Thursday, September 10, 2009

Billabong Art of Shaping

I had the privilege to be part of the team creating the Bear Mirandon / Surboards La Jolla entry into the ASR/Billabong AOS Event
Shape and airbrush by Bear Mirandon - Porpoise big wave gun
Glassing and pinlines by Nicholas Mirandon Link
Color flow by Eli Mirandon Link
Sanding and polishing by Alan_M
See you at the show!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Orange crusher

6'2" performance outline 5 fin bonzer. Sanded finish, Lokbox system. Start to finish by me. Mad love to the Cambpell Brothers! Thanks to the Front 'n' Centries for their input.
6'2" x 12 1/4 N x 19 1/2 W x 14 3/8 T x 2 3/8"




Saturday, April 18, 2009

Fader

Black's Beach destroyer: 6'2" x 18 1/4 x 2 3/8, double barrel concaves, medium + rocker for both tube hunting and vertical assault, Lokbox fin setup for versatility, sanded finish. Handcrafted start to finish by me. Photos by me.





Monday, February 2, 2009

EVHQ

Eddie Van Halen Quad (EVHQ) tribute board. 5'8" fish, Canard Turbo fins. Wet sanded gloss finish. Handcrafted start to finish by me. Crappy photos by me.







Sunday, July 6, 2008

PCQ

Custom quad 6"4"
All work by me start to finish: shaping, glassing, boxing, plugging, pinstriping, sanding, polishing.
Color concept by customer.
Thanks to PetCobra for the outdoor pix.






Thursday, June 26, 2008

Quad Fish








Custom 6' 4" quad fish based on Bing Q4 outline:

Thursday, June 5, 2008

LB o' JB

Custom James Brown tribute performance noserider for L.A. ripper Surfsister:
9"1" x 22 5/8 x 18 1/2 x 14 x 2 3/4
Nose concave through to entry plane quickly transitioning to gently increasing rolled vee through the rest of the board.
2 + 1 with Lokbox sides, modern tucked rails, hard edge tail. Moderate/low rocker with moderate nose an tail kick. Full in core area, strong foil to nose and tail.
Made to drive hard with ability to get some tip time too.
Color panels on foam, comp band and stencil on hotcoat. Gloss and wetsand finish.
Shape and colorwork by me. Laminating by Moura Glassing. Boxes, hotcoat, glosscoat and sanding by me. Color/ stencil concept by Surfsister.
Sorry for the crappy photos.


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