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.

Alive and busy

Sorry abou the delay in update. We have been swamped with pacling and unpacking our house and my workshop.. We are relocating to Encinitas. It has been insane. Check out our latest #5 wood longboard. It is going to Paul.

reviewsurfboards.com

http://www.reviewsurfboards.com/index.cfm?page=story1&story_id=75
Tony tried out a 8' Bluegill. Above is a link to his a post on reviewsurfboards.com. He had never ridden a alaia or any other finless board. It took him a little time to adjust, but once it started to click for him he had a great time. Check out his website. There is board reviews of many makes and models. Also, It has videos and other entertainment.

New Quad

Here is Jim's new quad; full template but much smaller than his longboard.

boards and fins

Amir picked up his olive. He proudly states no holes for a leash.

This is my first thruster set of wood fins. They are for a board shaped by the great John Lessing.

Riding Clouds on the Lake in the Sky...

This was in our inbox recently, and just had to pass is along...

Dear Jon,

I have been having the best time surfing the alaia on Lake Tahoe! I have been getting incredible sessions in the clear lake water tht gives me the sesation of floating in the air. The water is so clear at times that you see shadows from breakers on the sand underwater- that make the breakers look like clouds in the sky. It amazes me how good the boards work and how I can surf the smallest wind chop. I needed to retrain my mind to what is a surfable wave size and have been riding the lake on a consistent basis since. I have only ridden a regular board once since I got the alaia and the foam board now seems akward, foreign, and slow. There is a picture of me riding the alaia on the lake at

http://www.surf6200.com/nv/index.php/tag/surfing

the post "spring sugar and sweet surf". I got my brother on the alaia and he also became a quick convert- he got an alaia from the Patagonia shop and is surfing the north coast on it.

Thanks for the great alaia! Hope to surf with you in LA.

Sincerely,
Mark

Note: Mark is riding a 7'2 stuth model alaia.

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.