#66 First Channel Bottom

The dims on this board are 7'2 x 21.25 x 2 7/8.  I've been wanting to build a channel bottom for myself for awhile and decided to give it a go.  At their deepest, the 4 channels are about 3/8" deep.  So far the board paddles and surfs well.  Looking forward to testing it in some juicier surf up north in a few weeks.  

Bottom shot

Channels/fin array

Deck shot with me in it for size/perspective

#63

 5'10 x 20" x 2 3/8"

Tri Plane Hull

Blue/Green Abstract

#64 and #65

5'6 × 19" × 2 7/16"

5'9" x 18.5" x 2 3/8"

Glassing by Scott Larese, Ventura

#62

Some images of the finished spoon. 

6×8 Volan Deck/4×8 Bottom

Glass D Fin

Golden Yellow Pigment

9'10"×23.75"×3.5"

#62: Tanker Spoon

9'10 × 23 3/4 × 3 3/8

From a US Blanks 10'1 C

Green Weight/Custom Rocker

T-band 1 1/2" Balsa Stringer

#59

5'7 × 18 3/4 × 2 3/8

Tri Plane Hull 

Sanded Gloss Finish

For Tyler

#61: Classic Longboard for a Classic Car Show

This 9'6 triple stringer long board will be auctioned off this summer at a car meet in Santa Barbara hosted by the Santa Barbara Woody Club.  The board is 23 inches wide and 3 1/8 inches thick.  It should be a fun summer board for whomever draws the lucky raffle ticket!

Shaped and designed in Ojai, CA by Shane Rogers.

Glassed by Scott of Larese Lamination, Ventura, CA

#58 and #60

5'4 and 6'3 

Blue w/lime green pin line

Champagne w/ black pin line

Plywood Keels

# 58-61: Two Fish, a Thruster and a Log

I've been shaping up a storm lately.  I've done two fish (5'4 and 6'3), a high-performance short board (5'7), and a triple stringer log (9'6).  Going to send the log off for a professional glass job.  The two fish and the short board will be done in house.  Here's some pics of the shaped blanks.

5'4 Fish

6'3 Fish

(Pic coming soon)

5'7 Short board

Little Jack is almost as stoked as Tyler.

9'6 Log

Balsa # 57

I started this board several months back for a customer who had some balsa lumber he wanted made into a board. It was quite a process gluing up the blank, milling rocker into it, cutting the outline and shaping the board. Then came the whole glassing and finmaking process. This kind of project really makes you appreciate the history of the surfboard and what previous shapers have gone through to build better boards. Hope Bruce gets this thing in the water soon!

Outline Shot

Tail 

S.B. Woody Club Logo

Custom D Fin (Redwood and Maple)

#55, #56, #57

It's been a while since I've had time to post about my projects.  I recently finished two boards, one for a friend of a friend, and another for my main customer, Tyler "Quaidee" Larson.  Tyler's new stick is 9'9 x 23.5 x 2.75.  I was going for a Peck Penetrator-inspired long board.  Low rocker, wing nose light belly in the tail area.  We went for the classic aesthetic with two dark wood stringers 10" apart and a dark blue band across the midsection of the board.  I got to try the board in some small surf and I was impressed with how it turns and trims.  How it performs on the nose remains to be seen.  Overall, I think Tyler is happy.

                                                We glassed in a 9.5" Greenough 4a

Rocker Shot

The next project was a modern short board for my buddy's friend.  Dims were 5'9 x 19.75 x 2.5 if I remember correctly.  I used a deeper single concave than I usually do on this board, and then blended into a double concave through the fins.  Hopefully, Drew gets a few good barrels and turns on this board this winter.

My current project is a traditional late-50's balsa long board for a local collector.  I was approached about building a balsa board and am in the process of gluing up the blank.  This will be my second balsa board and I am looking forward to making the board as true as possible to the longboard era.  Estimated dimensions at this time are 9'5" x 22.5" x 3".  More pics will follow as the project evolves.  Here is a shot of the blank after gluing.

Still have two more rail pieces to glue up once I true up the deck a bit.  Thanks for reading.