Hoppin in Central America

HOMBRES GETTING STOKED ON THEIR GRASSHOPPER SHRED SLEDS IN COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA!

CustomShapesI

If my boards had silly names this would be something like a dumpster rubble with a squallow tail. Shaped with heart for Nick. 

GET THE LOG READY!

Workin on the woodie....

Al's magic Hawaiian fish

Roundtail fish

6'6 log!

SickTubes

Today was the funnest day of surfing in South Carolina in a long time. So stoked right now. If you are one of the lucky few that stayed out for the last two hours before dark you have a grin on your face that won't be wiped off for a few days. Some major deposits in the stoke bank today! Hopefully some of the local photogs will post some photos of the day, but I don't think anyone was out there shooting the flawless overhead barreling A-frames during the magic twilight session.......I don't know what happened but the waves just went nuclear......like magic.....so STOKED!!!!!!!!

mike put up some shots! http://www.follysurf.blogspot.com/ !

someone sent me this from their phone! magical twilight sesh!

A new post!

Here is a fresh new 5'7 5 fin rippin egg. really dig how this one came out!

And a new balsa fish in the bag!

just finished shaping up a bunch of boards - being glassed now. and just ordered a big batch of custom blanks to carve up some really nice boards so much more to come!

Spring Customs

Slash and Boost

cuff slayashing and boooooosting in some fun little waves on his little 5'6 nugget. pics from justin at www.follyhood.blogspot.com go check him out@!

Florida Fun

some pics of lee adler shredding some florida waves yesterday. man that looks fun! where are our waves?! (maybe tomorrow?) looks like that little 5'7 quad is working good.......

New Rubber And Some New Shapes

NEW SUITS!!!!YEAH!!!!!THANKS ANDY!

some new custom 4 fin shred sleds. a 5'7 gravy inspired and a 5'8 rippin fish!

Update from the North Shore

my bud took a couple of grasshoppers to the north shore last week - here is the proof! way to shred the country kellen! remember - when the wave breaks here, dont be there, or youre gonna get drilled! - turtle

elevator drop on the 6'6

hiding his face from the locals so they dont realize he is a haole!

Cali bro

just got back from a trip to the magical city of san diego. conditions were amazing - overhead eaves, glassy conditions, 75 degree sunny weather. throw in some cheap mexican food and great friends and you have an epic trip! thanks california!!!!!!

pic from blacks beach friday am. photog - my bud andy jones who works for west wetsuits - the best rubber out there! http://westsurfing.com/

NEW EGG

with the record warm temps today, i got to do some resin work in the winter! here is the new woodie. thin balsa deck with fiberglass bottom. 1# eps core (the shaped core weighed only 3/4 of a lb!) next step is to put on the wood rails.

Strange Craft

a very unconventional surfboard made its way into the shop today. outline looks like a lopsided wakeboard and deck like had a pronounced s-shape. two fins on one side and one keel on the other. shaped by ryan burch for richard kenvin - two prominent surfers in the media these days. both incredible surfers with a knack for riding very different wave sliding devices. very cool!

ghost of chandler

ROUNDTAIL FISH

FISH DIMENSIONS - 5'5 X 20 WITH ~ 16 NOSE AND TAIL BUT WITH A ROUNDTAIL INSTEAD OF A DEEP SWALLOW. COOL BEANS.

BONZERIFIC!

INSPIRATION FROM TIM STAFFORD. CHECK OUT HIS SHAPES HERE: http://justbonzers.blogspot.com/

Fresh 6'0

shaped this over the weekend for a friend - thought it came out really nice! 6'0 x 19-1/2 x 2-3/8. will have 5 fins for quad or thruster! from the new 6'0R blank from US foam. second one i have shaped - really like the curves and foil it has!

GHOST WAVE

this looks pretty awesome. i have the girls friday night so probably wont be able to make it but i am going to try!

GREENFOAM

Got some more blanks in yesterday, including this 'greenfoam' blank which is made of recycled foam. The extra foam shaved off a blank during shaping is captured and turned back into raw material to make a new blank. (http://www.greenfoamblanks.com/) I was going to glass this one with a pine based epoxy resin (http://www.entropyresins.com/). Maybe a bamboo or hemp cloth also? There are options out there if you want your surfboard to be more environmentally friendly. Give me a shout if you are interested.

Surfy Sunday

shaped blanks loaded and ready to go to the glass shop!

bonzer bottom!

fresh fish with a fresh glass job....

and some new log blanks to mow!

Happy New Year 2012!!!!

Starting off the new year with a new wood board project. 5'8 quad egg with HEAVY single concave all the way through. It will have a thin balsa deck and rails but foam bottom. Hoping to get some bennnnnnnnd to this one.

Here is to a 2012 filled with fun waves and good buds on a favorite shred sled! Thank you to everyone who commissioned a shape from me last year - I had a lot of fun making you boards!