Forums DIY and Mods K2 spitfire Wide, Now a splitfire taper! Viewing 7 posts - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)Author Posts November 3, 2010 at 10:14 pm #573535 keffler 319 PostsA buddy of mine had a K2 spitfire wide that he wanted to split and make the tail a little thinner then the nose to give it a little tapper. So we took a saw, a straight edge and got after it. In the end we took out 1″ from the tail and nothing from the nose.I think it should now be happily named a Splitfire Don’t over think it. Mark it, take a sip, setup a guide and… cut it! Don’t forget to always where eye protection…ok…do as I say, not as I do… 😉 After cutting the ends with a grinder and cut off wheel it’s ready to be sanded down and sealed. Top side, no chips! Yea. November 4, 2010 at 2:18 am #630896 InTheMountains 216 PostsHA HA! Awesome! I’m always postin’ tellin’ guys to “put some taper in it”. Course it’s usually in jest.But way to go, looks like a great piece of work so far. gary November 4, 2010 at 9:46 pm #630897 ACheateaux 16 PostsNot gonna lie… little sad about my Berthoud sticker… November 4, 2010 at 10:30 pm #630898 summersgone 820 PostsGunna have to follow up and show how it fit together after mounting. I’m goin got bet you’ll need to get into areas with a hand planer to make it line up nice. But looks good. February 21, 2012 at 3:29 am #630899 boardhorde78 12 PostsGot any pics of the finished product? If so did it require planing? February 21, 2012 at 5:08 pm #630900 keffler 319 PostsI’ll see if I can dig some up. I built up the inside edge with epoxy and then sanded it flat with a belt sander. It turned out pretty good and my buddy really likes it. It wasn’t much different than other boards I’ve done. February 21, 2012 at 6:51 pm #630901 nedrapier 235 PostsNice work!Not gonna lie… little sad about my Berthoud sticker…“Pure Ature” has a nice ring to it, though. makes “Pure Adventure” sound a little clumsy. You just need to decide what it means now. Viewing 7 posts - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
