New Sleds for Japan

8'2" Simm-21/ Pelican Glider ~ 2-1/2" chambered balsa stringer ~ for Umesh

Fiberglass Hawaii red tint.    Glassing: www.mmillersurfboards.com

 Fin set: Peruvian walnut, Hawaiian koa, flame maple.

8'11" pintail glider.  Triple cedar stringers, for Ryuichi

Fiberglass Hawaii red tint.   Glassing: www.mmillersurfboards.com

  Fin:  Brazilian cherry (Jatoba)

Phil Edwards Models x 2 ~ Early 60's & Early 90's

I have owned the late-80's, early 90's Phil Edwards Model for several years.  It has always been one of my favorite boards.  I had often dreamed of somehow, someday acquiring a pristine early-60's model to go with it.  By agreeing to take another precious board of mine in trade for this original Hobie, Phil Edwards Model my Brother-from-another-Mother, Francesco Di Tommaso made my dream come true (it's a long story).

I am truly grateful F.D.   They make a great photo together.

Top: 9'-8" P.E. Model shaped late 80's or early 90's.     Bottom: 10', early 1960's P.E. Model 

 The early board has the solid-ash, Reverse D fin, standard to the model.  The late model board has a fin box, as did most.  The reverse D box fin is one based on Phil's original template that I made for the board.

Pigs a Pair-9'8" and 9'10" Modern pigs headed for Japan

I built and shaped these two Pigs for Yuichi Imai of  http://www.wavesforever.com/ .  The clear volan 9-10 is for Dan and the pink volan 9-8 is for Ruichi.  They are on their way to Japan.  Dan and Ryuichi wanted me to do a "modern" version of the pig.  It didn't require much changing.  The template and 50/50 rails are true to the originals.  I simply added some subtle rocker, moved the fins up a couple inches and per request, added shallow, blended nose concave.  The 3" balsa stringers are chambered.

Glassing:  http://www.mmillersurfboards.com/

Thanks Yuichi, Dan and Ryuichi.  I had a blast building and shaping these boards.    Aloha,  JC

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)

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

Ready to Rock the Cactus ~ 8'0", 70's-Style Pipeline Gun.....Finished

It's such a trip when you go to the glasser to pick up a board that has been long and involved in the making.  You know how it will probably look.  You harvested, collected and finish-milled the precious material.  You built the blank, made and laid out the template on it and hand-shaped the board.  You are very familiar with the patterns in the wood of the board and the custom fin.   You know....pretty much....what to expect how the appearance of the finished, glossed and polished board will be.    But walking into the glass shop and laying my eye's on the beautifully finished board, the completion of a much earlier vision,  always exceeds my expectations!

I want to thank my good buddy, Michael Miller for the superb glass job that completed this project.

This boards is glassed with double 6oz on both sides.  It's very sturdy.

Finished weight:  About 14 lbs

http://www.michaelmillersurfboards.com/

 Agave (solid) with four 1/12" Peruvian walnut stringers.

 Abalone and silver lip clam overlay beneath the logo

 Fin woods:  Koa, Flame maple and Macassar ebony

This board will be available for sale after the Sacred Craft Exhibition at Del Mar,  Oct 8th and 9th

Hope to see you there!

aloha,

JC 

70's Style ~ 8'0" Pipeline Gun ~ Agave with Peruvian Walnut Stringers

I spent a long time thinking about what I wanted to build and shape with the agave I am sitting on in the second photo.   I finally decided on a 70's style, Lightening Bolt inspired, single-fin, Pipeline gun.

Pre-glass weight: about 9 lbs.

 8-0 gun agave,  raw and milled ready to glue up

 Glued up, ready to template .

 Templated blank above, first rail band cut below.

 Above:  Almost finished shaping.  Below:  abalone and silver lip clam inlay for logo backing 

 Fin:  Hawaiian koa,  Flame maple and ebony

Off to the glasser!  Stay tuned for photos of finished board.   Aloha,

JC

#3 for Kevin Ho, Hawaii ~ Tyler Surfboards "Zeke" template fin.

In early 2009 I made the 9.75" glass-on for Kevin and Tyler, shown in the bottom 2 photos.  It looked great on Kevin's apple-green tint, Tyler longboard.  I'm guessing it works great as well.  I just sent Kevin his 3rd version of the same fin, this 9.75" box fin. 

#3    9.75"  box fin

 #2   8.75"  box fin

 #1   9.75" glass-on fin

Aloha KH

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.