Most apparent is the feeling of having your hands grip right into them. It's snug under your arm, easy to grip, confident when diving under waves and just plain out feels good to grab onto. Performance aspects are more subtle to differentiate between other deck channels upon first look. Like individual shapers making individual boards, deck channels can be shaped and designed ***spam*** characteristics associated ***spam*** any particular shaper. Each of our boards have deck channels hand shaped into the board before getting laminated. There's no machine or router bits or power tools involved. Putting in deck channels involves eyes, hands and an intuition for how the board should perform. Just about every single Stretch board has deck channels. Incorporated ***spam*** our EPS TECH, they provide: strength, moderated flex and comfort. We shape these into the boards ***spam*** a smooth edge rolling into the channel and a sharper edge closest to the rail. It allows your thumb to slide and lock into the channel. It also increases board strength. The deck channels follow the outline of the board which gives it the same effect as having a "parabolic stringer" setup. It helps to reduce torsional flex. We also control the foil of the deck channels. This is the depth ***spam*** respect to its position on the board. The deepest part of the deck channel is always at the center and up towards the nose, where you'd typically grab onto it. The foil will taper out when you get closer to the tail so that the flex is still there and it won't feel rigid. We used to only put deck channels on certain boards after Nathan requested that we put them in his. Since then, everyone who tries them says they can't ever go back. They add some time and labor to the construction process compared to traditional methods but the feeling of having them in your board far outweighs the extra little bit it takes to put them in-------------
j'aimerai savoir ce que d'autres shapers en pensent
reste a etre capable de sentir la difference et a tester la board , mais au toucher c'est plutot cool
Posté: Mar Fév 16, 2010 07:14
chouette pièce de collection !
