Clear Lamination with Jack Reeves

[@kirkdunn1379]

that dude is a master, cant even imagine how many boards hes done or can do in a day....a true artist tho, not unwasted moves or material and just flows like waterfall, lol....incredible talent at his trade.... sharp scissors and fluid motion, jerky and hesitant would create lot of sharp edges, he just smooth and efficient

[@Rich2487]

I started shaping just for fun and experimentation about a year ago and always had a little bit of trouble when getting the cloth on the rails really wet when doing the resin fall over the edges. Until a saw Jack's technique and decided to try that instead. Still getting some fiber glass strings out but I don't waste much resin and those rails get really wet and tight. Thanks for all your videos. Cheers from Uruguay.

[@johnmcculloch5736]

Thankyou Jack. Your laminate resin is not wasted in this technique and you risk no dry spots. An artist by any measure

[@tommythompsonsurfer]

50 years at Pupukea...a true artist..and a really good guy. he and I.... shredded SUNSET....1970-1978. BREWERS AND TURNERS.

[@chrismo2922]

The unsung heroes of surfboard construction. Me stepdad is a mastercrsftsman glasser on the Gold Coast. He came out with the Cooper-West-Cundith escapees from Cal. Gave me an profound appreciation of the CRAFT.

[@DeepCreekTV]

yes....jack works those scissors as well as my grandmother did when making curtains, great insight on glassing, thanks.

[@sanfranciscobay]

Great video. Short and to the point.

[@paulcoleman6339]

What a legend, the styling is 2nd to none in that lamination 🙌🤙🔵⚪️🔵⚪️🚜

[@utalap]

I'm watching this for a writing assignment. That was fun to watch!

[@dhoover5480]

I grew up surfing Cocoa and as we went into the short board revolution, Tomb and Reeves were what set the standard for mini guns in the late 60's. I always wondered what happened to Mr. Reeves. My last few Tombs were glassed by Freddie Grosskreutz. Glad to see that Jack made his way to the "Promised Land" of Hawaii, and continued his craft! Dave Hoover

[@guysteele204]

JR! The Rembrandt of Resin!

[@jobhiojkp]

At 7:52... I believe it!! I know from personal experience, it's very easy to get air bubbles on the rail or on the lap underneath. I tend to only see them AFTER the resin has dried. Also the cloth can bunch up on the lap too. Swallow tails and wings are especially challenging - you should do a video on laminating those.

[@Surfmus]

Avoid laminating when the temperature goes up. Or do it in a room where temperature is steady.

[@MichaelKGizzonimo]

I did My first lay up last weekend and it worked OK. But only OK. Watching Jack work the 'Anti-gravity' rail lap is amazing! These videos are the best look at how to flow the job anywhere. I shouldn't forget the scissor action as well.

[@stevew2842]

I'd be close to Jacks age, glassed my last board late 1970's, Bondi. Self taught, but was able to walk into any board factory and ask if I could watch, never rejected. Young blokes these days are fortunate they have such experienced experts to learn from. PS I didn't use gloves, but had a similar method

[@Reid_One]

Great video! I've looked through your entire channel... where are parts 2 & 3 ??

[@james1st115]

Where are the links to parts 2 & 3?

[@uflcaetano]

This Sir is a Jedi.

[@sanfranciscobay]

4:30 When you wrap the Fiberglass cloth around the rails and tuck it underneath the board, does Gravity want to pull the cloth downwards or is the resin sufficient to hold the cloth to the bottom of the board?

[@DemopVWgarage]

holds it place easy :)

[@tomallen7699]

True artist- makes it look easy as fast as he does it. Not his first rodeo!

[@nighthawk8053]

Wow,what a master! Wish I was that fast,used to always be in a panic mode during lamination.lol

[@Rich2487]

I know what you're talking about. I just started making my first board and when it came to laminating i was like "ok, is everything set up? am I ready? ok..., GO!". And I did a mess anyways. I'm sure next board will come out much better.

[@charlesschuster7963]

@@Rich2487 It's important to learn how much catalyst to use, until you find out about suncure resin. I got my catalyzed batches right ONLY after years of hot resin... I learned to carefully measure the resin, then add a very carefully measured amount of catalyst using a syringe. Temperature matters too...

[@Rich2487]

@@charlesschuster7963 Yeah, I know something about the temperature factor. The mix I'm doing I guess is the basic 2:1 (resin/hardener) proportion and it's been working great for me. Cures in enough time for me to let the fiber glass without any excess.

[@charlesschuster7963]

@@Rich2487 Sounds like you're using epoxy. I only used it once (I'm too frugal perhaps) but it sure has a higher exotherm than poly. Wasted half the batch, smoking in the mixing can. Luckily I didn't need it, the blank was wiped with a sealer (epoxy plus microbaloons) so it absorbed very little.

[@TheMonkini]

master class. i would not necessarily try his technique - if he can do it; not sure i can...scissor technique impeccable, and smart using the hand and rail as guideline....

[@mikemccourt6225]

JR does the strongest glass jobs on the NS

[@gordycucullu1602]

What is the logo printed on? What material?

