chris garrett board

General Discussion
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…i saw a very nice three stringer chris garrett board the other day

[unfortunately , no camera with me at the time , though]

it was 16 x 8’ x 21 x 15 x 2 7/8"

a rounded square

thruster rocker

set up with a 10" back fin box

and fcs side plugs

wooden tail block

a VERY nice , curvy board

the guy who owned it was from the south coast [here ]

…it made me want to make an 8’er , seeing that board …

cheers

ben

p.s. - it was poyurethane and polyester , glassed with volan . for a 12 year old board , it was immaculate [the previous [queensland] owner had , apparently “'had it on his wall for ten years” !!

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Hi there Chipper,

Have you tried going here to see if it is on the website - http://www.chrisgarrettshapes.com.au/chris_garrett_poto_album1.html

Description sounds good, would be good to see a photo if there is one on his website.

Here’s another Garrett shape to keep everyone stoked :slight_smile:

Dims: 6’4" x 19" x 2.5"

-Cam

3

Now I don’t no why, maybe golden section, but there is something really very ascetically pleasing about that board, can’t put my finger on it but I really really love the shape of that boards that board.

Is it the light in the photo or has that board got a hard down rail in the back 2 thirds?

This was my favoraties from the link:

Really nice boards, thnks for bringing this guy to my attension, I’m really stoked right now :))

4

Yes, I’d like more pics of that board but you are correct his boards are aesthetically very nice to the eye.

  • Veneers are hand chosen

  • As far as I can tell, veneers must be taken as consequetive slices as there is a symetry in the grain on both halves of the board

  • The rail line is simply a shadow… rails are similar to a normal shortboard

-Cam

5

I’ve recently had the pleasure of meeting Chris. He’s an unassuming guy but deadly serious about his craft.

His “Clients” are are of the most fussy kind and he puts out a product that passes the hardest scrutiny.

Recently changing factories, his old one on the road to Burleigh was a landmark and the bulldozers removed a bit of Gold Coast Industry history.

I wish him every success…

Speedy

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Hi Speedy,

Yes, I’ve met him too… had the pleasure of spending about 2 hours chatting to him about his cedar boards - truly inspiring and beautiful boards.

He was funny when he got started about guys that don’t treat their cedar boards with respect :slight_smile:

-Cam