New 8-0 Nomad…

Over the years I’ve built a number of sub-8ft egg shapes (Nomad Model), mostly 2+1 set-ups, but a few quads as well. The surf conditions in my part of California vary, greatly. This past winter was as good as it… (READ MORE)
Over the years I’ve built a number of sub-8ft egg shapes (Nomad Model), mostly 2+1 set-ups, but a few quads as well. The surf conditions in my part of California vary, greatly. This past winter was as good as it… (READ MORE)
I really like the shape of this 7-6 Nomad. Its one of my favorite templates, a cross between a Velzy egg and a Martinson egg, with a little more peak in the nose (my input). Add a couple of feet… (READ MORE)
Finally got its turn on the glassing rack… We spent a lot of time adjusting the color before mixing up the final batch. I wanted a color that would be just “a shade” darker than hi usual Ice Green. Ray… (READ MORE)
I decided it was time to build a board strictly for appearance, which could be displayed in our home. My wife has used a “beachy” theme to decorate our small house in Ojai, CA, and she felt a surfboard would… (READ MORE)
Here’s the deck after lamination with one layer 6-oz S-glass and one layer 4-oz S-glass. My logos are screen-printed on rice paper and then placed under the cloth during the lamination process. Glassers refer to logos as “lams”. The bottom… (READ MORE)
As promised, here what’s been going on with my latest project, a 7-6 traditional egg. The blank had to be ordered from US Blanks because I wanted to modify the rocker, and add a 1/4″ cedar stringer with black glue…. (READ MORE)
The “Egg” is a shape I’ve been working on since I started shaping 7 yrs ago. “Wingnut” once remarked that one day he got barrelled on his 7-6 egg and later that day was pushing his son into waves on… (READ MORE)
Photo courtesy Jay of Slider Magazine Today I lucked into this little nugget at my local break. I’m surfing my 7-11 Nomad with the quad-fin set up. I’m using the T.Patterson Quad front fins 4.35″x4.3″ and the new 3.25″x3.25″ TA Side-bites for… (READ MORE)