This one is for Phil Ward, Marketing Director, Oakley South Pacific. It will be steering an 11-0 glider that Larmo recently shaped for him.
Aloha Phil!
Showing posts with label Skip Frye. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skip Frye. Show all posts
Monday, July 22, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
New Work, 11/2012 to 4/2013
It seems as if I get around to posting only once every 3 or 4 months. Truth is, I find it difficult to sit down at the computer because when I'm there....nothing is getting done in the shop. I promise to try and get to it more often (Honest).
Here are some projects from the last 4-5 months. Thanks for looking.
5-Fin Bonzer set for ron Reid
Wood: Primavera (central Mexico)
I finally built a handplane for myself!
Woods: Balsa, Redwood and Maple stringers.
Glassed with 1 layer of standard 4oz.
8'-0" fun board for my good buddy, Kevin Dotson.
Low rocker, shallow, double-into-single concave bottom
7'2" Simm-21 for Diarmaid O'Culain of Ireland
Fin set woods: Mahogany and Primavera
2 Primavera "D" fins, one for riding, one for admiring.
Above; Glass-on Below; glossed, polished and framed.
Inlay wood: Imbuya.
Finnish Birch, single foil keels for Florian.
'07 Pavel/Cherry Template.
7.0 Bonzer box for Scott Campbell.
9'0" Pig for Akimasa in Japan.
3" chambered Balsa stringer
Glassing: www.michaelmillersurfboards.com
9'6" classic longboard for Kiyotaka of Japan
glassing: www.michaelmillersurfboards.com
Fin woods for Kiyotaka: African mahogany, flame maple, peruvian walnut, purpleheart.
9-2 Simm-21 Pelican Glider for Bruce Cochrane.
This was a 50th birthday present to my buddy Bruce from his wife.
10.0" Greenough template box fin for Michael Tully of New Jersey.
A random shop shot
Tri-fin set for an Al Merrick gun.
This particular gun by Al was shaped from solid Sequoia redwood, 4000 years old.Larry Fuller and Al Merrick are doing a limited series of these Sequoia Redwood boards.
the center wood in this set is from the same Sequoia wood.
Other woods: Sinker redwood, dredged from a Northern Ca. river and white maple.
8.5 Frye template box for Thomas Campbell.
AK-4 set for Dave Mills.
They look right at home, and a ton of fun on the board Dave shaped for himself.
Simm-21 sets for Diarmaid O'culain and Dave Golden of Ireland
Woods: L; figured zebrawood, Maple and Peruvian walnut. R; Primavera and mahogany.
Glass-on keels for Mitch's Surf Shop, Solana Beach.
L; single-foil Pavel fish template. R; double-foil Simmons template.
Matching "D" fin and tail block for Keith Melville.
Woods: Imbuya (Brazilian walnut) and quilted maple.
Tri-fin set for Frank "Lil Bro" Cherry.
Wood: Birdseye maple.
Getting help gluing up Akimasa's black pig from my good friend and apprentice, Francesco DiTommaso.
Fin woods: redwood burl and flame maple.
Tailblock close-up, Kiyotaka's 9'6" longboard.
Me.......Just workin'.
That's all for now Folks!
more new posts comming in the next few days!
Aloha, JC
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