I’ve been getting updates from the Taco Fish. It spent 7 weeks surfing the west coast of mainland Mexico. Now it’s setup camp in Hawaii for a month or so. I feel horribly landlocked right now, but this line from today’s email chat is making things feel much better…”The board rips in Hawaii”.
SYOB (Shape Your Own Board) is back!
This is Matthew. He came in today and we shaped this 7’10 Egg. He came out with a great new board that he hand shaped while I walked him through the process (and helped here and there).
I’m still working out the kinks (if you know a good liability insurance agent, please let me know!!) but once I do, I hope to make SYOB a regular thing. Let me know if you’re interested and I’ll get you on the info list.
Hollow wood board #2 is finished. This quad was made for smooth rides and easy paddling. It’s headed to Corpus Cristi, Texas and I’m especially sad to see it go. These boards take 3x the amount of work than a foam board but are very fun to build. Check out the build photo set here.
I’m looking to make #3. Any takers, please let me know. These are very expensive boards to buy that I’m selling very cheap. I’m slowly raising my prices as I make more.
Epoxy glassing in the winter is not fun and very stressful but it’s nice to see how the resin brings out the wood’s color and texture.
I decided to go with a solid cork tail block. There will be a strip of poplar as the final layer.
This one is headed to Venice Beach, CA to French Artist and my ex-dawn patrol buddy Ugo Nonis. It is a fat version of a quad fish. Ugo wanted to try shaping, so before he moved west, he came in and gave me a hand in shaping this one. I’m pretty sure it will take about 1/4 of a paddle to catch waves on this thing. From what I hear, it will soon be an original Nonis art piece. I can’t wait to see it.