[@johnmcculloch5736]

Used to be rice-paper. Now because of computer printing ...that's a good question.

[@charlesschuster7963]

@@johnmcculloch5736 It's still rice paper; it can be run through any modern inkjet printer. If your printer doesn't feed the paper, tape the rice paper to a regular sheet of paper so the printer grips better and feeds smoothly.

[@shanewhite9862]

howsit., hope you get this before my board is pau but... is it common or a good idea to do a ''white coat'' before glassing in regards to sun bleaching ? colors pop and or dings to match Mahalo

[@Cptrehab]

does soaking those gloves in resin make any yellow marks from the glove dissolving?

[@Cptrehab]

when he flips the laps with his hands btw

[@matthewsmith7415]

@@Cptrehab i had that happen before but then i got some better quality gloves and it was fine

[@Cptrehab]

@@matthewsmith7415 ah ill try that thanks for he tip man!

[@hdcandela5697]

beautiful

[@paulcombes3782]

Two names I would love to have penciled on one of my boards .

[@SeanKobiSandoval]

What type of paper is the logo printed on? I am trying to learn how to put good quality graphics and prints on surfboards

[@charlesschuster7963]

It's called "rice paper" b/c it's made from rice husks rather than wood pulp. The reason to use it is that it turns transparent when laminated. An online search will turn up sources for it.

[@johnmcculloch5736]

Looks like I will be glassing a little bit differently now

[@rq5663]

Master!!

[@luischimalgomez7559]

WHAT MATERIALS ARE USED AND WHAT ARE THEIR SPECIFICATIONS, someone who knows please?

[@charlesschuster7963]

It looks to me like 4 ounce glass based on how tight the weave appears. Resin is catalyzed or sun-cure polyurethane, pretty standard stuff.

[@joeblow1942]

Likely polyester resin. Pro’s don’t use UV cure resin. He said at the beginning that the bottom was 6 oz.

[@DemopVWgarage]

@@joeblow1942 yep they do use uv resin most lamination places use it for quicker production. I've been using it since it came out and was called solcat ;)

[@primeracalidad8320]

great technique saturating the rails. saves a lot of resin

[@joeblow1942]

It’s interesting that Jack uses gardening shears instead of scissors to cut the cloth. Anyone know why?

[@erivansilvadesousa3079]

Qual o no.e dessa peoduto resi a. A marca

[@mattholland31]

What type/brand of resin is he using?

[@mastersonjesusvira6232]

What? I don't know too?

[@petergraciano4084]

jezz what a master !!!

[@neil2385]

excellent job but I will guess there are a few more layers of glass to go...

[@1982mako224]

Where can I get a set of those shears????

[@richardmason902]

Any luck with those shears?? I want some too. RM Surfboards (Port Lincoln Australia) [e-mail]

[@jayc546]

try eBay. gotta keep checking.

[@Rolivieroy]

What is he laminating on ? Foam?

[@charlesschuster7963]

Well yeah... this is a surfboard after all.

[@Rolivieroy]

@@charlesschuster7963 lmao thanks for the answer 3 years later :') And yeahh i guess I was dumb at the time, didn't know surfs were made from foam hahahaahh.

[@paulhetherington3854]

GL'AS'--Left position, of self.

[@vincentboudgourd154]

the best

[@THEBIGKUSH420]

JR & EDIS

[@cmoon682]

catalyst was more reactive back in the day,almost burned the garage down on numerous occasions,heh

[@cesarinocente1703]

Fantástico!

[@jasoncarter4952]

Wow!

[@kamilacanau]

Nice scissors

[@sherm15]

Shout out to Mormon Jesus @ 7:40

[@alzoid69]

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[@gregwebster8784]

He must be using epoxy. He took way to long for a poly lam.

[@sierralarars]

Greg Webster there is such a thing as different cure times lol

[@gregwebster8784]

Suyi Kiyohara epoxy comes in different cure times,not polyester. It has to go off right when you finish otherwise it drains out.

[@bennicholls1749]

I have never heard of polyester draining out, it's never happened to me and I take way longer than Jack. And you can vary the cure time by varying the amount of MEKP added.

[@charlesschuster7963]

@@bennicholls1749 If you're still using catalyzed resin, you're in the stone age. I was until I discovered that with suncure, you can take ALL THE TIME YOU WANT to wet out and flip the rails as long as you're working in the shade. When pau, pull the rack and laminated board out into the sunshine and it will cure in 15 minutes (in Hawaii). Then drag back in, trim and do another lam... I believe that poly resin "wants" a certain percentage of catalyst to fully/properly cure. I used 0.75% (carefully measured resin and catalyst) and got about 20 minutes working time (here in Hawaii, ambient temps in the 80s). But screw that, use suncure and FORGET catalyst and syringe measuring!

[@WjB_96792]

Heres a thought.... if youre doing a "how to" video youve got to know your target audience is the beginner. So why are u showing a very advanced technique which you admit most glassers cant do because its too hard? If jack is such a good glasser why didnt he demonstrate a method more suited to a begginer???