Thanks Wade for the Inspiration! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Lipripper92592 · 04-01-2013, 01:52 PM

After seeing Wades teak side boards on his PA, I had to make something similar. I worked with some purple heart in the past making a few spear guns and had some leftover stock laying around. I used a template bit with my router and copied the stock HDPE side boards. They looked a bit plain and my wife bought me a inlay kit months ago so I thought what the heck, let's give it a try. I think the plastic bushing gives a bit, so inlays are not the greatest with this kit, but it will get the job done until I upgrade to a metal bushing kit. The clear coat is a clarified epoxy for surfboards, UV stabilized. The inlay is Black Walnut. Presently I'm working on a template for a YT and WSB and will post that when it is completed.

IMG_0602 by lipripper1, on Flickr

ful-rac · 04-01-2013, 02:20 PM

Geez...Wade Who...??? You did a nice job there! Looks good!

blitzburgh · 04-01-2013, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Lipripper92592

Presently I'm working on a template for a YT and WSB and will post that when it is completed.

Dude, make a template for a LMB as well. Start selling them on various kayak sites and watch the extra cheese roll in! Nice work!

salty pirate · 04-01-2013, 03:30 PM

nice work.

jorluivil · 04-01-2013, 03:38 PM

Who's Wade?

PE.rider · 04-01-2013, 04:16 PM

Nice pattern. Instead of wood, for the inlay, you can purchase sheets of Mother-of-pearl veneers that you can cut patterns out of and set in the teak for a nice design. Definitely fits for the marine theme.

CheapPelican · 04-01-2013, 04:41 PM

How long are the side boards? A ruler would be nice, with mother of pearl for every hash mark.

Biggameaddict · 04-01-2013, 04:54 PM

Looks clean, i like the routed edges and the inlays.

Baja_Traveler · 04-01-2013, 05:44 PM

That looks really nice! I think you have inspired me to making some boards for my PA and inlaying them as well.
The biggest MOP plates you will get are only about 1.5 inches a side, so a pattern will have to be pieced together for a fish of any size, but it can be done fairly easily with a little work. There is also the option of Ablam sheets that are much larger. Here is my small bore silhouette levergun I did a while ago, now I'm anxious to start cutting pearl again!...

JeffB · 04-01-2013, 06:19 PM

That does look nice! Gives your PA a new feel now.

Dannowar · 04-01-2013, 07:13 PM

Very cool. Wade did my sideboards and I like em so much I vowed to never drill into em. Now all I need to do is get em bloody.

f'nsabiki · 04-01-2013, 08:57 PM

nice looking .22- is that a Marlin Golden 39A? I had one as a kid-loved it

wade · 04-01-2013, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PE.rider

Nice pattern. Instead of wood, for the inlay, you can purchase sheets of Mother-of-pearl veneers that you can cut patterns out of and set in the teak for a nice design. Definitely fits for the marine theme.

that sure is some beautiful work Lipripper92592!

Jarrod & i were just talking during a run to SD Bay how I am still temped to do a Abalone veneer inlay on a pressed up collage of exotic hardwoods that comes out looking akin to a multiple stringer Takayama..
I wonder if its possible to lay a strip of actual fish skin and keep some iridescent patterns that hold up to the finish coat like a skin stretched mount?

Biggameaddict · 04-01-2013, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by wade

that sure is some beautiful work Lipripper92592!

Jarrod & i were just talking during a run to SD Bay how I am still temped to do a Abalone veneer inlay on a pressed up collage of exotic hardwoods that comes out looking akin to a multiple stringer Takayama..
I wonder if its possible to lay a strip of actual fish skin and keep some iridescent patterns that hold up to the finish coat like a skin stretched mount?

People make fishing rods wrapped with carp skin and snake skin i dont see why not doing it on the boards.

Baja_Traveler · 04-02-2013, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by f'nsabiki

nice looking .22- is that a Marlin Golden 39A? I had one as a kid-loved it

You should have kept it - turns out the 39A is the most accurate and sought after rifle for levergun silhouette. They are selling for $600 now in good condition. Dad made the right choice for my 13th birthday back in '74...

