Kirt’s New 8-8 Kingfish

This is Kirt’s new 8-8 Kingfish. Three years ago, I hand-shaped an 8-0 Kingfish for Kirt, and it quickly became one of his favorite shapes. He liked it so much, that he decided he wanted exactly the same shape,… (READ MORE)
This is Kirt’s new 8-8 Kingfish. Three years ago, I hand-shaped an 8-0 Kingfish for Kirt, and it quickly became one of his favorite shapes. He liked it so much, that he decided he wanted exactly the same shape,… (READ MORE)
Here’s the new custom 5-10 fish kneeboard I built for local kneeboarder Sam. If the outline looks “classic”, well…that’s because it has an impressive pedigree. Sam had a 5-8 fish kneeboard that was built for him several years ago by… (READ MORE)
I’ve got several orders at different stages of glassing. This is a 5-10 Fish kneeboard for Sam. I really like the glassed-on bamboo fins. Sam was able to watch his board being shaped, so we were really able to custom… (READ MORE)
After riding Kirt’s KF, David decided he wanted one for himself, but with a few modifications. This 8-0KF is a little smaller overall, with pulled-in nose and tail, thinner rails and just a little less thickness. Final dimensions are 8’0″… (READ MORE)
Another colorful addition to Kirt’s quiver. This one is an 8-0 King Fish with the optional five-fin setup, allowing him to ride the board as a thruster, a quad, or as a twin with trailer. This board is an EPS/Epoxy shape,… (READ MORE)
This is the board I borrowed from Jay. Rode it Tues and Wed at Pipes in clean, 3′-4′ conditions, and really had some fun. I also borrowed a 5’6″ Mini-Simmons for the trip that Glasser Ray shaped. Surprisingly, I was able… (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)
This was a shape I did a couple of years ago and was one of my favorites.. A 6-4 modern fish with quad fin setup. What was unique about this shape was the use of a slope deck to extend… (READ MORE)