Too Busy to Blog (until now ~ Recent Work

9'2" Modern Pig for Mike Lim in Singapor 

Mike requested an early 60's pig template....With a step-deck, some subtle concave under the nose and a little extra tail rocker.  If he had been here in the states, I would have looked at him like he had three eyes when he put in that request (like breeding apples and oranges).  But....It turned out soooo COOL.

 1-14" to 3/8" tapered stringer

 Tail block:  Peruvian walnut, maple and cedar.

Mike christened her "Marine".  He has a secret point breat in Bali where he anticipates some 300 yard nose perches on her.

For Johnny Martin in Hawaii.

Solid Purpleheart wood with angel-wing clam shell inlay both sides.  The Iron cross ties in with the logo design of the Primo Beer fabric which is laminated on the deck of his longboard.

New 7'2" Simm-21 for Warren Canada in Florida.  This is his 2nd Simm-21 from me.  He came up with a beautiful color concept around his chambered balsa stringer, Black and White, Ebony and Ivory.  

 Fins:  Macassar Ebony and white Holly.

 Ultra-light balsa, chambered for still less weight.

 Ready for glue-up.

Glossed, ready to polish.
Glassing: http://www.mmillersurfboards.com/

8.5" msrine ply box fin for Thomass Campbell.  Frye flex template.

10' balsa and redwood blank I built for Hobie.  This is the last board my brother in law, the late, great Terry Martin shaped.  It will soon be hanging in Hobie's main store in Dana Point.  Go Check it out!

L to R;     T. Martin, John Cherry,  Christopher Tomlin at the old Hobie Factory with T's hot curl, ready to be finished with a secrest formula varnish and a tough epoxy overcoat to protect the balsa.....No glass.

 

Early 60's Velzey template D fin.  This one is for a pig model shaped by Steve Mast.
Woods: African Mahogany, birds-eye maple, Peruvian walnut pin lines.

Simm-21 set:  Figured Sapele veneer over Finnish birch marine plywood.

Macassar ebony s/f keel from Simm-21 set

For Mike Hynson:  Redwood burl and flame maple Dol-Fins for balsa and redwood guns.

Simm-21 set;  Quilted maple over parota.  Ready to laminate.

Simm-21 sets; L, figured teak over Peruvian Walnut.  R, flame koa veneer over Baltic birch marine plywood.

Hand-drawn Simm-21 lam for Akimasa's black opaque 5'10" Simm-21.  Headed for Japan.

Bruce Cochrane's 9'-2" Simm-21, a 50th birthday present form wife, Chelsea.

Cool Birthday present!  Bruce also rides one of my 8'0" Simms.

Frey template, glass-on, built by yours truly, foiled by Danny Partch, ready to glass.

Woods: Koa, Sapwood koa Peruvian walnut and maple pinlines.

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.

New Rudders for Josh Hall and Kaneoshi

Josh Hall is shaping a custom 6'-8" for one of Yuichi's friends in Japan.  He and Yuichi wanted me to translate one of Skip's box templates into a glass-on, marine-ply version.  This is the single-foil x 4 quad set that I came up with.   4.0" lead fins ~ 3.5" trailers. 

Woods:  Elm burl veneer over Baltic birch ply with black glue line. 

 This simm-21 set below is for Yuichis friend, Kaneoshi's 7'6" Simm-21 model

Woods:  Quilted maple veneer over Finnish birch ply, black glue line.

http://www.wavesforever.com/

http://www.joshhallsurfboards.com/

FUN   STUFF!!!

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.

5'6" Simm-21 ~ For My Friend, Tatsuya in Japan.

This clean little Simm-21 is headed to Tatsuya in Japan via Yuichi Imai's wavesforever.com

http://www.wavesforever.com/

Many thanks to Yuichi and Tatsuya.  I had fun shaping this one!  Aloha,     JC 

New Box Fins Have Arrived!

I'd have a hard time choosing which is more fun, shaping custom boards.....or building cool fins for them.

But Fins are so much easier to ship!!  I always love getting photos back from friends and clients of their boards with my fins in them or glassed onto them. 

7.0 marine ply box fin for Kris Chatterson in Brooklyn, NY

9.0 box fin for Francesco Di Tommaso's Tyler gun, Bari Italy

Thanks to Kris and Francesco for taking the time to send the cool photos of their boards

Aloha,  JC