The New Board Thread!
thanks udo ...yeah i read all that and was very informative but its a few years old now so was hoping there was more updated info from punters .....maybe edge boards have faded into the ether.
Here's the latest addition to my fleet.
100% hand crafted, fins and all, the workmanship, quality, finish and attention to detail is first class.
It's a stretched version of this:
which I've had for just over two years, and has provided me with countless hours of absolute joy.
Huge thank you to MP for all the work he put into both boards.
WOW Salty , Shane has scored big time .
Seems like Mick is still pumping out wonderful wave craft .
A group bought a Twinny off him , 42 years ago for a 21st present for my brother .
MP is 2 the MP , what Wayne Lynch is to the West Coast , a bloody Legend !!!
Thought the pictures could be at his place out the back beach .
If I drive by and his car is there , I will Pop in and say I saw this beauty on SN .
I bet he is NOT on here reading this lol .
No fn way , he would say lol !
Too busy surfing .
Island Bay wrote:
Sold 5 boards and ordered two new ones. The Ray Finlay and this Josh Keogh beauty. Gave a test this morning, although it was only just OH. Goes like a dream. A masterpiece.
IB and others - do you know if Josh Keogh's taking orders for boards at the moment?
Thought he might have been flooded with orders post Harry Bryant movie but wanted to treat myself a 50th present...
Island Bay wrote:
Busy building a house, but is taking orders
cheers
Seeds. You wanted photos, here they are.
Eric Arakawa. 6’6” x 20”x 2-5/8” single flyer, rounded pin, twin fin. Glide fibreglass fins T5-3/4.
Very nice looking board AW. How’s it go? Did you gel with it straight away?
seeds wrote:
Very nice looking board AW. How’s it go? Did you gel with it straight away?
Seeds. Hi mate.
Haven’t put my feet on it yet.
Thursday was looking the goods, 4ft, got near the coast and it’s all lumpy and bumpy from the previous days wind. I give it a miss, go back to my deck construction . Low and behold, after lunch , swell picks up to 4-5ft, benign conditions take over the coast and there was not a puff of wind, total oil slick conditions.
Those who persisted were well rewarded with crew surfing right up until dark in sublime conditions.
Now we enter 10 days of misery. Thems, the breaks. AW
Been a while...
5'10 x 20 asymm tail by Stuart Paterson. Basalt glass on top.
Not exactly a remake but 'inspired by past events'.
Speaking of crispy, I had a look at some Ben Webbs today at Boards in the Bay. Mmmm...
The big box labels that use basalt largely hide it under resin tints, but it's a handy weave for some colour palettes. Single layer on white it's a golden rust colour, double on white it's a rich kalamata brown, while this blank had been coloured red so the single layer of basalt comes out burgundy. Looks rich and lustrous up close.
Educate me a little on basalt cloth. Why and how is it different from fibreglass cloth (made from silica sand)?
Island Bay wrote:
Educate me a little on basalt cloth. Why and how is it different from fibreglass cloth (made from silica sand)?
Looks better.
Nah, no difference in the way they ride from what I can detect. Supposedly stronger tensile strength, and the first two boards I had made in them were indestructible, though the last board - ordered earlier this year from another shaper - snapped third surf, in a wavepool of all places. I really don't know what to make of that.
There's the environmental ledger, if that concerns you, it takes less energy to create and basalt is in more abundance than the sand used in fibreglass.
Cost is pretty much on par, it's just as easy to work with and wet out, though any sanding hits show up.
But really, call me superficial, I just like the look of it.
Good reply. Thank you, Stu.
I could just search and learn, but wanted to hear from a convert.
@AW , this looks like something you’d like, bet it’s not cheap though .
Supafreak wrote:
@AW , this looks like something you’d like, bet it’s not cheap though . https://www.instagram.com/p/DDYPZz-SmOr/?igsh=dDVncDJtMmZkc3J1
Supafreak. Hi mate . Hope you are doing well.
Wow, very impressive indeed. Looks like he is a fine craftsman.
Correct, I’d imagine it would cost a lot of USD. .
Thanks for posting it.
I love trades people who are on top of their game, the know how, skill, commitment and craftsmanship. AW
^^ That is a truly beautiful thing. Couldn't even imagine putting wax on it.
That’s right Blackers. No wax. Front and rear deck grips eeewwww!
It's a very subtle double, but the low-angle morning light makes it look more significant. Ben's been putting in that spine through the single lately and really likes it. Felt good to me, not tracking hard up the face like some deep singles.
Island Bay wrote:
It's a very subtle double, but the low-angle morning light makes it look more significant. Ben's been putting in that spine through the single lately and really likes it. Felt good to me, not tracking hard up the face like some deep singles.
Seem to be seeing more of those around outside of twins, love the look of the quads, recon you maybe able to go smaller depending on the rial which looks good from the photos.
It’s not new but maybe someone with a massive pair will be interested … just listed
I focus wrote:
It's a very subtle double, but the low-angle morning light makes it look more significant. Ben's been putting in that spine through the single lately and really likes it. Felt good to me, not tracking hard up the face like some deep singles.Seem to be seeing more of those around outside of twins, love the look of the quads, recon you maybe able to go smaller depending on the rial which looks good from the photos.
Fins are all 4", same size, all flat. Very little total area. Looks bigger because rears are same size as fronts.
Rode it with more normal (Pyzel) fronts and small Futures rears. Also very good.
I ended up getting two- good price.
Spent months scouring second hand boards and could not find a thing other than shitty white rice thrusters or expensive hipster boards not in my dims.
Emery is 6'3" by 19'1/2" by 2'1/2".
Lost is 5'11" by 20 by 2'1/2".
Both about 32 litres.
Both brand new for $700 each.
Emery custom, Lost OTR.
Great Price
Good to see a Deck Patch on the Lost
Grab these for it on next Run up to B.I.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1BAnwW2z5e/
Already got a C-drive thruster set which I will get to in time.
Also found some curved CR-V fins in a pawn shop the other day.
Great looking boards, FR.
It's been uncharacteristically small on the North Island west coast, so my groveler has come in very handy. Have ridden it every day since I picked it up last Tuesday. So fast, so flat, so fun.
The photo of the bottom sorta makes it appear like there are edges running longitudinally. Is it chined?
Camera angle no doubt. No apparent chines in the third photo of rocker
stunet wrote:
The photo of the bottom sorta makes it appear like there are edges running longitudinally. Is it chined?
Yep. Central concave, and wide chines either side. The idea is that it goes on rail more easily, and isn't sticky like wider single concave boards are prone to be. The central concave is VERY noticeable, as it feels like a hovercraft.
You can see it here
Yeah nice. Very similar to the tri-plane hull design of Chris Brock and even Al Merrick.
New board from Gary McNeill. Always admired Gaz' boards but this is the first one I've had from him.
First time I've had a white board in...decades probably.
It's an asymm variation of his Godfather model, which is the most performance oriented of his alt-models. That's one thing I've always liked about Gary and his shapes, how they occupy the balanced middle ground between alt and hi-fi.
Dimensions: 5'11 x 19' 3/4 x 2' 5/8.
Volume: Low-thirties, but don't know exactly.
Asymm offset: Half-inch longer toe side, same on fin cluster.
The surf right now: Fucken diabolical but I'm going out anyway.
For all those shiny new sticks...that aren't Desert Storms
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