I have a longboard in the works…first one I’ve made since 1995. This time I decided to make my own glass on fin. Layed up a panel this morning. 34 layers thick. Shaped it this afternoon. Came out absolutely perfect. Very fun little project. I may be making shortboard fins in the future. I can see how this could become addicting.
By the way, any spots in the pictures are not in the fin. I doused the fin in water and took pictures quickly to capture the effect of what it will look like glossed on a board.
When I was into making fins to fit FU boxes, or glass ons, I found that doing layers in different colors had a nice look and it also helps when foiling. The colored layers tell you where you are, so to speak.
I had some like that on a twin fin w box fin - they looked k. The fin I wished I kept was a “blue black clear” fu single fin I had in my west cliff surfboards stinger! I bought that board on the spot the second time I visited the shop! good times back then. That was when surf shop’s sold wax, fins and board-no bs involved !FYI - I was a loyal customer at that surf shop, and never knew why they closed shop. At the time I was hurt - bcuz when ur a teen shit just hurt that way…I just thought those guy’s were cool man! Dunno, it’s kinda a growing up thing; you have surfing mentours, good luck charms, and people & surf shop’s you put up on a pedestal… lol. Good shop’s like will be forgotten - it sucks how the good thing’s come to an end. But that’s life, and all we can do is wait for their returns… or make shop’s like that in their memory. - Jim
Putting the finishing touches on this build. Very happy with this one. Still a little sanding and polishing to do but good enough for a couple snapshots.
good times back then. That was when surf shop’s sold wax, fins and board-no bs involved !FYI - I was a loyal customer at that surf shop, and never knew why they closed shop. At the time I was hurt - bcuz when ur a teen shit just hurt that way…I just thought those guy’s were cool man! Dunno, it’s kinda a growing up thing; you have surfing mentours, good luck charms, and people & surf shop’s you put up on a pedestal… lol. Good shop’s like will be forgotten - it sucks how the good thing’s come to an end. But that’s life, and all we can do is wait for their returns… or make shop’s like that in their memory. - Jim
