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appendix : rail design

rail index

mid rails

	Square Rail Common in many hollow timber boards, primarily due to construction restrictions.
	Rounded Square Rail Common shape on many solid timber boards
	Round Rail Standard on early glassed boards.
	T - Band One thick stringer laminated between two thinner stringers - the ' T' indicating a total of Three. See # 48
	Reverse T - Band One thin stringer laminated between two thicker stringers - the ' T' indicating a total of Three.
	Twin/Double Unusual in surfboards but common in sailboard blanks to allow support for the mast-track and finbox inserts.
	Multi Two or more stringers See # 67
	Offset Multi stringers, not parrallel to the centre line. See # 80
	Flared A mostly straight stringer that curves out to the rail line at one end.
	Curved
	Detailed Multi stringers that twist or cross. Extremely rare. See # 127 below.
	Detailed stringers by John Rhodes/Tony Nicholas Sufboards, Cronulla NSW, circa 1966
	Inserts Not real stringers but timber inserts added post production, usually to repair and strenghten broken/cracked boards.

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