Life vs Work; Working and blogging again.

Susan Martin Cherry

Nov.  1,  1943 ~ Mar. 7, 2012

Beloved Wife, Mother, Sister

I will always love you.  You will remain in our hearts forever.

Susan, Lacy and Chopper

Susan and Chopper

Susan Martin Cherry and brother, Terry Martin.  Terry's shaping room at Hobie 

Sadly, My Susan lost her courageous battle against lung cancer on March 7th of this year.  She was first diagnosed in February, 2011.  She fought to become one of the several-year survivors with a constant positive attitude and utmost dignity.   God had a different plan.  Susan was blessed with the knowledge to choose to live in the solution always, the capacity to care more for others than herself even in her darkest times and the ability to stay in the moment and enjoy each day on a daily basis as they were given to her.

I was blessed to Marry her in 1999 and spend 13 beautiful years with her.  I had hoped to have many more.

I will be in love with her always.  If God is kind I will be with her again.

With much love and aloha, John and Susan Cherry

Back to work.

8.5" Frye template box fin for Thomas Campbell

Custom keel set for Thomas Campbell ~ 80 / 20 foil

Glass-on Marine ply fins.  The smaller ones went to Mitch's in Solana beach.  I have the (3) larger ones in stock

JC custom template quad set for 7-0 long-fish

Simm-21 set s/f  keels for Wavesforever and Bruce Cochrane 

5-10 Simm-21 set for Yuichi of  Wavesforever.   http://www.wavesforever.com/

American black walnut, African mahogany, white flame maple

11'-0" Cherry Surfboards fish-simmons and 10'10" Gordon and Smith for Christopher tomlin

This is the LAST G&S label board ever made.  Shaper: Steve Seabold.  Custom fins:  J. Cherry

Singlefin: lacewood     Quad set: solid curly koa

Curly koa over Baltic birch marine ply

Early Velzey~Jacobs pig template for Steve Mast.  It's now on a beautiful pig shape by Steve, headed for Japan .  African mahogany, birds-eye maple, Peruvian walnut pin lines.

7'2" Simm-21 set.  Sapele burl over Finnish birch marine ply.

10'0" Hot-Curl Blank for Terry Martin.  Balsawood and old-growth redwwood.

5'10" Simm-21 set for Yuichi of Wavesforever. http://www.wavesforever.com/

Redwood, Peruvian walnut and flame maple.  Cheater-coated, ready to laminate.

New Rudders for Josh Hall and Kaneoshi

Josh Hall is shaping a custom 6'-8" for one of Yuichi's friends in Japan.  He and Yuichi wanted me to translate one of Skip's box templates into a glass-on, marine-ply version.  This is the single-foil x 4 quad set that I came up with.   4.0" lead fins ~ 3.5" trailers. 

Woods:  Elm burl veneer over Baltic birch ply with black glue line. 

 This simm-21 set below is for Yuichis friend, Kaneoshi's 7'6" Simm-21 model

Woods:  Quilted maple veneer over Finnish birch ply, black glue line.

http://www.wavesforever.com/

http://www.joshhallsurfboards.com/

FUN   STUFF!!!

Sacred Craft ~ 5'10" Simm-21

This Jewel is one of two simm-21 models I took to Sacred Craft, Del Mar with me.  A sweet 7-2 went out the door at the show and this one was purchased by Yuichi Imai of http://www.wavesforever.com/ for one of his Lucky customers.   Thanks Yuichi!!

 Fins:  Figured Hawaiian koa:

Glassing:  http://www.mmillersurfboards.com/     Thanks Michael!

7'2" Simm-21 for Michael Tully, New Jersey

The Simm-21's are a great board for the east-coast quiver.  The wider-overall template, hull speed and fin set-up can milk the most out of waves on the mediocre days  and they can absolutely RIP in any good surf condition.  This one is getting a light-olive green tint for Michael and the koa and peru walnut fin set in the

Hawaiian Gold post, 2 posts down.     Aloha Michael



Hawaiian Gold



This fin set is for a 7-2 Simm-21 that I am shaping for Michael Tully.

in this photo they are cheater-coated, ready to laminate.

Michael is going with a light-olive green tint for the board.

Woods: Hawaiian koa, maple, dark peruvian walnut.

Aloha Michael,    JC

New Simm-21 for Wayne Payne

Smiley face! Just what I like to see. Wayne is a San Clemente local. This 7-2 got it's maiden session at Middles. Wayne wanted a little extra paddle-power so we left the thickness of this one at 3". Initial board report; He loves it!
Aloha Wayne. JC

Glassing: Michael Miller Surfboards http://www.mmillersurfboards.com/

Above photo: Wayne Payne

Fin Woods: Inside panels; Parota. Outside panels; Flame maple over bubinga veneer.

New Marketing Ploy?

I have often said, "The only thing that looks better on a slammed Harley than me.......is any chick." I thought this Yellow, 5'10" Simm-21 was one of the prettiest Simms of the 20 or so that I have done. Under Andrea Siedsma's arm.....it just got way better! Andrea is a dedicated surfer and a professional journalist. In this photo it's ready for it's first coat of wax and a maiden voyage (no pun intended). Andrea's 1st session board report; She loves it!

In this photo: Andrea's 5-10 next to a custom 6-6 for Keith Campbell in Georgia.

This was originally made as a "spec board", I just wanted to do a Simm-21 in the shorter range and pass it around to a few test pilots for feed-back. But Danny Partch (Andrea's guy) decided it should be Andrea's. S0 Danny cruised down to The Surfy Surfy shop and snagged it for her.

I'm not sure which one is luckier. Aloha Andrea and Danny Boy,

JC

7-2 Simm-21 for Dan Wenger ~ Rancho Palos Verde

DW's 7'2" Simm-21 is super light weight. It has a 2-1/2", chambered, ultra-light balsa stringer.

Double 6oz. deck, single 6oz. bottom. Glasser: Michael Miller http://www.mmillersurfboards.com/

Fin set: African mahogany (back panels), aircraft grade, birch plywood, figured bubinga and flame spruce.