Knowing how much you guys like pics of boards here's one my nephew just got for his 21st. It was made by Dain Thomas from Byron. Its 9-4 x 22 7/8 x 2 3/4.
This is a little different to mine with its very kicked tail rocker. The rest of it is pure traditional log with the flat rocker, 50 / 50 rails and heavy glassing. This should really pivot turn well. The rails are really knifey and it feels really good under the arm.
Check the black / white fin. My nephews obviously stoked with it .
Yep she's brand new. Great glass job on it as well which is important. I think Dain worked for McTavish before he went out on his own.
Dain used to shape under the Sea label but has changed his brand to Zed. I dont know why but heres another pic of mine. The glassing and tint work are pretty good and the board goes good as well.
That's a classic looking board smh, do you surf it often and do you get concerned when its crowded
Also if you dont mind me asking, what's the damage to the hip pocket
PS, also good to see your lawn looking like a bowling green
asea,obct and I are proud bowlers as is Makaha
The glass on that one reminds me of those beautiful Cooperfish boards they have in the states.
Even the logo is reminiscent of the coopers.
I ride it mostly at the Farm and up the beach where its less crowded. Its a softish kind of beachbreak. That was $1650 back in 2007 and they're $1900 now.
Its a really hard blank and a double 8 ounce volane glass job and heavy as you could imagine. It will last a long time and doesnt have any noticable heel dents which I get a lot of on other boards.Thats a half inch cedar stringer in it as well.
I found the tint on the Cooperfish website and sent it to Dain. The colour I wanted was called kelp but its a more honey like colour. Doesn't really matter.
You cant really ride it in anything over head high and knee to waist high is ideal.
It trims really nice and swings around nice as well on that big pivot fin.
I rode it for the first time in about 2 months the other day and it took a while to get used to it again.
I really want to try the green one my nephew got.
I guess it was expensive but I reckon it will be around and still be in good nick as long as I look after it which I do.
Who knows in 30 years time it might be worth something.
Is it just me or, in an age of pop outs and machine shaped boards, the pendulum of importance, or if you like, coolness, appears to have swung away from the shaper and his craftsmanship and now leans more towards the skill of the glasser to deliver the uniqueness many crave in their boards?
I may have mentioned this before,there are a bunch of Koreans who are on a one year visa who are taking too many waves for most peoples liking,however they make their own boards and all are single fin tinted classic shapes.I did chat to a couple of them a few weeks back and the outcome was like this.
We have travelled for the past two and half years,Japan,America and now here in Australia for another six months.One of them is a shaper,the other the glass man and I guess the others just sit around.
If I get a chance I'll take some photos next time I bump into them, personally I cant wait for them to POQ,bloody wave hogs
No matter where the Koreans go they can always find work once they find others in the local Korean community.
The cleaning industry is a major employer, you'll often find that at night a big city building is being cleaned by a single ethnic group, usually Thia but often Korean.
It usually depends on the nationality of the head cleaner, they like to be able to communicate effectively with the others.
There is a way of dealing with wave hogs. I tend to drag out a ten footer when its crowded to make sure I get a few. There's nothing worse than a greedy surfer or a group of them who want every wave.
I guess their not bad blokes,they always seen to be laughing at the expense of one of them,they just need to learn they cant just take over the place like they have.
btw the boards are classic,as I said I will try to get some photos.
The good think is they will blow off just as quick as thet arrived,December they are heading to Sydney
look out obct for five long haired Koreans coming to a place near you soon[}:)]
look out obct for five long haired Koreans coming to a place near you soon[}:)]
Very witty obct for sure I will pass the advice on,I will probably see them in a few days.
I'll tell them the best waves and hot chicks are just south of Victoria and the trip involves an overnighter on a boat that carries cars and has nice little animals like this [}:)]
Found these on you know who's site,nice tint and the green one looks similar to the one smh posted,well colour anyway
looks like plenty of logging for the next 5 days will have to go to macs land,bring out the redline mac and drink 1/2 bottle of rum and you'll get 1/2 way up to the nose.
Talking about nice sprays/tints - when I was at Brett Munros last week I noticed that he is doing a lot of marble type tints on the bottoms/rails of his boards and they look like a million $.
Also why is it that most people who get custom logs want a very subdued spray/tint etc. I reckon that a modern reproduction of a classic shape is still a modern board and as such should get a bit of a modern look cosmetically as well - colour it up I say Actually while we are on the subject of logs I may as well upset someone so here goes:
Why do we ask our shaper to make us a reproduction of a board we owned in the 60s or 70s or we buy logs with similar plan shapes/rails/etc to the classics when in fact modern longboards are so infinately better than anything made back then. I know we love our redlines/noosa 66s and other similar new/old shapes but why not just buy/order a modern 10fter and have a board that is sooooooo much better than these older style logs and stop kidding ourselves that we are having a good time on these classic shapes. I have ridden all these new old boards and I really like them but I am the first to admit that you are nearly always making a compromise and telling yourself that its a great board when you actually know its not a great board - its actually a good board but you have just spent a months pay on it so it must be better than it actually is. If you want a log and you have got loads of disposable cash then knock yourself out - go get one of these new old babies and enjoy, but if you are not loaded (like me and most people I know) then I reckon you should talk to your shaper or retailer and source a really nice, modern 10fter that will suit the 1ft days on your local point but will still be just as happy on a 4ft day at your fave beach break and it will noseride/trim/turn/paddle well and will be a whole lot more easier to surf than an old or older style clunker.
Go on give it to me - I know I am not old enough to truly understand - its just my very own personal opinion and I know its not shared by too many out there.
I pick up what your putting down BB, may piss some people off but you get that
IMHO people ride what they ride cos it gives them the most joy. Some experiment and some dont. I dont really get involved in the "whats best" argument cos its pointless given the variable nature of the ocean and tha amount of surfcraft out there. Just stoked to have so many options really.
Fair points there Billboard. Theres no doubt that heavily glassed logs are limited to small waves. The weight of these boards, the flatter rocker. pivot fin and bottom contours mean they trim and noseride better than the modern shapes IMO. The weight is a big thing and it makes that type of board so smooth and stable.
I've got a 10 foot single fin and a 9 foot hp mal and they are great to ride but are not as good as the log to noseride ect. It depends on how you want to surf and I get a bit bored riding the same type of board all the time and like to mix it up a bit. I'm definately not stuck to just one thing.
I did have to save up for it though and I'm not blessed with a lot of cash but I dont really do anything else but surf .
I see guys that ride logs all the time but they're never around when it gets overhead.
If I was only allowed one board then it would be my 10 footer because it does most things I want to do. Here she is.
I forgot to add I've even got a handshaped bellyboard that I'll post some pics of.
Surfing is surfing no matter what you ride.
Actually while we are on the subject of logs I may as well upset someone so here goes:
This is the 9 footer he made me. I posted this one up before. Its really thinned out and is good in better waves.
