The Crane Model, Finished!

Officially introducing the Crane Model!  A modern pig/noserider.  Here's some pictures of the finished product.  This one is for one of our collaborators, Evan.  He gave a lot of insight into the design of the shape.  We finished it off with some nice color work.  9'6" x 23"x 3 5/16".  Join the Migration...

The Crane

Evan's newest longboard that we're calling the "Crane" model.  A modern pig of sorts...  Widepoint pushed back behind center gives the tail some nice hips.  The increased curve through the tail allows for better maneuverability from the tail, and can sit better in the sweet spot of the wave setting up killer noserides.  Modern teardrop concave and a bit of tail kick rounds this board into a smooth rider.  It's interesting to note that the modern shortboard took design concepts directly from the old school pig for these same reasons (minus the noseriding capabilities, of course).  This is what all the cool kids are riding.

New 5'1" Plover

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I've been extremely busy polishing surfboards this summer. In addition to working for Michel Junod at Almar Surf Works, I also started polishing at the Santa Cruz Board Builders Guild (a.k.a. "the Haut Shop") in May. Been inspired by some shapes I've worked on over there and these new inspirations will hopefully be making their way into my shapes in the near future.
Finally got back to shaping yesterday and will have a few to show over the next few weeks. Here's a new 5'1" custom Plover for Blake. This board barely fit on the racks!

New Handplane

I finished up this handplane way back in January or February and I just got it in the water several days ago. This little guy is 13.5" long and it is my first handplane that features a strap handle and a deep single to double concave. I really enjoyed how smooth it felt in the water and how the short length seemed to make it easier to position yourself in the face of the wave. Looking forward to more sessions on this new toy!

Break-side Breakfast

The waves were awful, but the post-surf beachside breakfast burritos were nothing short of epic! I recommend this to anyone. Pitch in, come prepared, and you will be rewarded. Oh, and bring enough to share the love! Thanks to Eric, Todd, and the rest of the crew for the fine morning!

Evan Parry:Migrating (vid)

Here's Evan migrating on some nice little peaks at Linda Mar Beach. Smoooooth!

Evan's new Logging Stick

Evan is a stoked out teenager (and a really great kid) who can more than hold his own on a longboard, so when he approached me about building him a noserider, I jumped at the chance. We discussed a lot about the design and here's what we came up with. This is a 9'6 1/2" x 23 1/4" x 3 1/16" noseriding machine. Evan called me after his first session on board today (a 5 hr. marathon session) and it sounded like he was perched out on the nose most of the session! We are both stoked and are both looking forward to collaborating on boards in the future. The color work is a blend of classic (deck) and modern (bottom), and it looks really great in person! Keep migrating, friends!