gun time

heres a gun fresh out of the glassing room

6ft10

single fin of course ......

trying to finsih bits before i head off to portugal for some R&R

heheh

union jack board

ok

so im an english guy working out of france ......

so who gets the order to resin tint a union jack on the bottom of a longboard ??

lala land

so its time to start oiling the alaia

you can see the heavy concave in one of the shots

looking forward to giving her a blast

fishy penguin

got an order for a scoop deck fish

the guy had ridden one of the ones from last year and just wanted it to be thinned out on the tail,keeping harder edges

and a blk and whit resin tint

so here she is

more later

oh also the alaia ive started and if i get the time i will finish it quickly but orders come first

noserider (cindy)

here was cindy a sweet noserider

kept her all clean and clear you all know thats as hard as covering everything with a coloured tint.

built up a resin tail and was keen on keeping her untill team rider tommy came by and begged to have her

so being the softy i am i agreed

cindy because there was a blk spot in the foam just like mrs crawfords lip one

so a cple of pics of her an tommy

fish fry quiver

heres the quiver i took to the fish fry in ireland

there was a nice mix of old and new

even an asymmetrical to keep things moving on.

the fry was not overly well advertised and seemed a little more low key than normal but hey....

so heres what i took let me know your thoughts

even though they were not liked by the judges due to not having lockbox fitted i was still happy with them and had very good feedback from others even some very nice compliments from rich pavel

so better start thinking for next year

fish and logo,s

well im still trying to get ready for the fish fry in ireland

.. how many is a polite nuber to take along to a thing like that????

well ill keep at it and see what gets ready

also been doing a couple of custom boards for some girls who work for tommy the sponsor boy

so had to do a logo and came up with this little number

i like the idea

well now back to the fish

the shaping room needs cleaning too any takers out there ????

time to polish .....................

love to see boards nearly ready but....
that means one thing a few hours in the sanding room polishing
but there you go such is life
but why do the Pixies never pass by over night and leave you with a gleaming stick in the morn
mmmmmm
i wonder

current bits

just a couple of the boards currently in the glassing room
i know its easy to say but i love the logo more and more...
keep looking

runny eggs

a breakfast inspired 6ft egg
thought id do a deck inlay for a changes
i like it

wooden D fin

had some balsa and redwood laying about
so made up a d fin not the classic shape but a little more raked
after i cut it i saw the layup was off so does that make it a setting sun ?????
just needs putting on a board and glossing

nice name

walking down the street and saw this house name
just liked the script and the house

something in the wood shed ....

heres a longboard im currently working on and boy is it a lot of work..
but i think the end product will be more than worth it

7 stringers yep 7 count em

well its laid up and shaped so now to the glassing
im thinking of laying a sweet translucent on top
and a little hand made fin
lets see now......
its my new egg shape planned and tried out in all conditions and ready for the unsuspecting public
wide nose nice volume in the middle and thinned out rails should go like a frieght train
sorry it does go like a frieght train
more pics soon
oh and something from the woodshed too...
stay tuned

Handplane

had some balsa left over from some boards so thought id make a few handplanes
great thing for here in france the shorebreak is perfect.
these are a few ive just made but plenty more to follow ive got the wood building bug

leash loop

well im here now doing the leash loops
i like them to be wide and fairly flat .. but hey each builer has his own ideas
what do you prefer let me know

well this ones ready to sand soo off i go

foiling fins

well you gotta love foiling fins...............
first off you get to make a unique fin for your board
and you get to check your eyesight with the fioiling process
heres one partway

fin panel

well back to work for the new year
its soo cold but het the surf has been clean and empty
heres a fin panel im working on for a nice old log
hoping itll be a nice D fin
will foil it over the next couple of days and post up the result