My neighbor wants to have a board restored for his son who is about to graduate from college. I repair but I wouldn’t say I do restoration, and I wouldn’t want to take on a project that is so meaningful to both of them. Best left to the pro’s I think.
He’s looking for a quality restoration on a Robert August single fin swallow tail. Preferably up toward the Huntington/Seal Beach areas but he will drive further if he needs to.
Have you tried approaching Robert and his people directly?
He has a great bunch of craftsmen working on his boards…I’ve had him and Mike Mintchenton shape a few boards for me and each result has been great.
It, being what sounds like an older board, might be something his glassers might see as a “labor of love” kind of thing. Plus, he’s close by…(or, they might be able to point you to someone to do the job).
I don’t have any pics. He’s a neighbor that often stops by when I’m out in the gargage working on a board. I ran into him the other day and he asked me about his son’s board. I told him I’d ask around.