Wednesday 28 September 2011
Baggage monkeys again..
Summers been a busy one with hardly any time to keep up with the heaps of e mails let alone keep on top of the blog.
Here the baggage monkeys have been at a brand new chilli, totally compressing the tail.
There was no chance of making it look original again so the tail was filled and carbon thereads glassed into the tail to take the eye away from the repair. Looks sweet.
Thursday 31 March 2011
Monday 14 February 2011
New stick...Why buy imports?
When you have stuff like this in your back yard...
When choosing your next board pop into gulfstream surfboards in braunton, just don't take the missus as you may be in there some time drooling over the selection of resin tinted goodness while
getting expert advice from a man that can surf an old 80's windsurf board that washed up on the beach way better than i can on standard gear.
What you waiting for? Support uk shapers and while your at it stick two fingers up at Tesco's on your way past.
Sunday 30 January 2011
I know it's gonna be a lovely daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay......etc
Getting out of bed at 4 in the morning on a sunday and a barmy -3 degrees, just to get to the workshop and meet deadlines sucks.
Fingers frozen staring in dismay at the epoxy work you did yesterday that resembles chewing gum.
Trying to get the kettle to work, this thing is supposed to boil water not freeze it!.
But hey, when two frozen hours later you open the workshop door to bird song and this sight it's enough to warm even the coldest toes.
Life aint so bad.
Saturday 18 December 2010
Frozen Fish
Wednesday 15 December 2010
Tuesday 14 December 2010
70's Tiki single fin semi restoration
Friday 10 December 2010
Guilty of blog neglect
Been a while since the last post as things have been so hectic but with this long winter flat spell and temps well bellow freezing it's time to give the blog some lovin.
First up is a firewire tail snap, the deck skin was intact but the bottom had gone and the balsa rails snapped half way through. After reinforcing the balsa rails the inner glass was fixed and a new HD foam skin vacuumed on. In an ideal world the join near the rear plugs would be tapered towards the tail to spread the load but being on a tight time frame and the need to remove both fin plugs to do this a straightish joint was the only option. The board has been away to some serious waves without any problems so all good.
Spider longboard new foam tail section grafted on re glassed and airbrushed.
First up is a firewire tail snap, the deck skin was intact but the bottom had gone and the balsa rails snapped half way through. After reinforcing the balsa rails the inner glass was fixed and a new HD foam skin vacuumed on. In an ideal world the join near the rear plugs would be tapered towards the tail to spread the load but being on a tight time frame and the need to remove both fin plugs to do this a straightish joint was the only option. The board has been away to some serious waves without any problems so all good.
Spider longboard new foam tail section grafted on re glassed and airbrushed.
Saturday 2 October 2010
Tuesday 20 July 2010
Ouch!!
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