Checkin’ new blank…

Checkin’ tail rocker…right on the money I just received a machined EPS blank from Marko Foam that will eventually become my travel board. I spent a lot of time designing this shape in Aku, so it was exciting to get… (READ MORE)
Checkin’ tail rocker…right on the money I just received a machined EPS blank from Marko Foam that will eventually become my travel board. I spent a lot of time designing this shape in Aku, so it was exciting to get… (READ MORE)
This T-Belly is headed to Mario in Hamburg, Germany. I made some adjustments in thickness to better match Mario’s 170lb weight and shortened the length to 48″ to better match his 5’8″ height. Although, personally, I like the smaller size even… (READ MORE)
This 8-0 King Fish is shaped from 2.0lb EPS, which is difficult to handshape, but yields a very light finished board. I had to borrow a planer with a grit drum to do this one. Board will get epoxy resin with one layer… (READ MORE)
I had to move a bunch of stuff down to SD. Filled up the ol’ truck, but had just enough room for a borrowed T-Belly and my fins. Caught some glassy “OH” 3’ers. Felt good to get into some warmer… (READ MORE)
Chad had some specific ideas about what he wanted in a surfboard, so I invited him down to the shop, and we collaborated on this neat little hybrid design. For starters, Chad wanted a full-outline design in a short (but not… (READ MORE)
I made some alterations in my standard T-Belly design based upon Stan’s input and came up with this nice single-wing, squash-tail twin-fin. I added a sloped-rail to the design in an effort to keep the rail profile as thin as possible while… (READ MORE)
Stan and I worked on his new “Super T-Belly” last weekend. We spent a lot of time talking about design elements, and I got a chance to explain the shaping process, what I was doing and why. Of course we had… (READ MORE)