Dusky Duckula

Lando Smith, burying Count Duckula's rail.

Neiling

Brandon's new sled, Neil Young.

Well I Don't Know Why I Came Here Tonight...

Inspired by Jonny's Cosmic Series, The Dove is my new baby.

Subtle, smooth and stringerless, 6'8" x 22 1/2" x 2 3/4"...the thickness pushed back towards the tail makes for some unreal cutbacks that are quite easy to recover from, and love to be fully finished off, instead of nursed into submission. 

Belly and roll is carried through the very tip of the tail, which makes this a rather unforgiving rider, but when you nail a turn, the acceleration is priceless.  

Think; projection is a direct result of belly depth and placement...more depth, more zip...Check a rocker shot of Greenough's spoons if you want proof.

I worked a few flat sections into the deck of this one to breathe a little new life into my design theory, not that I felt it was particularly stagnant at the moment though...The flat nose allows for the long rail line on a 7'+ board, in a shorter more lively length.  The deck flatness is just under your back foot, giving you a sort of point of reference, kindof like your favorite pressure dent...nothing majorly groundbreaking, but as always, everything is worth trying!

A true-blue point breaking hull if I ever owned one.

Euro Shaping Trip Announcement

So, it's time!

I'm going to be heading to Portugal for a shaping trip in June, and can shape boards for most all of europe while I'm there.  I'll be hangin' out with Rui at Magic Quiver, and shaping nearby, anyone who wants a board is MORE than welcome to come to the room and hang out while I shape...It'll be a party.

Orders will need to be taken in advance so I can order all of my blanks before I get there, so email me or Rui with ANY questions.  Glassing will be done for the most part by Nico atWavegliders, but I'm sure I won't be able to stay out of the lam room for a few special boards.

I'm taking orders for individual custom boards as well as shop orders for the trip, so shoot me an email and let's get something lined up!

-Ryan

Saturnday

I can't wait for next weeks first few blog posts...my newest hull will be unleashed...

Edge/Velo Complete

Jonny's edge board/velo hybrid is all finished up.

What follows are a few pictures of said craft:

From my understanding, when Greenough left the spoon building realm, the group of guys who took up after him and continued the quest began building wider templated edge-style boards, with elements of the Velo style boards thrown in, a mix of Greenough's earlier work, with his latter (compare Innermost Limits of Pure Fun and Crystal Voyager footage).  This is my attempt at the same; which I feel very confident about, Jonny will be heading to South America soon, and will be able to put some miles on it.

Raj's T.Rev

5'9 t.rev for Raj...my apologies for the crap quality phone pic!

5'8ed

Usually the OG is a larger-sized board...but something funky happened when I shaped a 5'8 version............It came out f*ing unreal.

Very stoked on the foil of this one!

The _______est Fool Alive

Damn, that was a full day!

Laminated a rad new T.rev for Raj down in Ventura, hotcoated god knows how many decks, then hit the road and surfed 'con for a few hours with the crowd, but the ones that you could pick off...mighty fine indeed!  On my way out I saw Mr.Cyrus Sutton rock dancing with his kneeboard, chatted with him for a few and then hung with Albers and Brandon on the washed up logs and chatted about huge tubes and schralpable nuggets.

Herbie and I got back to the shop as the sun was going down, Hiten and Nick came by to chat me up and played me some tunes as I got down with the grinder for a few...

Doesn't get much better than Mondays!

For All

Human rights? Animal rights? Equal rights?

Lets add big reeling rights to the list too, mkay?

photo:me