Hobie Paipo…
Last month, a guy named Bill brought a board into my glasser’s (Ray Lucke) shop. We do a lot of ding repair so this wasn’t anything unusual. I was in the back shaping when one of the guys came back and… (READ MORE)
Mini-Simmons Collaboration…
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)
Project Egg completion…
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)
Eggy project almost done…
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)
More progress…
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)
Project Progress….
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)
Next project…
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)
Finally finished…
Customer Kirt and some dude pose with his new stick This is a true custom. It combines a modern longboard outline with some old school influences. Rails are eggy but not pinched until the last 12″ where there’s a firm tuck… (READ MORE)
More teasin’….
I can’t wait for this board to be finished. It has four shades of blue, all done with resin tints on the foam before glassing clear. Tailblock Deck Nose These shots were taken at the “hot coat” stage. Bottom looking… (READ MORE)
Tailblock teaser…
Here’s a shot of the tailblock for Kirt’s new 9-0 Classic taken right after I pulled the tape from sanding. I glue-up all the tailblocks for my shapes and then custom shape each one. This particular one has seven pieces of… (READ MORE)