salted surfcraft

The Stump

2011-06-26T10:11:00.000-07:00

A mini-simmons-bar-of-soap experimental shape.
Single to double to single concave, the double being just forward of and through the fin area. Speed Dialer Turbo fins set at 6 degrees instead of the "natural" 8 built into the Lokbox base.
Pinched rails, easing in intensity as they go from nose to tail. Slight flip right at the first 6 inches of the nose, otherwise fairly low, consistent rocker all the way.
Dims: 5'2" x 21 x 17 3/8 Nose x 18 1/4 Tail x 2 1/2
Start to finish by me.
Sanded finish. Pictures taken in a hurry, as you can see it's already waxed, heading out the door for the maiden voyage.

Pig Deluxe

2011-06-03T17:16:00.000-07:00

Custom build Pig shape, inspiration from a 1960's Hobie pig.
Opaque resin panels and resin pinlines, custom built fin.
Dimensions: 9' X 21 7/8" X 16 3/4" X 15 3/4" X 3 1/8"
Handshape, glass, colorwork, fin, sand and polish by me.

Another one for myself

2011-01-21T10:39:00.000-08:00

I've been having to replace boards in my quiver, this is the latest.
6' X 19" X 2 18"
Sanded finish, carbon fiber tail patches, F4 RTM Hex Fiberglass Fins. Fast and maneuverable! All work start to finish by me. Sorry for the crappy photos :-(

Pinky

2010-12-19T13:03:00.000-08:00

One for myself. Sorry I couldn't wait to get the pad and wax on it before taking my poor quality photos.
5'10" Twin with full MR bottom contours and fluted wings but modernized rail foils and less thickness/volume.
Future Fins Vectors. Sanded finish, carbon fiber rail patches. Pink checkers for that totally tubular '80's look.
Start to finish by me.

The Morton

2010-11-27T11:13:00.000-08:00

New owner Brett with his 5'9" "Morton" shape.
5'9" x 19.5 x 2.35. Single concave through the bottom. Diamond tail to shorten the rail line. 3 fin setup for use as a twin + trailer, or as a thruster. Sanded finish with carbon fiber rail patches.

The Chad

2010-05-25T10:04:00.000-07:00

Another happy rider: 6'6" daily driver. Thanks to the fantastic Moonlight Glassing crew and 101 Fins for the great work glassing this while I'm looking for a new workspace to get back to doin' it myself!

Billabong Art of Shaping

2009-09-10T13:09:00.000-07:00

I had the privilege to be part of the team creating the Bear Mirandon / Surboards La Jolla entry into the ASR/Billabong AOS Event
Shape and airbrush by Bear Mirandon - Porpoise big wave gun
Glassing and pinlines by Nicholas Mirandon Link
Color flow by Eli Mirandon Link
Sanding and polishing by Alan_M
See you at the show!

Orange crusher

2009-05-19T21:49:00.001-07:00

6'2" performance outline 5 fin bonzer. Sanded finish, Lokbox system. Start to finish by me. Mad love to the Cambpell Brothers! Thanks to the Front 'n' Centries for their input.
6'2" x 12 1/4 N x 19 1/2 W x 14 3/8 T x 2 3/8"

Fader

2009-04-18T07:53:00.000-07:00

Black's Beach destroyer: 6'2" x 18 1/4 x 2 3/8, double barrel concaves, medium + rocker for both tube hunting and vertical assault, Lokbox fin setup for versatility, sanded finish. Handcrafted start to finish by me. Photos by me.

EVHQ

2009-02-02T09:21:00.001-08:00

Eddie Van Halen Quad (EVHQ) tribute board. 5'8" fish, Canard Turbo fins. Wet sanded gloss finish. Handcrafted start to finish by me. Crappy photos by me.

PCQ

2008-07-06T16:49:00.001-07:00

Custom quad 6"4"
All work by me start to finish: shaping, glassing, boxing, plugging, pinstriping, sanding, polishing.
Color concept by customer.
Thanks to PetCobra for the outdoor pix.

LB o' JB

2008-06-05T07:25:00.000-07:00

Custom James Brown tribute performance noserider for L.A. ripper Surfsister:
9"1" x 22 5/8 x 18 1/2 x 14 x 2 3/4
Nose concave through to entry plane quickly transitioning to gently increasing rolled vee through the rest of the board.
2 + 1 with Lokbox sides, modern tucked rails, hard edge tail. Moderate/low rocker with moderate nose an tail kick. Full in core area, strong foil to nose and tail.
Made to drive hard with ability to get some tip time too.
Color panels on foam, comp band and stencil on hotcoat. Gloss and wetsand finish.
Shape and colorwork by me. Laminating by Moura Glassing. Boxes, hotcoat, glosscoat and sanding by me. Color/ stencil concept by Surfsister.
Sorry for the crappy photos.

Got Lams?

2008-05-31T21:25:00.001-07:00

Yes, yes I do.
Which you gonna choose for your next customer order?

Logo Time

2008-05-20T17:46:00.000-07:00

Been working on finalizing the new logo. The new printing process will allow me to do any color, or combination, or any gradient, at any time. We have come up with this so far, and will just be doing a few tweaks to finish it all out. I had this rasta fade one in mind for a performance longboard that's in the works.

Processing

2008-04-30T20:22:00.000-07:00

Some folks like to see the process.
Here is a custom order, just finished the laminating.
This is the performance longboard in previous pix that were just the shaped blank.

Takeoff

2008-02-27T16:36:00.000-08:00

Here it is, the new blog.
Same as the old blog....
Well, anyway, I'm actually going to start with boards from the old blog.
For the uninitiated, I've shaped under the Contraband label, but am now currently shaping Salted Surfcraft. You will see pix from previous and current labels below.
Enjoy.

5"11" 5 fin "Octafish" style bonzer

6' Mark Richards style twin fin

6'1" Mark Richards style twin fin