$600 MOP thruster fins..

General Discussion
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Hey Ben

a new career for you in the making…

Anyone know if people outside of the rich and the beautiful actually buy stuff like this over the internet?

If so, there’s alot of stuff you can stick between 15-30 sheets of glass to make money outside of mother of pearl…

There’s all pauoa shell, copper veneer, gold leaf, bone, other knife handle inlays etc etc

at $600 - $700 for a set of three thruster fins it’s making me wonder if they actually sell.

Hey Paul just think

take your let over scraps and lam’em marquetry style into a fin for a new cash crop tied into your line of work…

semi precious stone fins… Even dried flowers , butterflys and stuff… Funny I never would’ve though of this…

http://www.evolutionsurf.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ESS&Product_Code=fins-mop-thrusters&Category_Code=F

BTW

I saw them advertised with a bunch of other fins in the newest issue of Latronic’s Free Surf while waiting at Jamba Juice. Should’ve known that www.evosurf.com wasn’t a new fin distributor… I though it was like fusion surf or something…

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that’s maybe $800aus for three fins ?

wouldn’t you CRY if you snapped one …

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What A cute write up…“Look honey, I got you Oyster fins for your bithday!”

Mother of Pearl, the popular name for nacre, the iridescent substance that forms the lining of some freshwater and saltwater molluscs, has captivated imaginations for centuries. Decorative mother of pearl is known to have been used as far back as 4200 B.C., most likely long before the advent of the popularity of the pearl during the Persian and Roman empires. In the 1800s, Japanese divers seeking mother of pearl were known to discard any pearls found within the oyster, seeking only the highly prized mother of pearl. Collection of South Sea pearl oysters for their mother of pearl started off the north-west coast of Australia in the mid 1900s. The mother of pearl was used in making buttons but this industry was short-lived with the arrival of plastic buttons as an easily available substitute during World War II. Today mother of pearl has come back into vogue and is appealing to a whole new generation of jewelry lovers seeking the elegance and charm of its rich and shimmering glow.

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HA! mother of pearl.

I’d rather have actual hundred dollar bills laminated on the fins. actually with the cost of fins and board maybe a whole board could be laminated in 20’s. That would be sick. And down right opulent!

Cheers,

Rio

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“Apres surf”? “I just quaffed my apres surf aperitif at the beach lodge, Muffy…” Fuggin A. It must be difficult for the yups to line up the next section with the nose held at that angle… Actually, I think the fin idea itself is very cool, just not worth more than mebbe $120 a set, at most. The inlays are very decorative, natural, and from a critter associated with the ocean. Whatsa matter, a little NIH syndrome, guys? As Oneula implies, I give 'em a maximum of 6 months before others start encroaching on their market at a much lower price. Regarding other material/items that I’d like to see embedded into transparent fins, fossilized carcharodon megalodon teeth are high on the list…

-Samiam

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hey bernie i have actually thought of it

i used to carve pearl and paua shell into polynesian style artworks

toxic stuff

it needs to be carved wet

i was bleeding from the nose a fair bit at the time

i have all the gear

the mop comes from Broome in WA or the cook islands

a shell big and thick enough for a "Solid " fcs type fin (im not so sure those ones are actually solid mop)

would be around 15 to 25 dollars nz if you buy it by the large bag

they would be easy to make with air powered tungsten carbide or diamond grinding wheels

done wet with under a hose

you do the maths

if any one wants a set i can order some pearl

ill do em for 300$ us

the paua shell ones are mostly likely made from shell that has been processed into a sheet form

A4 sheet is about between 10 and 20 $nz a sheet

itwould be laminated as the final layer

how about crushed velvet fins they would look gay!:slight_smile:

silver inlay etc etc etc

or a damascus pattern would be fun if you used three or four tint colours

how about this

Jade fins

beat that homeboys !

i could do it too

with 18 ct koru inlays

hows that for keeping the tail in!!!

stick that in your pipe and smoke it evo.

ps. i cant believe people actually fall for that sh!te

you wouldnt know if you should surf it

or do abba dance routines with it!

