Wow .... Huckster ....... surprised you have taken any orders ............
Just amazing ..........
Hi Ken, thanks for asking, and thanks goofyfooter (from a fellow goofyfooter!). Yeah, I did finish this one. The finish isn't flawless, but you get to a point where you just call it good and move on to the next one.
I was hoping to get some nice shots on the beach to wrap the thread up with, but unfortunately I've been a bit landlocked of late. So its just sitting in the garage curing for now, I really don't know what to do with it LOL!
I don't have any nice fins to put in it, but I've got some stock white plastic quad fins that make the board look pretty killer, but no pics. I'm still debating about adding a fins unlimited white box for a single. Finish is sanded epoxy no gloss.
Haven't ridden it, and not sure if or when I will. Here's some backyard shots.
Wow!!
That’s a beauty Huck…
Outstainding Huck. I’d be kind of scared to surf it…but wow. What a beauty!
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Outstainding Huck. I'd be kind of scared to surf it....but wow. What a beauty!
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Thanks! hahaha, I so TOTALLY relate to this comment! I know the framework is super strong and tight and the skin is super tough, but psychologically, you look at it and think, one good hard bottom turn and this thing is gonna crunch like dried weeds under my feet LOL!
dude!
Im tellin ya!
ebay!
starting bid 2K!
Been meaning to bump this thread for several weeks now. Thanks kensurf.
Very nice Huck! What was your glassing schedule (cloth oz and number of layers)… ?
Did the epoxy bond well to the water-based polyurethane-coated polyester cloth?
Very Impressive! I think Ken is correct about it’s potential worth!!
Roger
Thanks Ken and Proneman and Bg! - the glass was 2+6 all the way around. The epoxy bonded very well - when I cut the fin plugs open (I had papered over them, then glassed over them) I took the pieces and tried to rip them, and I tried to separate the glass. Couldn't do it. They were very tough and the bond was excellent.
When I bought the floor finish I asked the salesman (this is a store that makes their own paint) if there were any issues bonding with epoxy. He assured me that once the product was cured, epoxy would bond just fine. I let it cure well, then sanded (light pressure) with 100 grit before glassing.
"tough little mo-fo's"
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dude!
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ebay!
starting bid 2K!
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DiTTo Ken
Showed them to my wife who does Interior Design, many possibilities for commercial/residental design ............ she said be sure he signs,numbers and dates each board ...................... are you listening Huck ........................
Hey there Mr Huckleberry
Just discovered this amazing thread of yours. I had no idea, you were so on the track of brilliance. I might be talking nonsense here, but I think from the reaction of Swaylocks readers you have something that the whole surf industry and art collection industry would love to know about, and that in the right hands is worth hundreds of thousands maybe even eventually millions of dollars. You must have seen other great craftsman/artists in other industries, they end up charging sometimes astronomical dollars for their work and they get it. That board belongs in a museum or with a seriously rich collector. Especially when you have explained all the steps and the decision making process. Priceless. Totally unique to the industry.
I think that long after you are gone, the world will hear the news that the worlds most expensive surfboard was sold at auction today, for $??? How much was that scream picture sold for? Lots of hundreds of millions. Make ten of them in your lifetime and I in my old age will ring up MickD and together we will cue up and pay $40 each to see the “the shoji” exhibition when it comes to Sydney Australia as part of the world tour.
I used to make guitars for a living before surfboards, and there were a few guys in Australia that understood what I have written above. One who shall remain nameless got world wide publicity for making two amazing guitars and selling them for $60,000 each. He didn’t sell them on ebay or through a marketing campaign, he made them for the one person in the world that wanted such a guitar made to absolute perfection. You are quite capable of that.
By the way my commission is 10%, that should be ruffly about a hundred grand, after the first five years of exhibition.
By far my fav board in the world. Huck, it is amazing!!!
Amazing board !!!
Huck ==> You’ve got to ride it ASAP !!! Then make a second one that you’ll sell …
A story in Surfers Journal would be appropriate.
Obvious isn’t it!
Thought I’d say the obvious, incase it was so obvious, that the obvious was obviously overlooked … ofcourse, obviously. Probably overlooked by me if someone else has already suggested it … or is it too obvious. I don’t know, I’m geting confused.
Thanks again for all the Swaylocks support and interest on this project. I revisited this thread because I got a phone call the other day from the customer who is buying this board for her son. Its been on layaway for half a year now, and as she approaches the final payment, she requested a write-up, something she could frame and display next to the board.
So this is what I wrote - I sent it to her to look over, and I’ll post it here. It was a challenge to try to encapsulate my motives and inspiration in a few paragraphs, but this is what I came up with:
Congrats Huck. Do you know if it will be a wall-hanger? Or will her son ride it?
Hope you got a good price.
You probably answered this earlier. What was the final weight of the Shoji?
11 lbs.- and pretty sure its gonna be a wall-hanger.
Thank you for the constant stoke and choppy chatter. Thank you for joining us in surfer magazine. Huck! any time you want to trade etc.
Brilliant news Huck ! I hope you get the recognition this board and your artistic talent deserves !
Cheers