Graham-y Winners

Here's the finished product for the project I am doing with Graham and his Shelter Surfboards.. These were shaped and glassed right here at lineup. Inspired by old concepts with some modern updates..





























The "Hot Rod Egg" with betadyne tint, Pin Lines, Gloss and Polish.. Bottom has a single to double concave with slight vee out the back for release...



















9'6 Pig Shape with Coke Bottle Green Tint, Gloss and Polish. This is a classic outline with a touch more nose rocker than you would normally see in this shape, a neutral foil and a slight concave under the nose..



















This 7'6 time machine features the outline from a late 60's vee bottom yet the bottom has just enough vee off the tail to allow for release on turns.. this one has a gumby-esque full opaque tint..















Pack-em and Rack-em....

Life in Color - Lamination

Here's the boards I made for Shelter moving on into the glassing process. Shapes come to life. Just add color ( and water)

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Presto!

Clean White White Foam

Heres a Peek Into Last Weeks Fun. Two more deviations from the norm headed for glass:





































7'0 "Hot Rod Egg" with Single to double concave that starts at one end and goes to the other. Slight Vee out the tail with a rolled front entry into a hard edge towards the back..

























































Last week's pig, a little further down the line. The twist on this is it has concave underneath the nose and this one is getting a fin box..













Fin!

Foils and Fin Boxes

Finish work. All done by hand during both steps of the game:

























Finely foiled 7'6 Shelter "Sim-Vee" ready for glassing













Fin box action in the glassing room..

5 Fin for Falco, Double Wing Zing and the Mini Swallow

Fresh surfing tools for those who love to draw limitless lines:



















Check Out the Teeth on this one! Custom double wing swallow tri-fin..



















Purple/blue airbrush makes the basswood stringer stand out..



















Topside..




















Mini swallow tri, sans wings..



















True blue airbrush.



















Clean white deck..




















Five fin swallow for versatility (set up as a quad in this photo)



















Black airbrush band on the deck..



















A happy Steve Falco with his new stick!

Outlines, Shapes and Glass

Here' a quick peek into this weeks workload :

Outlines for a few that are going to our good friends at Shelter Surf Shop in Long Beach.



















Tracin'



















Outline on Graham's Concept 7'6 Mid length. This board will have the outline of some of the late 60's transitional period boards with a simmons inspired entry and transition into a foiled 50/50 rail with slight vee out the tail..



















9'6 Shelter Pig



















7'0 Round pin single fin egg



















the 7'6 blast from the past..



















Skinnin'

In the glassing room:



















Custom opaque gray twinnie...



















One Of two custom shortboards for my amigo up in LA..

Tri Fin Swallows for MVP MAddie and Harry

Here's One for Marina Highschool Surf Team MVP Maddie:



















































Three fins and a little swallow with custom art. Just the way she wanted it!



















Harry's choice in shape as well. Keeping it simple on the cosmetics.



















Both shapes are updated versions of some of these 80's classics.. We make them to suit everyones favorite flavor!