wood/ bio foam, bio resin,

Bluegill Minisimmons

Rosa's new 7'6''

6'10 Quadradamus

7'6'' wood veneer, vacuum bag

This is my first vacuum bag attempt with me as captain. Mike helped me. I had done some vacuuming with Harold Walker some time ago, 1996.

It came out really good, much easier and better results than what I have been doing.

7'10'' Bio Mini Log

This one is for Tim. The board is shaped witha recycled foam blank and glassed glassed with 75% organic epoxy resin. The deck is a 1/8th inch wood veneer. The board weighs the same as a polyester board with the same dimensions. This board is really strong. With the wood deck and wood rails, like I put on the bluegills, this board will have a nice positive flex that will create speed and momentum that only wood can provide. Tim will also have the bonus knowing he is using the most environmental conscious products in the surf industry.

7'0'' veneer deck, bio resin, and recycled foam

Travis in New York ordered this one.

Recycled foam and bio resin with wood veneer deck Bluegill

This board was made with a Marko recycled foam blank. I glassed it with entropy bio resin. Also we vacuumed bagged a eighth inch wood veneer deck on it. It is 8' long. It floats amazing and catches anything.

Edible Bluegill

6'2'' Bluegill wood veneer deck (alaia flex), Recycled foam, bio resin. I wouldn't want to eat it, but in a pinch, maybee.

This board is strong, kite board able. It is going to Tavarua to be tested out.

Finished FlexerHere

Here is Will's flextail kneeboard. He rode it last weekend and said it flies. I will have more info later.

I shaped my first board in my new shaping room at the new Bing factory in Encinitas today. Stoked. I do not have my computer operating yet. This is the reason for the scant posts.

tail-flex wood enhancement, bluegill technowledgy, kneeboard

Will came by with a 70s knee board with this flexy fiberglass tail. He wanted to make something new utilizing a flex tail. I recommend using wood as the flexer. I think wood has better flex characteristics than resin and fiberglass.

The question was how to get the wood on the tail. Answer, laminate a whole sheet of wood to the bottom of the board. Note, the Bluegill rails on the foam board.

With the help of Tyler Olsen, we vacuumed on a thin sheet of wood.

Shaped up.