hi !
....ARE you guys still around here , hopefully ?
[ it just seems a bit dead here lately , without your creativity and enthusiasm , is all...]
I hope all is well with you guys ?
cheers !
ben
I miss Pridmore’s innovative interpretations of mini-simmons boards and those cloth inlays!
hopefully they are both too busy surfing!
yes , RandD !
and also ... his FINS !
and miguel's great agave works !
check this out ben http://vimeo.com/51355878
Zack, thanks for sharing that vid. I rarely watch them twice. That one I did. Way cool! A lot of history there. I have been privileged to meet a couple of those guys.
Ben, what is that board in that picture? I could not stop staring at it. I’m intrigued.
Barry
hi Big Bazza !
it's a full length jet bottom , by earle pedersen....
cheers mate !
ben
hey barry for more cool little videos, I place some on my blog for people to enjoy. Ill be placing more up soon, from all the scouring ive done.
http://surfboardsbyzackoopman.tumblr.com/videos . That reminds me I should put up that great little edit of you shaping the “cash”
edit ...
p.m.'s sent...
it will be interesting to see / read what they have both been up to , in their absence ...
hopefully they have been making boards , and fins , and walking the walk [test riding] ;)
cheers !
ben
..... keep it real .....
Allo there good people
After some time studying to get another way of making money(kitesurf trainer), and great trip(15 days) to Sal in Cabo Verde Islands, was last monday I started my agave`s.
It´s true I haven`t received much emails about Sways new posts, and me not helping…But it is going to change! Just started assembling some agave blanks for some longboards and I´ll be shaping two padleboards, yes my wife just started this new activity at the Island. Shes totally hooked!
I´m posting some pictures of the great waves I got at CapeVert, for driving you people crazy…And promisse to shake this “sites” with some of my crazy ideas and stupid questions(& photos)
Thank you Fins and you all for your kindness!
geeze ben that thing is crazy, i dont think surfboards are art normally but that thing sure is… how does it ride ?
Fun little wave there miguel !
Ben, Man. All I can say is I’m glad I did not have to glass or sand that thing. But it sure is BITCHIN !
I so what to try and make one. I’ve done a Phazer bottom (dimples). Nothing like that though.
Thanks for posting some more pics. I’ll save it for the Future projects file.
Barry
.....woohooo !!!!!!
WELCOME baaaack , MIGS !!!!
it sure is GREAT to hear from ya again , mate !
beautiful waves and weather in those photos !
[ hi zac !
i moved the content that i originally typed here , to the 'shaping a jet bottom ' thread , so as not to self-hijack ha !]
ben
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