AK-4 Rudders for Steve's Pavel Quad

This quad set is for a Pavel Quad that Rich is shaping for Steve Schirmacher.
Single-foil lead fins, double-foil trailers. AK-4 template.
In these photos the fins are cheater-coated, ready to laminate. Then.....Off to Moonlight Glassing!

Woods: African walnut and quilted maple sandwich a thin figured bubinga veneer.

BIGGER WOOD ~ 9'7" 1962 Hobie template

Last Summer, Francesco and I built and shaped his, a 9-6 reproduction of my '62 Hobie.
This summer I'm doing Mine, a 9-7.....with a tad more wood.
3" balsa stringer 9-9B rocker (lowered). The wood is already ultra-light, but I'm using a green weight blank. So I chambered it anyway.

The tape line indicates the final shaped dimension of the blank. Plenty of room left for strength.

The glue-up.

My 9-7, template cut and ready to shape. 22" at the wide point.
Summer '09. Francesco's 9-6 with my '62 Hobie 9-6.

BIG WOOD ~ 7'2" Simm-21 for Dan Wenger

Rocker template on 2-1/2" wide, ultralight balsa stringer stock.

Glue up

Templated, ready to shape

Finished shape

Dans image selection wood-burned onto stringer, just forward of the fin set.

Dan's fin set. This board is getting a light mango (yellow-gold) tint glass job. It should look KILLER under these fins!

NEW; Marine Ply Tri sets for the Simm-21

I made these for Tim Elsner's 6'10" Simm-21 that I just finished shaping. The Simms come standard with a fin set done in laminated exotic hardwoods. Tim wanted something lighter in color and a bit more low-key, so he requested classic marine ply. Tim has requested a subtle wood burn motif on these. I don't know yet what the motif will be, but as Danny Partch has proved, Marine ply keels are a great place for it and they will undoubtedly be very cool.

BTW, my friend Danny and I have always shared inspiration and how-to tips in our fin making businesses. Check Daniel out at http://surfdesignsbydaniel.blogspot.com/

My Summer Glider Has Arrived!!

11'0" x 23 7/8" x 3-3/8". Reverse "D" template Quad set-up. Very subtle, single-into-double concave bottom. Glassed in Volan by Michael Miller. lAn 11-0, rail-turning rocket.

Reverse "D" template quads, Single-foil x 4. Woods: quilted maple and redwood burl.

Fin Biz

Here's a few new fin projects that have been keeping me away from the computer lately.

Marine ply, glass-on flex fins; 8.0~8.5~9.0 and 10.0.

Full foil. Glassed with 2 layers 6oz E-cloth both sides.

1/8" to 3/16" bead. Ready to glass on.

Marine ply, glass-on, single-foil Flex Keels for Yearwood Surfboards Fish.

Jatoba (Brazilian cherry) crotch-wood, glass-on, "D" template fin. Cheater-coated, ready to laminate. This one is still available!

New glass-0n templates in the works. These are the first of (2) custom sets for Daniel Stupar, based on his input and collaboration to "liven up" a favorite board he is currently riding. These will be marine ply in LokBox bases. Set #2, a variation of his Simm-21 fish glass-on quad set (outlined in red) is still on the drawing board. Stay tuned for the finished set-ups.

Boards For Sale

 I am paring down my 30+ personal board inventory. I will be offering for sale some of my personal boards. I will also be offering a few new boards on occasion that I have built for sale through this blog. These boards will also appear on SWAYLOCKS's list. Ph: (760) 966-1721      Oceanside, Ca.

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This early-era short board, shaped by Roland, is a classic from the period when the transition into short boards really started to work. This board has an "S" deck, exaggerated nose rocker, with a rolled bottom through the nose, blending into a flat bottom and rocker, with down rails in the aft 2/3. It has a forward-placed waveset box with a 9" flex fin. Both are in superb condition. No cracks or wear.

It is single-volan glassed with a volan deck patch over the back 2/3. It has zero heel dents. the pinline work is in resin. it has one minor ding on the nose tip, with slight browning extending out to about the size of a quarter. The ding is completely repaired with cloth and polished surface coat. Width; 21-3/4"   $675

for additional photos;      http://woodenshipsbyjcherry.blogspot.com/ go to "boards for sale"
cash or cashiers check. PayPal; add 4% to agreed upon price.
contact: 760-966-1721 or jcwoodcraft@cox.net

This 9'7" Wardy, #4585 was made in '64 or '65. The opaque blue panels and black competition stripe are the original color application on this board. It has a green, glass-on, fiberglass D fin. The fin has two minor blemishes, inside the glass, on the trailing edge. Minor color-matching repairs were professionally done on a few places along the rails by John Cherry. I have lots of photos of the board pre-conservation and in its present condition. Pre-conservation photos show crisp white foam beneath the areas where the original opaque pigment was chipped or sand-dragged off.

If you are looking for a pristine, original example of a premier-name, mid-60's longboard to ride or wall hang.....this is it! Local Pick-up only.  Oceanside, Ca. will dirve 1/2 way to meet from adjoining counties or LA. Cash or cashier's check. Paypal; add4% to negotiated price.
View more photos: http://woodenshipsbyjcherry.blogspot.com under "Boards for sale"
Contact: 760-966-1721 jcwoodcraft@cox.net          $975

MORE TO COME!