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well you can go down to Fiberglass Hawaii and buy all the shell and decorative veneers you want. Wood workers do it all the time in fancy boxes and the marquetry inlay site I visit every now and then sells all kinds of marquetry inlays.

It’s so funny

cause in the back of my mind once I saw the FCS H2’s and the Futures G-10 Vectors I thought to myself, soon the fins will cost more than the value of the board you put them on.

And now I finally see it happening…

Maybe the famous artist registered laminate designs will be next with “serialized” wyland, severnsen(sp) etc etc you choose to put on under the glass for a couple thousand.

there’s no ending to this kind of thinking…

here’s one Paul…

a leash cup from a solid piece of a very hard semi precious stone. lapis, tigereye, etc etc with an epoxied metal bar inset into the semi precious stone cup…

so many areas to spoil on the over all design of a surfboard…

entrepeneurs take note!

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the exploration of the site EVOSURF

was illuminating the academy awards bag is nice ,as seen on the arm of surf notables

It has been seen with Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore, and other A-list stars at the 2004 Academy Awards “Oscars.” At the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards it was noticed on the arm of Queen Latifah

this bag alone

will set the user apart from the beach rabble

and posers as “real” surfing affectionados

wether at a major pro event or just lounging on a bow

at a secret spot with surf guide Mambo three step.

The Lavender cowrie neclace is a statement

fashionistas world wide

will be clammering for this beauty

after demi is seen

wearing one skiing in montana

after returning from surfing

tavarua with braxton cootchi cootchie

on their whirlwind break from shooting

a rhembrant tooth paste commercial in

the austrakian outback,I like the part where braxie

holds the crocodile while demi brushes his teeth!

SHe sends me and she is just my height too.

this bag shoot by the way was shot in a hanalei taro patch

just before the model filled her bag with

apple snails for a quick lunch at the beach

with some dom peringnon

and vogels N.Z. bread

all prepared by that cutie chef from the

cable network you know the one with the accent

the new one that surfs and adds sand to all his dishes

cooked in seawater?

I think I settled on the tahitian pearls

mostly because they’re more

expensive than the rest of the stuff

I am looking forward to lots of shopping with these guys

and standing on the hanalei peir

waiting for someone to notice where I shop

like any one who was any one wouldn’t know!

who are their team riders any way?

and did they stop making fabulous surfboards ?

TTAAAAAAA

…ambrose…!!!

I almost ordered some custo - chux

but I couldn’t decide on the racing stripe color

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Dang it, oneula. Those were supposed to be a surprise for Ben’s B-day. I guess I’ll have to return them… Mike

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I dont know, mother of pearl just seems so, so…pedestrian.

Personally, I will be waiting for fins constructed of laid-up spotted owl feathers and ridley sea turtle skin. Those will add some panache to your surfing.

Hmmm, I wonder what the poor people are doing today…

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all right bernie

thats it

im making some paua shell ones

but much cooler!

classix ambrose!

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Damn…

I was wrong again…

didn’t realize that a 6’4" PU with nice paint was gonna run me over $1500.00 so I guess the $600.00 fins weren’t that expensive anyway.

http://www.evolutionsurf.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ESS&Product_Code=EF6%273&Category_Code=

I don’t know which is worse…

Chinese copies or this rip off servicing the well to do who don’t know any better.

At least their team riders have another career when they can’t make the top 44 of the WCT.

Only in Kalifornica and Hollywood could you get away with an ad campaign like this…

Just make sure you sell one $30,000-$50,000 MOP or Paoua shelled board every two to three years and that’s all you have to do as a board builder…

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It occurs to me that you can buy sheets of imitation MOP (acetate) fairly cheap, could make attractive fins when sandwiched in fiberglass…

http://www.constantines.com/browseproducts/Pearl-Acetate-Sheets.html

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oneula,

After you drop $1,500.00 for the board and $600.00 for fins…don’t be seen at the beach without their $120.00 tee shirt!

