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.

Home at last~Jess's Hobie, T.Martin Balsa Gun

Jess's long tome dream has finally materialized.  God bless all the wives who appreciate  that a beautiful board can serve as beautiful living decor as well.

(when its not dropping into green bombs)

Sacred Craft Expo 2011 Del Mar

Sacred Craft, October 8th and 9th, in Del Mar was the biggest and the best one yet!

Thanks to all who stopped by to visit and to all those who attended and supported the show and all of the shapers, craftsmen and artists that made the show as great as it was.

Here's a couple shots of my space this year.

Thanks a million to Chris Tomlin, Kevin Dotson, Frank Cherry and Kenny Pruitt for all the help this year. 

L-R: Josh Martin, JC, Chris Tomlin and My brother in law and mentor, Terry Martin

10' Hobie balsa gun by Terry Martin for Jess

Jess Seiffert finally treated himself to a long awaited dream, a 10' Hobie, balsa gun, shaped by Terry Martin

I had the pleasure of doing the koa, maple and ebony fin. 

 Jess and Hobie Jr.

Woods:  Koa, Maple and Macassar Ebony

Lotta Fins Goin' Off = Too Busy To Blog

Business in February has been keeping my head down, bustin' out fins (a good thing).

 Terry Martin shapes X2 for Big Steve.  One-fin-Pin (L) and a classic noserider (R)

10" Cherry flex template for the OFP and a 10" pivot for the noserider.

 JC quads for the 7'5" and 7'11" T. Martin round-pins below.

T. Martin quads for Big Steve, sitting at Moonlight, waiting for cloth, fins, and color.

 Reverse D template.  Figured crotch Jatoba. Laminated ready to glass on.

                   9.5" lacewood fin.  This one is going on a T. Martin 10' balsawood Legacy Model.

 Center Box Fins!  Check it out.  These (3) are For sale;  Tattoo $265, Reverse D, $245, Bonzer $175
(plus Ca. state tax)  No Charge for local shipping.

 9.5" flame Maple.     Tatoo designs are woodburning and watercolor on a fine-sanded wood surface.

 Reverse D, full template.   Woods:  Imbuya (Brazilian walnut) and inlaid diamond of basketweave pattern, end-grain doug fir, with purpleheart border.

 All are custom fit bay hand.......Straight..........Snug.

6.5" Bonzer   woods:  Narrah and maple pinlines.

Finland Ply Glass-ons for T.Martin Longboards

 10.0 pivot fin and 10.0 raked, flex fin. ready to laminate.

The pivot fin will go on a Terry Martin Shapes, 10'0", square-tail noserider.

The Raker fin will be going on a Terry Martin, 10'0"  One-Fin-Pin.

 The raker fin is laminated with 3 layers of 6oz cloth, both sides, with a healthy bead, to stiffen it's flex-release properties.

 The pivot fin is laminated with 2 layers of 6 oz, fitted with a similar bead.

(2) Ready to glass-on and headed to Moonlight Glassing.              www.moonlightglassingsurfboards.com
These two boards will be an addition to "Big Steve's" already-amazing quiver.