Looking for Glasser in Maine or New Hampshire

General Discussion
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I recently shaped an epoxy surfboard and am looking for a glasser in Maine or New Hampshire. Can anyone recommend someone?

Thanks-

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Don’t know of anyone who definitely does epoxy, but you should try 5 Star in NH. Since Shane Smith moved I don’t know of any shapers in the area. If I was going to be around and had space I’d glass it for you. If you’re willing to make the trip down to RI maybe waverider1510 could help you out.

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Thanks…I’ve been looking around and did not realize how hard it would be to find a glasser in this area.

-Aimee

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how to conjure up a glasser in two simple steps…

  1. locate a mirror.

  2. look in the mirror.

…voila. instant glasser.

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Is there much surf up in Maine and New Hampshire… I was thinking of doing a Timber Framing course in Maine on day and was wondering…

You could always offer a glasser a free weekends Bed & Board for fixin your stick. Bet theres plenty of adventurous glassers out there who’d like to do some exploring???

(Me not included as the Airfare from UK-USA is about $400)

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The most perfect answer I think I’ve seen on Swaylocks. Cudos.

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Yea if your willing to make a trip down to RI id be more than willing to help out. ive only glassed a few boards with epoxy (maybe 6), but each one is getting better.

if you decide to do it yourself, let me recommend a space heater and some RR epoxy. after trying a few different epoxy including mas (or whatever its called) and West Systems, ive found RR is the easiest to work with with the best results.

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thanks, bill. i really love your DIY attitude. it speaks to the real meaning of “better”. sure, you could drop a board off at the glass shop and have it done by a pro with no hassle and no headache. no lam kicking off too fast on you while the dog is barking for food or pee, and the phone is ringing off the hook. no sanding your hotcoat down to the weave because it’s riddled with zits. a gloss that looks more like tarnished silver than the kokua special. but it’s yours! you did it all, and you can be proud of every sloppy lap, zit, mosquito, bubble, and wavy pinline. and you can quote “turtle” in “north shore” – “shaped it, glassed it, sanded it…the whooole trip!”

makes me think of all those north swells we get out here every time a cold front comes through. i know the spots that are going to take the swell best…and so does everyone else. so much better to go to the places less traveled and surf where it’s a foot or two smaller and maybe even a little more prone to closeouts than to fight your way through the pack at the “better” spot for the unlikely chance of scoring a set wave to yourself. so which place is really “better”. i define “better” to mean “highest fun-factor”. subbing out your glasswork?..that’s like subbing out your waves!

to steal a line from a movie we all know and love…

“we go for fun. every ride is a gift to be treasured and remembered, you know. there’s freedom out there. more freedom than you’ve ever felt before. you feel it as soon as you get out of the car. you see it and you hear it. it’s surfing time and you can’t wait.”

…if only people felt that way about glassing?!..i know i do!!!

(and i’d like to make a special acknowledgement of the one thing that makes all that possible…resin tints and swirls. thank you from the bottom of my heart resin bucket.)

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Not to put too fine a point on it, think of dropping the catalyst into the resin bucket, as the same as turning your board around and paddling for the biggest feathering wave you’ve ever tried for. You’re committed! Hope I haven’t scared anyone off, it’s really not that difficult to do a decent job. Glove up, and go for it.

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Not to put too fine a point on it, think of dropping the catalyst into the resin bucket, as the same as turning your board around and paddling for the biggest feathering wave you’ve ever tried for. You’re committed! Hope I haven’t scared anyone off, it’s really not that difficult to do a decent job. Glove up, and go for it.

…and just like that first bomb-wave you ever paddle for, glassing can be terrifying…until you get totally worked and come out okay…some might say those humbling experiences carry an even greater value than getting the ride of your life…just think of how much a first-time shaper learns from his first botched board…glassing is no different…and when that second bomb set comes through, your fear is replaced with confidence, and drop-in #2 is destined to go much more smoothly.