Olo of the Sun 19 foot surfboard , making the paulownia wood fin panel

Making the paulownia wood fin panel for theOlo of the Sun 19 foot surfboard:

The Olo of the Sun will have a 13.5 inches deep spitfire cutaway fin, made from 6 layers of 3mm laminated paulownia. Here's the first layer, the panel will also make an 11 inch spitfire fin for a smaller board.

The underside of the panel is held together with masking tape at the joins, this also stops the resin from running out. Clear epoxy resin as applied:

Layer two is added:

The tape is removed

Ready for the final and sixth layer:

Fred Flintstone's clamping system

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