More T-Belly slidin’…this time in Peru
James, one of my customers from Nor Cal, was kind enough to send me this POV video of him enjoying a loooong left at Puerto Chicama, Peru. Here’s the T-Belly he’s riding
James, one of my customers from Nor Cal, was kind enough to send me this POV video of him enjoying a loooong left at Puerto Chicama, Peru. Here’s the T-Belly he’s riding
Finally picked up my new 10-0 Classic. Just the ticket for those small days at the Point. Dims are 18-3/4″x23-1/2″x15-3/4″ 3-1/4″ thick. This board has the typical “Classic Model” features: half-length, blended nose-concave, moderate tail-“V”, low entry rocker and… (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)
This is what summertime looks like on the 49th Parallel, 100 miles east of the Pacific Ocean. I shaped this T-Belly last January for John who lives in Northern Washington. I always enjoy seeing photos of my customer buddies riding my shapes…. (READ MORE)
Kirt loves his 8-0 Kingfish so much that he ordered a second just like it…well, almost. Same eps/epoxy with S-glass lamination. We tweaked the tail rocker a bit and changed the colors (but not the pattern). Board replication is where… (READ MORE)
Shaped a 10-0 Classic model “for the shop” last week, and today it’s getting glassed. Here Ray is masking-off the deck before he does the bottom. Doing it in the hip-and-groovy, shabby-chic, two-tone resin tint. Ray has this style down… (READ MORE)
First off, these surfboards are constructed with EPS foam, fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin. Epoxy resin can be used on either standard polyurethane (PU) foam or EPS foam. Polyester (PE) resin cannot be used on EPS foam. The PE resin… (READ MORE)
This board has been on the market for quite a while. Not sure why. I rode it more than a half-dozen times and always found it to be a great, all-around longboard. Finally Dan, who has owned a few of… (READ MORE)
Back in November I shaped a Kingfish for surfer David O. in San Clemente. I finally got a chance to catch up with David and this is what he had to say about his Kingfish… “Just wanted to update you… (READ MORE)
North of LA, surf quality takes a turn for the worse in the summertime. Long periods of 1′-2′ dribblers, punctuated by the occasional (some would say “rare”) south swell is pretty much the case. Finding an alternative ocean activity is… (READ MORE)