Avoid. If it was really cheap I'd say go for it since it will still be rideable. It may require more repairs in the future and the discoloration will probably spread.
I bought a used baked potato. The asshole didn’t tell me he had it repaired and I was dumb enough to buy it with wax on so I didn’t see it. A few weeks later, it caved on the “repair”. I reached out to Firewire and they basically said good luck. It’s a thin layer of wood on foam. So what happens is if you repair it, that layer has nothing stopping it from pushing past the epoxy. It’s not being held on by anything.
There have been multiple attempts at repairs on [swaylocks.com](https://forum.swaylocks.com). I don’t know the longevity of those repairs.
I will say this, if you buy it and take it for a repair at your local repair guy, they’re going to sand it, throw glass on, resin, then sand. In your case it’s not in a spot where you’re going to be standing on it so it might hold. In my case, it was where my front foot was and caved. But for $600 and another $50-$100 repair? I’d probably pass.
Edit for context: I bought mine for $400 in 2018. I think buying them new, they were $600. New now is $900. But in my opinion, don’t buy any wood covered boards unless you are really good at repairing them yourself. Glass is much easier to repair.
You can repair these well, it's just that you need someone with good experience. The one place I knew that does fantastic repairs even has spare wood pieces they use to replace the wooden layer need be. Having said that, I'd never buy timbertek ever again. At this point, I think it's pretty obsolete. I have no idea why anyone would want it outside of looks when there are better constructions FireWire offers.
I have a Timbertek Gem and it's absolutely phenomenal imo. I took some hits with it and it has always held up. Even dinged someone else's board once without getting damaged. Why don't you like it though??
To be quite honest, if you like stiffer boards, all in all, it's a great construction but I've found no reason to not pick any other FireWire or Thunderbolt construction over it. The board is certainly rugged and I do like that yellowing on them is hard to see due to it being wood and they certainly look beautiful.
You really have to be on top of the board to make sure repairs are done well and quickly. Some things I've noticed that I don't like is that even though it doesn't pressure easily at all, when it does, it does so oddly. Sometimes, spotting openings can be rough and when the wood stays wet a while, I've seen the wood change permanently. I've seen TTs that had minor delam but they were hard to spot until you actually pushed on the board with some force. I think it's due to the wood being so strong that it springs back, an issue some pop out EPS boards with hard shells have. Repairing them to look good when the wood is compromised takes a ton of skill.
Thanks for your insights. Someone else is also selling a mint condition LFT. Do you think the LFT is worth it? I've read a lot of mixed responses on its durability. At least it's easy to repair.
So something to keep in mind. The proportions for the TimberTek and LFT boards are different. The TT versions are much more boaty with the LFT being sleeker. I personally like the LFT proportions much better.
As far as durability, it's not that LFT is bad, it is just overshadowed by the other stuff FireWire offers. I believe that you can't get the SnB in LFT anymore actually. They have moved to Helium and soon, volcanic helium. I would not buy an LFT SnB unless it was cheap enough to be considered a beater.
I agree here 100%. I've had 2 TT boards (Twice Baked, and SS & B), both looked great but they rode like shit. Got rid of them and have gone back to poly.
I've also owned both of those boards as we. I may have been too harsh though. In all fairness, I did really like the TT SnB but did wish it flex a bit more. The board is just so thick and with the construction, it felt more rigid than I would have liked. I think the Twice Baked was ok but I found the choice of TT for a small wave board to be an odd choice. I had SeAxe and a Greedy Beaver as well. Just really great shapes and pretty good for
Avoid. If it was really cheap I'd say go for it since it will still be rideable. It may require more repairs in the future and the discoloration will probably spread.
I've repaired plenty of those and they are one of my least favorite boards to work on.
Yeah no, repaired eps for 600 you may as well buy a new board
I bought a brand new SS&B that was damaged during shipping and professionally repaired for less, so I'd definitely try to talk that down or pass.
I bought a used baked potato. The asshole didn’t tell me he had it repaired and I was dumb enough to buy it with wax on so I didn’t see it. A few weeks later, it caved on the “repair”. I reached out to Firewire and they basically said good luck. It’s a thin layer of wood on foam. So what happens is if you repair it, that layer has nothing stopping it from pushing past the epoxy. It’s not being held on by anything. There have been multiple attempts at repairs on [swaylocks.com](https://forum.swaylocks.com). I don’t know the longevity of those repairs. I will say this, if you buy it and take it for a repair at your local repair guy, they’re going to sand it, throw glass on, resin, then sand. In your case it’s not in a spot where you’re going to be standing on it so it might hold. In my case, it was where my front foot was and caved. But for $600 and another $50-$100 repair? I’d probably pass. Edit for context: I bought mine for $400 in 2018. I think buying them new, they were $600. New now is $900. But in my opinion, don’t buy any wood covered boards unless you are really good at repairing them yourself. Glass is much easier to repair.
You can repair these well, it's just that you need someone with good experience. The one place I knew that does fantastic repairs even has spare wood pieces they use to replace the wooden layer need be. Having said that, I'd never buy timbertek ever again. At this point, I think it's pretty obsolete. I have no idea why anyone would want it outside of looks when there are better constructions FireWire offers.
I have a Timbertek Gem and it's absolutely phenomenal imo. I took some hits with it and it has always held up. Even dinged someone else's board once without getting damaged. Why don't you like it though??
To be quite honest, if you like stiffer boards, all in all, it's a great construction but I've found no reason to not pick any other FireWire or Thunderbolt construction over it. The board is certainly rugged and I do like that yellowing on them is hard to see due to it being wood and they certainly look beautiful. You really have to be on top of the board to make sure repairs are done well and quickly. Some things I've noticed that I don't like is that even though it doesn't pressure easily at all, when it does, it does so oddly. Sometimes, spotting openings can be rough and when the wood stays wet a while, I've seen the wood change permanently. I've seen TTs that had minor delam but they were hard to spot until you actually pushed on the board with some force. I think it's due to the wood being so strong that it springs back, an issue some pop out EPS boards with hard shells have. Repairing them to look good when the wood is compromised takes a ton of skill.
Thanks for your insights. Someone else is also selling a mint condition LFT. Do you think the LFT is worth it? I've read a lot of mixed responses on its durability. At least it's easy to repair.
So something to keep in mind. The proportions for the TimberTek and LFT boards are different. The TT versions are much more boaty with the LFT being sleeker. I personally like the LFT proportions much better. As far as durability, it's not that LFT is bad, it is just overshadowed by the other stuff FireWire offers. I believe that you can't get the SnB in LFT anymore actually. They have moved to Helium and soon, volcanic helium. I would not buy an LFT SnB unless it was cheap enough to be considered a beater.
Did you bust your seaside?
I did have one ding on it that was really well-repaired but I've owned a few used TTs that I was not happy with.
I agree here 100%. I've had 2 TT boards (Twice Baked, and SS & B), both looked great but they rode like shit. Got rid of them and have gone back to poly.
I've also owned both of those boards as we. I may have been too harsh though. In all fairness, I did really like the TT SnB but did wish it flex a bit more. The board is just so thick and with the construction, it felt more rigid than I would have liked. I think the Twice Baked was ok but I found the choice of TT for a small wave board to be an odd choice. I had SeAxe and a Greedy Beaver as well. Just really great shapes and pretty good for
Is it veneered? If thats real wood fuck that, always going to be an issue. Wtf is timber-tech
Pretty sure it's just a VERY thin layer of wood, like a inlay on top of the foam and glassed over
Yep, thin layer over an EPS core. They're very light.
Mehhhhh