starting four new boards - stoked!

Just thought I’d post this for any reactions. My bud and i are getting four blanks sunday. (2) 6’2" C blanks from which I plan to make a pair of 6’1" x 20.5" x 2.5" twin fin fishs. I have already made one such board (more like 2.75" thick) which rides great but I had problems with laminate/resin tint. So I’m making tow more to try and perfect the shape. This size seems perfect for east coast summer waves. Blank 3 is a 6’11" R from which my friend will make a 6’8" or so Skip Frye fish. Blank 4 is a 7’3" R from which he will make a 7’2" single fin egg. I’m thinking about trying sun cure lam resin on at least one board to prevent the “premature eGELulation” which messed up the glass job on the previous fish. Doing 15 “ding repairs” (really trapped air) on a board before it ever saw the ocean is not an experience I want to repeat. I’d appreaciate any feedback at all and especially on the blank selections/boards

Sounds like a great way to spend the ‘official’ last days of summer. The boards all sound fun, but 6’8" for a traditional Frye/Lis/Brom fish is a bit big. If it’s indeed a fish of the 70’s school, I’d think about something between 5’8" and 6’2" depending on your buddy’s size and skill level. I shaped a 5’11" twinnie from a 7’3" blank that’s 3" thick and floats like a champ (I’m 145 lbs). In fact, I’m thinking about going smaller for the next fish. If it’s more of a ‘modern’ fish, then disregard the above and start mowin’!

Sounds like a great way to spend the ‘official’ last days of summer. The boards all sound fun, but 6’8" for a traditional Frye/Lis/Brom fish is a bit big. If it’s indeed a fish of the 70’s school, I’d think about something between 5’8" and 6’2" depending on your buddy’s size and skill level. I shaped a 5’11" twinnie from a 7’3" blank that’s 3" thick and floats like a champ (I’m 145 lbs). In fact, I’m thinking about going smaller for the next fish. If it’s more of a ‘modern’ fish, then disregard the above and start mowin’!

truely inspired… go daddy use less catalyst its ok to change horses mid stream but getting used to catalyst volume relative to lay up speed is a touch deal you always blow a batch once in a while give yourself some time to adapt there is no magic combo JUST gut understanding be prepared to develop “gut understanding about the U>V> opotion .The four I cut out yesterday will all be poly glassesd with catalyst… ambrose they are all 9’2”… whooo your boards sound bitchin with cheese and secret sauce luck and the spirit of inovation be with you lad… button 4 ; TO INFINITY AND BEYOND

truely inspired… go daddy use less catalyst its ok to change horses mid stream but getting used to catalyst volume relative to lay up speed is a touch deal you always blow a batch once in a while give yourself some time to adapt there is no magic combo JUST gut understanding be prepared to develop “gut understanding about the U>V> opotion .The four I cut out yesterday will all be poly glassesd with catalyst… ambrose they are all 9’2”… whooo your boards sound bitchin with cheese and secret sauce luck and the spirit of inovation be with you lad… button 4 ; TO INFINITY AND BEYOND

This is as much a question as a comment,don’t the first two blanks have too much rocker for a fish shape?? Not as flat as a lis/brom style,I mean even for a “modern” fish (wide tailed thruster) style board??

This is as much a question as a comment,don’t the first two blanks have too much rocker for a fish shape?? Not as flat as a lis/brom style,I mean even for a “modern” fish (wide tailed thruster) style board??

The clark foam catalogue describes the 6’2" C as ideal for fishes or knee boards. The 6’1" x 20.5" x 2.75 fish that I made from that blank this spring seems to have an ideal rocker for a modern fish…maybe a hair too much right in the nose but that seems more an aesthetic than practical. The board truly flies in three foot surf.

The clark foam catalogue describes the 6’2" C as ideal for fishes or knee boards. The 6’1" x 20.5" x 2.75 fish that I made from that blank this spring seems to have an ideal rocker for a modern fish…maybe a hair too much right in the nose but that seems more an aesthetic than practical. The board truly flies in three foot surf.