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Information on Electric Duck - Mike Richardson, still alive???
Forums: General DiscussionHey all you Imperial Beach surfers. I'm looking for any info on the brand Electric Duck Surf Shapes by Mike Richardson. I've done the Google and Swaylocks search with very few...
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Hitachi Planer Mods w/ on the fly adjustment (I hope)
Forums: General DiscussionHey everyone, been lurking for a long time and figured it was time to make a post. I recently picked up a new in box P20SB as a backup for my skil. Originally I was thinking,...
View ArticleWooden fins
Topics: Wooden finsForums: General DiscussionHi everyone, I'm currently making a recycled board out of cardboard and am getting close to the stage of making fins. I'm planning on making them out of old...
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Gordon and Smith Board
Topics: Gordon and Smith vintage single finForums: General DiscussionPicked up a decent 70's G&S7ft6" Modern Machine MaybeSerial # is SL1226 and 76 is down the stringer.Anyone know the serial #...
View ArticleLunch @ L&L Hawaiian BBQ
Forums: General DiscussionThis weekend, I had lunch at an L&L, with a longtime friend, Terry Hall. (circa 1964) I made a surfboard for him in 1964, When he was 16 yrs old, that he still owns to...
View ArticleImagine the Lineup..................
Forums: General DiscussionIn a recent conversation, I was asked about the North Shore, in the early 1960's. ''What was it like?'' I was a young kid of 22years, though I had honed my skills at...
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Tail burn-through -- will glass adhere to glass?
Forums: General DiscussionHi friends! Board #5 going well — first time EPS blank, RR Epoxy like always. 5'6'' fish. so, shaping and glassing went well. I just sanded ahead of hotcoat and, as usual, I...
View ArticleHemp Cloth SOURCES
Forums: General DiscussionSO I here about it. Was wondering if any of you had a source for yardage. I don’t want a roll.
View ArticleHurricane Lance 2018
Forums: General DiscussionThoughts and prayers that all goes well for the Swaylockians in the islands. http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/tcpages/?storm=Lane&stormid=ep142018
View ArticleHow to make diamond tail template
Forums: General DiscussionAloha shapers,I would like to know there is any rules to shape the diamond tail. Is it an equilateral rectangle with hypotenuse equals to adjacent side of the triangle?i would...
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Longboard Fins
Topics: 1st time shapingForums: General DiscussionHi Guys,I'm in the process of shaping my first board and was debating making some timber longboard fins to go with it.I've got 9" template of a design...
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Rail default what will you do
Forums: General Discussionhey there,I have 2 old preshaped surf blanks with a default at the end of the rail (see photo). It seems the machine did a weird thing. Anyways, I was thinking of increasing...
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Any information on who this board is shaped by? Only logo on it is 2 stripes.
Forums: General DiscussionHave a single fin surfboard from the 70's I think. There is no signature, no dimensions or any visible markings anywhere. The only logo found on is 2 stripes on one side. Its...
View ArticleIN SEARCH OF..........
Forums: General DiscussionDoes anyone know of a surfboard collector with a Hansen Big Wave Gun, in thier collection? I'm trying to track down a Gun that was owned by Max Lim. Don Hansen...
View ArticleFins position mini simmons diamond tail
Forums: General DiscussionHi Shapers,I was wondering if the diamond tail has an effect on fins placement for a mini simmons. Should I take in consideration the diamond tail to put further the fins or...
View ArticleDOLPHIN SKIN ACRYLIC/ TEFLON SEALER???
Forums: General DiscussionDoes anybody out there have the contact info for this prodouct.? I had the owners # and I lost it and his email contact has been changed. Paul@blankplankglassing
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Single fin suggestion for 9-6 california gun
Forums: General DiscussionI'm finishing up some remedial work on this wood board, & hoping to get it out in the water after my hip surgery.I really like the new high aspect ratio fin on my 9-0...
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65+ year old tool that will be around long after I’m gone. Buy once cry once
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View ArticleQuestion re: fins from Pacific Vibrations and Gato Heroi
Forums: General DiscussionHowdy again y'all. I noticed some really interesting designs from these two: Pacific Vibrations:https://www.pacificvibrations.com/product-page/10-5-david-nuuhiwa-template...
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Iron crosses
Forums: General Discussionpaging mr. Bill thrailkill. Wondering the significance of the iron cross is on this superlight shaped by you. Any significance on the symbol? Board is 7’10” superlight model....
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