How to Make a Surfboard Template | Inkscape

While working on my most recent surfboard, it occurred to me that I should make a video and show you guys how to trace out a surfboard template using the computer. Super easy and it's not limited to just surfboards, you can apply this technique to other things you want to outline or trace.
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00:00 Start
00:30 How to Create a Template
00:39 Download Inkscape
00:56 Find a Surfboard
02:04 Paste Template
02:47 Trace the outline
04:50 Refine outline
11:00 Save outline
11:41 Print outline
12:38 Assemble outline
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[@morkusmorkus6040]

If you dont scale it proportionally then you wont get the shape that you traced and may aswell just draw one by eye at the beginning. Right?

[@AndrewWorkshop]

The issue is you are working from a picture so if a given surfboard has listed dimensions, even if you scale proportionally it can be off because of the parallax of the camera/lense. Sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn't, not a exact science LOL. Best thing to do it just play around and see what works for you. Good comment tho, thanks.

[@morkusmorkus6040]

@@AndrewWorkshop Cool. Anyways thanks for the vid. Definitely going to be utilizing this method. Keep up the good work man!

[@CGKFPV]

WOW. Ive been doing graphic design professionally for over 10 years and your trick to print out on separate sheets of paper (poster) blew my mind. Such a handy tool! Thanks so much for sharing...even tho im 2 years late lol

[@HomeImProveMentHow]

*16👍 I'm going to save this to my community post, and I'm saving it to my special playlist. Thanks again for sharing I look forward to hear from you, Friend Ken. Catch you on the Rebound*

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Thanks Dude!

[@Cuisinenomade1]

3:17 Hold down control and shift keys

[@444gtb]

Thank you for sharing.

[@johngrant1337]

Thank- you great video

[@danielteixeira5290]

Hello Andrew! Thanks for your awesome videos, especially the wood surfboard building. This Spring - Summer I will build my first one. Keep inspiring us!

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Awesome, good luck on the build! Small suggestion use white pine and cedar if you can't find paulownia wood, the SPF wood I used can be very dense, depending on what you find at the building supply.

[@HomeImProveMentHow]

Well explain and teaching how this program works or how to get around on the computer extra information is great thank you for sharing. I look forward to hear from you, I have a mixture of home improvement videos, I also have a puppy training playlist for what that's worth . Catch you on the rebound by for now Ken

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Good luck on the channel!

[@jamesroscoe7555]

I often struggle to get nodes to connect in inkscape, but maybe I am missing something or need a newer version. I am looking forward to hearing how you found the durafoam was to shape. I poked some sheets at Home Depot last I was there, and the 3" seemed firmer than the others, even though they all have the same 15 psi rating.

[@DanieLeader]

thnx a lot mr

[@kaezer007]

Tnx bro i did it right tnx

[@melman142]

Did you tape the paper down and then cut while cutting the paper at the same time? Or first cut out the outline on the papers and then cut around the paper outline?

[@oliwBreizh]

Good evening Andrew I watch your video even sis my English is we will say average. I recently took the software shape 3 D to make plans to make epoxy bellyboard I saw on one of your video that you use inkscape I would like to know how I can do the same with my plan from shape 3 d Breton friendship thanking you Oliw

[@HomeImProveMentHow]

Did you know you can buy rubber flexible trim common that you could use for shaping your boards? I look forward to hear From you. Do you know what I'm talking about rubber flexible trim? ... What are your thoughts on this?

[@joseluis7118]

Do you know how to make the skeleton of a wooden surfboard??

[@pauloh37]

fala irmão! na epson vc imprimi papel corrido sem ter que colar

[@AndrewWorkshop]

🤙

[@Hd7725HBLTMR]

Lol damn. Way over thought.