Got Agave??

Last year's 6'3" fish. This years Monster Agave.

These Agave stalks range from 9' to 11'. The bases range from 10" to 14".

It appears to be all very good, stable wood. It can yield a much bigger board than the 6'-3" fish, with plenty left over. I'm waiting to see exactly what I have to work with after I have milled it all before I make a final decision on the board it will become. I will keep you posted.

Terry Martin's 8'2" Experimental S.U.P. Board

Terry Martin's new SUP. 8'2" x 30" x 4-7/8". L-R; Chuck Bassett, Terry Martin, Mickey Munoz, John Cherry.

We installed a LokBox quad set-up plus a center fin box in order to ride the board with different fin configurations.

The Board has a "Simmons"esque template, an S deck and an 18" tailblock. It still maintains a beautiful curved rail line.

I designed a new set of fin templates for Terry's board. I then made base molds so my fins could be used in the LokBox bases. Lead s/f fins are canted 5 degrees. Trailing d/f fins are canted 2-1/2 degrees. Woods; Purpleheart and Brazilian walnut.

Chuck and Mickey wasted no time getting the board to Dogpatch for a test drive. Terry will have plenty of test pilots besides Chuck and Mickey for his new design to help work out the bugs on the next one, including Tyler Warren, Chuck Patterson, Sparky (owner of Rainbow Sandals) and a few other South Orange County SUP experts.

I had a BLAST working on the fins for this one with Terry.

My next project with Terry, after we receive some feedback, will most likely be an agave SUP along the same design lines. Thanks for iincluding me T.

Catch Me In Slide Magazine

With the help of Slide Magazine's Alan Ashworth, I will be reaching out a bit further with this 1/2 page ad, starting with this quarter's upcomming edition. Alan made it all the way from New Zealand to be at Sacred Craft Del Mar. Alan has been a great guy to do business with.

And I LOVE the magazine!

LokBox Quads for T. Martin's 8'2" SUP

These new JC templates are for a Terry Martin 8'2" x 30" x 4-1/2", P.U. foam stand-up-paddle surfboard. Terry's SUP shape is based on the original Simmons boards. The experimental board is fitted with a LokBox quad system........and a center fin box to allow for riding various quad setups or as a single flex fin. The SUP will be finished tomorrow (12/1). I will post some board photos when she's ready.

Woods: Brazilian walnut and Purpleheart.

J. Phillips Balsa Longboard ~ J.Cherry Custom Box Fin

Owner Chris Young from Huntington Beach sent me a photo of his new fin, installed in his Jim "The Genius" Phillips' custom longboard. I am always stoked when one of my fins gets to adorn one of Jim's creations. CHINGOW!!! what a pair these two made. Thanks Chris!

Reproduction Simmons Boards in Action

9'0" Bob Simmons "spoon" reproduction by Terry Martin and John Cherry. Bottom has slight V off of the tail, zero concaves. Finished weight: approx. 22 lbs.

Richard Kenvin on the 9-0 Simmons. Big Wednesday, LaJolla, Dec. '05

9-0 Simmons. Big right. Big Wednesday. LaJolla, Dec. '05

10-0 Bob Simmons "Spoon" reproduction by T. Martin and John Cherry. Bottom: 7' of center concave out the back. Twin Keels. Finished weight: 32 lbs.

10-0 Simmons. Justin Phillips. Cardiff reef, Nov. '08

New Venue for Art Boards

9-6 balsawood longboard and 9-0 Bob Simmons reproduction balsawood board at the Surfing Heritage Foundation in San Clemente, California.

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This art collaboration by Terry Martin, John Cherry and Artist, Ric Allison will be part of the

Surfing Heritage Foundations opening inventory at the Newport Beach, South Coast Plaza, Surfing Heritage Foundation Mini-Museum and Gallery. Headed by Surfing Heritage Foundation's Dick Metz, the Gallery is scheduled to open on November 19th. we are honored to have a place there. The mini museum will display selections from the grand collection of surfboard history from the Surfing Heritage Foundation Museum in San Clemente.

In photo 1, with the inlaid art boards is Shaper, Terry Martin and Builder / Shaper, John Cherry. The incredible art inlays are by Ric Allison, noted Pennsylvania artist and Professor of Furniture design at the University of Pennsylvania.

Additional collaboration pieces are on the drawing board