I made 2 of these at Island Snow in 1984
A 6’2" and a 6’10" . they went great :-)
I routed the fins in back then , now we have FCS .
Similar to this 9 years ago , custom fins and channels .
Oh greg those are just things of beauty. Clinkers have always given me a bit of a woody.
Somewhat softened inside corners instead of the hard angles?
They have an arc shape at the base .
If I made these deeper the FCS plugs will not work .
Routing fins in I can go deeper .
What’s the difference in having the fins in the channels (like this one) vs. having them on top?
And another thing. What do channels do for you that a good set of find can’t di?
And another thing. What do channels do for you that a good set of fins can’t do?
Constant forward acceleration is one
Add that to a good fin set and its a very good experience - things we look for from our toys :-)
To offset the removal of planing surface a minimum of 6 is required to work best . 4 is not enough .
That is a thing of beauty my friend. You must have a lot of skill and patience. Two things I am sadly lacking!
Willing to lose money making fun stuff helps :-)
Making beautiful things is good for the soul. It’s hard to put a price on that kind of satisfaction aye.
I think it was Confucius who said “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”