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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 latest iteration of my Nomad shape, a.k.a. egg, speed egg. This is the epoxy/EPS version, which was glassed with 4oz+6oz S-cloth (deck) and 6oz S-cloth bottom. Board is about a 2lbs lighter than a standard PU/PE shape. Boards… (READ MORE)
The board was gloss-coated yesterday and allowed to “cure” overnight. This afternoon, the board was sanded with 400g on the deck and bottom. The sander has to be careful not to round edges or leave flat spots where there should… (READ MORE)
Here, the board has been hot-coated and sanded. Ray taped-off the pinline on the lap of the deck, applied color and is now pulling the tape. The white dot in the middle of the stringer is where the hole for… (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)