Not So Finless

Fin for Gabe's Board

Hitching a ride to Black's.

Vacuum.

Latest boards and fins

This is a 6'9'' Quadradamus. I pulled the nose in on this one a little more than usual.

This is a custom for Erik. 10'1.'' He wants a cruiser for summer waves that will be stable and nose ride.

More green boards and fins

This is a 7'0'' recycled foam blank glassed with Entopy Bio-resin. This is the color of the resin with no pigment. It can be a 5, 4, 3, 2, fin. It is for the Morro Bay area.

This is a marine ply fin glassed with epoxy. Recycled foam bio resin 6,6 oz deck, 6 oz bottom. This board is pigmented blue, as you can see. The board was really light. I forgot to take a picture of the whole board.

Some custom fins

I glued some wood onto a thin fiberglass panel for this 9.5''. Marine ply for Sean's board

Fin, belly board, and alaia

This fin will be going on the sequoia, paulownia board. It is made with the same woods. It has a light smoke color bead.

The bellyboard, paipo,tombstone, etc. is 3'6'' with a concave deck, belly to vee out the tail, and Morey style rails. The anchovy is a 7'8'' with a vee bottom. A replica of my favorite board, just a bit wider.

Wood Fins Hollow Red Wood Log, and Burnt Knuckles

The wood projects are't finished until they have been branded. This is delicate, dangerous work. A boffed branding can ruin a otherwise perfect project. Branding is difficult because, the brand must be fricken hot, if not hot enough the mark will be light or incomplete. Then, you need to rebrand right on the same spot. This is not easy. Getting a hot brand puts your hands close to the fire and is usually painful. Being clumsy is not an asset for good branding. One must have a steady hand and not move anthing once the brand touches the wood. Any mishaps cannot be erased

I put together these fins for two Model A's, Tom Wegener Model, I shaped for Jacob's Surfboards. I think the small brand looks cool.

Here is the latest hollow board. 9'8'' Sequoa Paulownia Log. I will make a matching fin. I was a little nervous branding this one. A lot of work went into this board. More pictures soon.