my carpool buddy .“King Koa” (bernese mt.dog/great pyreness).
“”“”“”“”“”“”"The FAST and the FURRIEST !!!
Glad to see that the seat belt is being used.
And of course, the Tom Morey idea rules. He presented some interesting ideas on concaves, air injection, and ‘Fizzy’ tech back in the day.
Mine is a sculpture of a character I created called Fishorman, he reflects how I feel on the inside,in this sculpture he is praying for serenity.
Of course he’s ripped because I’m ripped, (on the inside), lol
I made this before I learned that you can’t put thick chunks of clay into a kiln so he is very brittle and is not expected to last long.
A version of this character will also be my logo if I ever decide to develop a brand.
Mine is the last traditional PU/ volan board I shaped for Joe Larkin at my old Kirra shed , roughly 10 years back. They’ve all been wood since that one.
My old avatar, the one with meaning to me.
pretty self-explanatory:
you bet bill ! he wears it 100% of the time.
this one has and still is my favorite !!! i don’t know? …something about it…herb
…really like this one as well…herb
reminds me of a curtain spot i ride from time to time…it’s fun until you fall.
herb
great thread huck…toooo many to comment on ,but all of them have a great story…may the rest of you find yours.
herb
This sign used to be in front of my uncle’s house. I forgot how he got the official street marker, but he added the shark country part and the shark tail was just one of the unfortunate sharks that would up in our overnight nets. It was probably a 6’ hammerhead.
Mine is a shot of my shaping room with all present but my hands.Anybody who knows me, knows I am a purist and a traditionalist when it comes to the craft of surfboard building. I believe a lobotomized circus monkey can sand out the grooves on a CNC’d surfboard blank. Computers have made hack craftsmen look like hero’s. I shape and design all my surfboards in my shaping room. By hand. Not a little computer screen. On a 1st quality blank, my vast collection of outline, rocker, and rail templates, my Skil-100 planer & my own two hands. No computer-aided anything!
For years, I have rebelled against shaping machines. Each year, there are fewer new young guys learning the art of shaping. In a generation, hand-shaping skills may be lost forever. This is because now, you don’t even have to copy a hand shape onto a computer, the software lets you create the shape on a screen, press a button and presto: ten minutes later, your blank is shaped. Where is the joy and artistry? Does the designer even surf? I can assure you, many don’t!
This photo pretty much sums up my passion for board building.
WORDS OF IRON…
Mine just appeared when the site was updated last year, too busy/lazy to change it.
A Swaylocks classic reply LOL!