Started working on 009 last week. I had cut the blank out of the EPS block a while ago, and I finally got around to gluing the stringer in. Last time I glued up a blank, I tried to stack bricks on top of the two pieces to weigh them down, which, while working in the end, was a big hassle and ended with lots of Gorilla Glue on my hands. This time, I actually thought for a minute, and used the system above, which was very, very easy.
I went with a template that was very close to 008, except I pulled in the outline a bit, and filled in a diamond tail where the fish would have been cut out. It's 5'5", which is what I thought that 008 was, except when I measured said board, it turned out to be 5'3". Don't know how that happened, but I like knowing that I've been surfing (and having tons of fun) on a board that short. I just like short boards.
The board is close to being finished, just have to do some final shaping touches and it'll be ready for glassing. As much as I like surfing keels, I think I'm going to make this one a quad, maybe canard quad cutaway fins or just regular quad (most likely the latter at first, since I already have them). I'm pretty excited to try this one out.
Really great song off of Fleet Foxes 2011 release Helplessness Blues. Check the album out, it's pretty good.
Sorry about the lack of posts recently, I've been kind of busy doing all sorts of things. You know, getting the yard ready for sod (which looks way better than white stones in our backyard), painting the house, surfing, reading tons (too much) hardboiled detective fiction from the 20s, 30s, and 40s, and, oh yeah, getting married.
That's right, after seven or so years, Jeannine and I finally got hitched on Oct. 29th at the Noyes Museum in Oceanville. I couldn't be happier and feel unbelievably lucky to have such a beautiful wife who somehow puts up with me and all my ridiculousness, and fully supports all of my interests (including the time- and money-burgling hobby of surfboard fabrication, to the extent she actually won't let me sell some surfboards when I think I want to).
It was a wonderful and wild night, and to anyone planning a wedding, I recommend the idea of the "never-ending" cocktail party, instead of having a sit-down dinner. I was a bit skeptical of the idea at first, but it definitely makes for an evening that is non-stop fun. Also, and ice cream and waffle bar is key.
Thanks to my amazing bride for doing a huge majority of the preparation and planning for our wedding, and thanks to everyone who was there! We're just sorry we weren't able to invite everyone we knew, but that's the way it goes.
Now that it's over, I hope to get back to the board-creation fairly soon, especially with the early-darkness cold months upon us. Stay tuned...
Wedding Tunes:
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, "Storm," off of their 2000 post-rock powerhouse Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven. The wedding party walked down the aisle to this, we actually just used the first 6 or so minutes, but the entire song is more than worth a listen.
Neutral Milk Hotel, "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea," off of their everlasting 1998 album of the same name. The is what Jeannine walked down the aisle to.
The Zombies, "This Will Be Our Year," off of their 1968 masterpiece Odessey and Oracle. We walked away from the altar to this after we were wedded.
The Paris Sisters, "I Love How You Love Me," their 1961 Phil Spector produced hit. This was the first dance tune.
Charles Mingus, "Better Git Hit In Your Soul," off of one of my favorite jazz albums of all times, the 1959 Mingus Ah Um. Introductions were done to this.
This blog was started as a way to chronicle my adventures into surfboard shaping and just surfing in general. Since its inception, it has evolved into a log of whatever I feel like rambling about and sharing with the world, including, but not limited to: photographs, bicycles and bicycling, film, music, gardening, cute pictures of Henry, and more.
