first shape

Greetings, I have shaped and glassed my first board and it actually works. I am stoked! I had a great time doing it even with the mistakes and flaws. I have learned alot and am exceptionaly grateful to Swaylocks and all who contribute. I have started my next board, 9’3" longboard, and expect to learn even more. My greatest admiration to those who do this for a living!

Yeah Richard!

There’s nothing like riding a board you built with your own hands. Ready for the bad news? You will be compelled to build another, then another, then another… Gets kind of expensive. My wife was shocked when she found out how many boards I made the last two years. Shhhhh. I started another.

I hear you man its gets crazy after a while my fiancee seems pretty cool with it for now we have this thing of you like what you like and i like what i like so that nobody complains and were good!

Runs on a par with standing on your first wave. Good feeling, isn’t it! You’ll be hooked, like the others said. Enjoy it, doing it, using it, and learning from it.

First batch of blanks arrived today :slight_smile:

giddy up…