tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post3352956371740179244..comments2023-10-02T05:34:13.385-05:00Comments on Alma Pura: My Long Lost Pride and Joy - Carl Ekstrom asymetrical logRob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-76299123407204315302008-01-06T13:02:00.000-05:002008-01-06T13:02:00.000-05:00by the way the Nelson in the name is I believe Al ...by the way the Nelson in the name is I believe Al Nelson. <BR/><BR/>From the Shapers Tree:<BR/>"There was a group of guys in La Jolla who were into board building in the 1950’s. Their legend was just beginning. Some of them would drive up to General Veneer and buy their wood. There would be times when General Veneer would bring the balsa to them at the WindanSea parking lot. Either way the guys would put their money together and buy a full bundle of wood. Of course they would fight over the best wood after the delivery. Reason being there were really light boards and really heavy boards that came out from same bundle. <BR/>Carl Ekstrom was one of these guys. His good friend Al Nelson was another. "Rob?royalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-11107974911580724572008-01-06T12:59:00.000-05:002008-01-06T12:59:00.000-05:00anon,well from what i was told, it was made in '62...anon,<BR/><BR/>well from what i was told, it was made in '62-'65 when carl was doing lots of experimenting with asymmetrical shapes. <BR/><BR/>The tail shows what he was after, as quoted on the Hydrodynamica site : <BR/><BR/>"Windansea surfer Carl Ekstrom explored the possibilities of asymmetrical surfboard in the mid 1960s.<BR/><BR/>Why?<BR/><BR/>"'I thouhgt about asymmetricals while riding Windasea. Iliked one board going right and another going left. I wanted a forward driving turn going right, and more of a pivotal turn going left.'"<BR/><BR/>the asymmetrical inspired the Mirandon brothers to create the twin tailed, twin finned "double asymmetrical," also know as the "twin pin"... Things are starting to get fishy...."<BR/><BR/>So in a sort of round about way, Ekstrom helped fuel the Fish design fire...<BR/><BR/>I think it was originally painted/glosses green, as there are some areas that have green resin in them, and it looks like it was sanded down - probably by whoever did the ding repairs - long before I got it.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it's super fun to ride, and a little bit of history at the same time...Rob?royalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-23550234226087805302008-01-05T20:34:00.000-05:002008-01-05T20:34:00.000-05:00What a find, it looks parched need to get it wet :...What a find, it looks parched need to get it wet :)Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152607139063732073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-81513917890889795232008-01-05T11:55:00.000-05:002008-01-05T11:55:00.000-05:00well whats the story about the board Mate??PS- you...well whats the story about the board Mate??<BR/><BR/>PS- you want long waves? next clean swell i gotta show you this right hand point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com