Winter is here

lifted off Magic Seaweed

glassing the SimZer...

haven't played with epoxy for a while, and am enjoying the long working time, and color saturations... 2x6oz with white/seafoam green/blue pigment

waves this weekend would be perfect for it, too bad...

memory lane...

Smashing Pumpkins, Siva from the vault of goodies that is youtube...

oh to be young again...

Dreaming....

Maggie Marsek takes cool pictures.

4 hundred and f-ing 30 posts?

And I still don't know what I'm doing here...

Thanks to everyone who has followed this blog, and therefore my somewhat unhinged life. I am constantly blown away at how the internet connects people. You have been a source of encouragement, inspiration, and enlightenment.

So, um, yeah, t'anks hey!

Some Random stuff

80s quad from Ebay

finless quiver from the Finless thread on Swaylocks.com

Been thinking about making a round tail twinnie, and stumbled across this.

Nothing new under the sun, but as long as it provides stoke, who cares...

Wildering

If you haven't checked the Wildering blog yet, Shame on you!

Check the menu on right...

daddy Mac

Functional Beauty from the Mick Mackie stable

check his link at right for some excellent fishy goodness

more inspired mayhem

What would happen if you crossed two very experimental shapers like Wil Jobson and Bob Simmons? Maybe this platter like board?

My first foray back into low density eps and epoxy for a little while, so why not?

I've been foaming at the mouth over all the Mini Simmons stuff for ages, and for some stupid reason resisted making one, even though all my friends said they figured I would have been a prime suspect. I said I didn't want to jump on the bandwagon, but now I just can't help it. Plus the long/dark winter is here, so there's gonna be plenty of wine/coffee/boredom fueled dark at 3pm days ahead, so what the hell right? It might be a total dog, but then again, maybe not.

No S deck, pulled nose, and double concave/spiral vee with modern fishy foil

8'6" cheater quad for test(me)

brown pigment bottom, orange deck with other colored goodies, and wood 747 styled fins.

wetsanded gloss coat for a bit more speed on those chunky winter days...

New site for Chris Ballantyne

My other good friend has revised his site so , ch' ch' ch' check it out, boyyee...

Chris Ballatyne

this impersonation does not reflect the opinions or huge amounts of good taste possessed by Mr Ballantyne

point of view

ever wonder how those surf photogs get such great pictures?

my buddy john millard's top secret goose leg propulsion system exposed...

flattery

9'6" plank inspired by P Jacinto's Ultraglide model, inspired by Tyler's Riddler...

Pinky bottom with pigmented polka dots.

Surf's well too... 

God Bless Obama

I'm not American, or overtly political, BUT if there is something  I can believe in its this man.

God Bless America

60 Hartley Fish for Rubber Soul Surf Shop in Tynemouth

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