Some new customs

Just finished shaping Dan's 5'10 diamond tail quad fish and Jack's 5'9 pierformance diamond tail 3/4 convertable. Both look fun, Dan's board is alot like the pierformance boards only with some volume moved forward to make it a little more fishy. Dan's board is very similar to my 5'8 pierformance shortie only tweaked for a lighter rider.

New Prototype, John Smolenski's 7'6 Big Guy Tri, Bill's Foam Alaia, Jordan's Performance Fish

Just finished a prototype shortboard for myself. Its a 5'9 pierformance diamond tail with a hinge tail and carbon skin stringer. The hinge tail in combination with the carbon skin stringer gives the board a faster rebound after flex giving more speed, agility, and lower swing weight perception. This system also flexes more naturally with the density of foam so you get more even flex, a stronger support system, and no more stringer dent. The s-glass and Resin-X also contributes to these features. For the outline I modified the template I used for matt and nicks boards to work better for a quad diamond. This outline will work really great with the quad/tri convertible fin setup so it is more versatile. Been thinking this shape out for a while and finally got the time to do it just before the fall waves. Will post ride report when we get waves.
I also am putting up the photos from John Smolenski's 7'6 big guy tri.
The Pics of the larger alaia is a foam alaia I just made for Bill. Its a little beefier than mine so its more user friendly. He has taken it out in some small beach break and said it was a blast.
I also finished Jordan's performance quad fish, just needs some carbon and glassing now. Pics to come when finished

Stuff going on

Marty and I are currently designing a board for Jordan. Right now it is a high performance fishy quad with a shallow moon tail. He wants the whole board carbon for strength and weight.
I am also starting templates for my own 5'10 diamond shortie. Similar to matt and nick's boards only with a little more forward center and a wider diamond tail to accommodate some quad fins. Going to be carbon deck patch/double s or whole carbon.

Ride report

Nick has ridden his 5'11 shortie a couple times now and has gotten back to me with some info. He says, "its really fast and responsive. It is way easier to paddle than I thought, So light!" Matt, Mark, Austin, and I have also tried it out with similar results. Really excited about where this shape is going.

Nicks New Pierformance 6'

Some Board Testing

Matt and I got some fun little waves the other day. I was riding the 5'5 with a quad set and matt was riding his 5'9 shortie.

Price List

Someone on thirdcoast was looking for prices so here we go....
Shops contact us for retailer prices
Order a quiver (3+ boards) and get 10% off
Wood handplanes $40
Foam alaia 5'-8' $400
5' to 6’11”' 474$
7' to 7’11”' 510$
8' to 8'11” 552$
9' to 9’11” 618$
10’ to 10”11” 678$
Boards under 7'6" are stringerless
Resin Swirls: + 30$
Carbon or kevlar deck patch: +50
Carbon reinforced hinge tail: +30
Resin X hotcoat: +20$
Whole board resin x: + 50
FCS or fin system (other than ofishl or glass on) +15
each additional fin or box more than tri: +15 Per
I always do something special for each board Pro bono.
If anyone is interested contact me at 616-402-0898