Thread: Another carbon fibre stock

Remembered this thread from a while back and decided it needed to be resurrected.

Rereading it got me wondering whether for a one-off stock it would make more sense to make a stock this way (make a positive, form a negative mold over that, lay fibre into that, then fit the two halves together) or just build from a core outwards and lay the fibre on the outside near the end. Seems the benefit to molds are that they can make copies, but I wonder if there are other benefits? IE better finish, cleaner design etc?

Originally Posted by canross

Remembered this thread from a while back and decided it needed to be resurrected.

Rereading it got me wondering whether for a one-off stock it would make more sense to make a stock this way (make a positive, form a negative mold over that, lay fibre into that, then fit the two halves together) or just build from a core outwards and lay the fibre on the outside near the end. Seems the benefit to molds are that they can make copies, but I wonder if there are other benefits? IE better finish, cleaner design etc?

There are benefits to both ways. You’ve got to be quite good at shaping to go the “surfboard” method. Molds are easier and faster to get a better finish.