Been dwelling on that all day since I saw your post this morning. Who’s the fu#!*g moron who pays $120.00 for a tee shirt?

Let alone, $600.00 for fins…

Unfortunately…they’ll probably be seen in a break near you (or me) soon.

So sad, really…

Pete

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Who?

I’ll name two…

The surfing couple of Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz

Justin’s even on their team too…

They just bought beachhouse right here on Kailua Beach for $24 million and at the same time raised all their neighbor’s property taxes exponentially.

I presume a $15,000 surfboard to surf flat island

would go just fine with their new 12 bedroom $24 million beach cottage.

But being at Kailua they’ll soon be kite boarding fanatics for sure…

Thanks for the link Satori

gonna build me a fake MOP sandwich soon with MOP fins

$12/sq foot ain’t bad at all.

Cost you less than $100 to cover the top or bottom of a 6’ fish…

Like paul I got a great project that’s popped into my head.

how about a 6" ebony center strip between panels of rosewood or mahogany or spruce with 1" diameter inlaid fake MOP dots and fake silver strips running perpendicular across the ebony strip like the worlds biggest guitar fret board on the bottom of your next epoxy/eps/wood sandwich. You could even do a le fleur inlay pattern with this acetate if you’re game then glass on your hand made fake MOP fins to complete it.

I think they even have that acetate stuff at Ted’s…

gonna check it out today…

fun, fun, fun

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cool idea bernie

i like it !

guitar board

how about some nice fake breasts on the deck of your board?

that would be cool!

i was thinking actually today

to cut some cow bone on the scroll saw

into Koru shapes or hei Matua

and inlay that into a fin

seriously now

has any one tried this?

tranferring graphics outline by printing the design on acetate

turning upside down onto deck or what ever

the get a cotton bud and use some acetone or alcahol

rub the lines with the alcahol form behind and it should transfer the design

then you can fill in with posca pens

i hope to give this a whirl

when i get a printer

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OMFG!!! You weren’t kidding! This board sells for $50,000! I want two!

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After you drop $1,500.00 for the board and $600.00 for fins…don’t be seen at the beach without their $120.00 tee shirt!

Been dwelling on that all day since I saw your post this morning. Who’s the fu#!*g moron who pays $120.00 for a tee shirt?

Let alone, $600.00 for fins…

Unfortunately…they’ll probably be seen in a break near you (or me) soon.

One of the surf magazines (ing 9/06) had a buyer’s guide for… jeans. That’s right - absolutely can’t be a surfer without a pair or two. Verses from “(I can’t get no) Satisfaction” keep running through my head right now.

All jeans featured look pretty much the same really. Bleached out, funky, ripped, frayed and dyed dirty for that “lived in” hippy look right out of the package.

Priced anywhere from 50 to 150 bucks a pair…

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (Jagger/Richards 1965)

I can’t get no satisfaction, I can’t get no satisfaction

'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try

I can’t get no, I can’t get no

When I’m drivin’ in my car, and the man come on the radio

He’s tellin’ me more and more about some useless information

Supposed to fire my imagination

I can’t get no. Oh, no, no, no. Hey, hey, hey

That’s what I say

I can’t get no satisfaction, I can’t get no satisfaction

'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try

I can’t get no, I can’t get no

When I’m watchin’ my TV and a man comes on and tell me

How white my shirts can be

But, he can’t be a man (surfer) 'cause he doesn’t smoke (wear/ride)

The same cigarettes (jeans/board) as me

I can’t get no. Oh, no, no, no. Hey, hey, hey

That’s what I say

I can’t get no satisfaction, I can’t get no satisfaction

'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try

I can’t get no, I can’t get no

When I’m ridin’ round the world, and I’m doin’ this and I’m signin’ that

And I’m tryin’ to make some girl, who tells me

Baby, better come back maybe next week

'Cause you see I’m on a losing streak

I can’t get no. Oh, no, no, no. Hey, hey, hey

That’s what I say. I can’t get no, I can’t get no

I can’t get no satisfaction, no satisfaction

No satisfaction, no satisfaction