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Most of the “mini-Simmons” shapes are built in the sub-6′ range. Simmons himself built boards with similar outlines from 9′ to 6′. This board is a good example of what I would call a “mid-sized ” Simmons shape. The board… (READ MORE)
Customer Jordan liked the butterscotch 5-4 MW so much that he ordered one just like it…well, almost. He asked me to reduce the length to 5-2 and went with FCS Fusion boxes instead of Futures. Here’s the “pick-up day” photo
Here’s Gordon wth his new 5-6 Mini-Widget II The Mini-Widget II has all the Mini-Simmons characteristics of the original Mini-Widget, but has the nose pulled in making it a little more user-friendly in larger, steeper waves. Dimensions are 5-6, 17-1/2″… (READ MORE)
Just finished a 5-1 Mini-Widget for Customer Justin. Justin noticed the 5-4 MW I have for sale and asked for one just a bit smaller. Board will glassed with two layers of S-cloth on deck to help combat those dreaded… (READ MORE)
Here are the three mini-Simmons shapes I did a few weeks back, drying on the racks after hot-coating. The board in the foreground is a notch tail. the middle board is a diamond tail and the board in the background… (READ MORE)
I just finished another mini-Simmons (MS) shape with a little different tail design. The typical MS tailblock is quite wide, which helps to get this short shape up and planing, but makes it a little difficult to turn. The idea… (READ MORE)
Several months ago, Ray began researching the mini-Simmons shape with the intention of building a couple. He knew that I had been exposed to this new shape while surfing and shaping in the San Diego area, so he would ask… (READ MORE)
I wrote in an earlier post about finish-shaping a few mini-simmons shapes for my buddy Ray. Here’s one of those boards in action, under the feet of expert surfer Shawn Tracht captured by Photographer Brent Lieberman. This board and others… (READ MORE)
One of the advantages of sharing space in a surfboard factory is that there’s always something surfboard-related that needs to be done. Today I finish-sanded a couple of mini-simmons shapes for my buddy Ray. Last week I finished a 10-6… (READ MORE)