10 foot of Pin Tail

Cedar stingers and clear finish with a good polish , simple but nice.

Nice 12" flex fin by Wiz

Fully rolled bottom all the way. Quite different to ride , but very forgiving.

Tip of the fin is in line with the tip of the tail.

5ft 10" Velo fish

Inspired by the Greenough spoon I saw , led to blending that with the fish outline.

Concave deck like the "FAQ"

One long concave nose to tail with a hull entry

Takayama Halo fins

I find it frustrating to have ideas and do nothing with them. This had led me to build many boards that are too small for me to surf , but have been great experiments and a joy to share with friends.And is this not what surfing is all about.

The First " Quadzilla"

Mapping out where I might be going with this project

Gaining appreciation for hand shaping 101

I did most of the work with the planer outside on the lawn. A lot easier to clean up the mess with the mower.

Plenty to think about when you are hand shaping.

9ft 6" x 24"

Set up these lights for night time fine tuning.

This is about 2008 and here is the finished board with one of Sam Yoon's big fishes as well.

Fliers to help keep the width further back in the board and then pull in for the tail.

Woody fish

This is a 5ft 10" x 22" experimental fish I built a couple of years ago now that has a plywood frame. Ply wood top and bottom skins ,with Cedar pin line , lanminated Paulownia rails and laminated cork tail.

It is nice to try different things and building this was quite a learning curve

The Alley doing it's thing

5ft 6" FAQ for Brad

The 5ft 6" x 22" "Fat Arse Quad" I built for Brad a couple of years ago.

Concave deck

The fins are a Dick Van design that are pretty flexi as well.