Martin has been a stalwart for the last few years, bringing in more boards every year. This year he delivered four boards with the help of a Martinette. There were a couple of minor dings to be sorted on top of the usual edge & wax – the Burton had a wee lift on its top sheet and the Rossi looked like someone had accidentally left a testy piranha fish in the bag:
The bases all needed a little bit of tweaking to get out the worst of the gouges and bite marks but nothing too onerous.
Edges were in good shape – 3 of the boards had been sorted by me in the past (see the Capita/Apos post here: https://mancaveservices.co.uk/2022/10/one-and-a-half-boards/ to read the story of the weird edge angles) so they were a breeze. Fortunately the Rossi still retained its original base 1/side 1 angles so a bit of sidewall planing and rust removal got everything back in shape.
Once everyone was prettied up I remembered that the Burton needed some epoxy to stick its top sheet down again so it spent a couple of evenings warming up above the front room radiator:
Always remember to use a bit of plastic tray between the C clamp and the board – epoxy doesn’t stick to it and you can see what the glue is getting up to through the clear plastic.
Here they are in the inevitable line up:
Repair is in the top left of the board, roughly where the rafters are. Someone has conscientiously cut down another couple of dings right on the tip of the board to stop them from catching in future. It’s worth carrying a sharp knife up the hill along with your 200 grit diamond file to keep on top of ad-hoc board surgery.