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Rummaging around the Lucke Surfboard Factory, I discovered a trove of old Clark Foam blanks and couldn’t resist shaping one. With extra thickness and extra width, the Clark 6-9R “Super Blue” density blank was designed with the larger surfer in… (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)
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)
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)
This “Classic” model is a great summer board, built for gliding and noseriding in knee- to waist-high waves. Dimensions are 9’4” 18-3/4” x 23-1/2” x 16” 3-1/8”. While only 9-4, the board has a very full outline to maximize planing… (READ MORE)
Wife and I just got back from an 18-day trip to Italy. What a beautiful country! Here’s one of the places we stayed… And here’s the view from that room… Locals say that waves sometimes break over the jetty and… (READ MORE)
Here’s a 9-0 Classic with a wide-body design. The fuller outline increases planing surface for easier wave catching in small-wave conditions. Dimensions are 19″ x 24″ x 16-1/2″ 3″. Board has all the Classic model features like pinched 50/50 rails,… (READ MORE)
I’m really excted about this new egg. Just picked it up today from the shop. It’s 7’11” 17″ x 23″ x 15-1/2″ x 2-7/8″, EPS/Epoxy 3 layers orf 4-oz S-Glass deck and 2 layers 4-oz S-Glass bottom. Sanded gloss coat… (READ MORE)
Reef and I set up shop today at the local Ventura swap meet. Surfboards and surf photography for the discerning buyer. Met some folks, handed out some flyers and ate burritos…good times.
Here’s the last two boards I shaped sitting on the glassing racks. In the background is a 9-0 Neo with blue resin stripe and moon flow tail. This is a wider version of the Neo model, offering maximum planing area… (READ MORE)