I'm thinking of inlaying kelp stringers on both boards in contrasting wood, then putting in WSB, YT and Bass in pearl/abalone. Doing the whole thing in pearl would end up too pimped out I think...

f'nsabiki · 04-02-2013, 09:48 AM

"You should have kept it - turns out the 39A is the most accurate and sought after rifle for levergun silhouette. They are selling for $600 now in good condition. Dad made the right choice for my 13th birthday back in '74..."
You've got to be kidding me!! mine was Christmas '74 right after my 13th birthday. We moved out to the country and some f---wad broke into the house and stole it. I bought an Anschutz after that-deadly accurate but not as much fun to shoot.

JarrodMc · 04-07-2013, 08:46 AM

I am going to make Wade's exotic laminate boards. If anyone wants one for your PA or to somehow customize your boat if it's another brand, shoot me a message.

Nice inlay with the Black Walnut but are you worried about your Purple heart oxidizing and turning brown with age?

04-01-2013, 01:52 PM	#1
Lipripper92592 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 516	Thanks Wade for the Inspiration! After seeing Wades teak side boards on his PA, I had to make something similar. I worked with some purple heart in the past making a few spear guns and had some leftover stock laying around. I used a template bit with my router and copied the stock HDPE side boards. They looked a bit plain and my wife bought me a inlay kit months ago so I thought what the heck, let's give it a try. I think the plastic bushing gives a bit, so inlays are not the greatest with this kit, but it will get the job done until I upgrade to a metal bushing kit. The clear coat is a clarified epoxy for surfboards, UV stabilized. The inlay is Black Walnut. Presently I'm working on a template for a YT and WSB and will post that when it is completed. IMG_0602 by lipripper1, on Flickr

04-01-2013, 02:20 PM	#2
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Geez...Wade Who...??? You did a nice job there! Looks good! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

04-01-2013, 03:38 PM	#5
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	Who's Wade? __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

04-01-2013, 04:41 PM	#7
CheapPelican Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Too far from the launch. Posts: 443	How long are the side boards? A ruler would be nice, with mother of pearl for every hash mark. __________________

04-01-2013, 04:54 PM	#8
Biggameaddict The Kayak Peddler Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Hollywood Posts: 591	Looks clean, i like the routed edges and the inlays. __________________ Keep your rod close, your gaff closer, and your paddle on a leash.

04-01-2013, 03:30 PM	#4
salty pirate Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: where the hell is Temecula Posts: 268	nice work.

04-01-2013, 04:16 PM	#6
PE.rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: OC, CA Posts: 234	Nice pattern. Instead of wood, for the inlay, you can purchase sheets of Mother-of-pearl veneers that you can cut patterns out of and set in the teak for a nice design. Definitely fits for the marine theme.

04-01-2013, 05:44 PM	#9
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	That looks really nice! I think you have inspired me to making some boards for my PA and inlaying them as well. The biggest MOP plates you will get are only about 1.5 inches a side, so a pattern will have to be pieced together for a fish of any size, but it can be done fairly easily with a little work. There is also the option of Ablam sheets that are much larger. Here is my small bore silhouette levergun I did a while ago, now I'm anxious to start cutting pearl again!... Last edited by Baja_Traveler; 04-01-2013 at 05:59 PM.

04-01-2013, 06:19 PM	#10
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	That does look nice! Gives your PA a new feel now. __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

04-01-2013, 07:13 PM	#11
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	Very cool. Wade did my sideboards and I like em so much I vowed to never drill into em. Now all I need to do is get em bloody. __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

04-01-2013, 08:57 PM	#12
f'nsabiki Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 304	nice looking .22- is that a Marlin Golden 39A? I had one as a kid-loved it

04-02-2013, 09:48 AM	#16
f'nsabiki Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 304	"You should have kept it - turns out the 39A is the most accurate and sought after rifle for levergun silhouette. They are selling for $600 now in good condition. Dad made the right choice for my 13th birthday back in '74..." You've got to be kidding me!! mine was Christmas '74 right after my 13th birthday. We moved out to the country and some f---wad broke into the house and stole it. I bought an Anschutz after that-deadly accurate but not as much fun to shoot.

04-07-2013, 08:46 AM	#17
JarrodMc Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vista Posts: 411	I am going to make Wade's exotic laminate boards. If anyone wants one for your PA or to somehow customize your boat if it's another brand, shoot me a message. Nice inlay with the Black Walnut but are you worried about your Purple heart oxidizing and turning brown with age?