Friday, March 27, 2009

For Sale..........





USED BUT LOVED MANDALA w/ AK4 fins
(a few repaired dings and pressure dimples on the deck)

double wing quad fish

~ double into single concave
~ flat deck, down rails
~ tapered basswood stringer
~ choice of AK4, or Canard Quad Cutaway fins (CQC)

~ 100% hand-shaped

~ Infinite gratitude to Rich Pavel...

Saturday, March 14, 2009

"FIN"ished

I finished foiling the redwood fins and now I am ready to glass. I need to place an order for the supplies. I can't wait to get out on this little rocket.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Training Day!

On Sunday, Monia and I were lucky enough to get to hang out with our good friends Chris and Erin's lovely daughter Ida. We took her to the park for the afternoon so that the parents could rest and relax a bit, which I know now after only an afternoon of having a kid, was well deserved.
Ida is one of the most beautiful little girls I know and it was a treat to spend some time with her. Speaking of treats, we spoiled her a bit with ice cream and a huge chocolate chip cookie. I guess it was good training for Monia and I. One day, not too soon........hehe.


Monday, March 9, 2009

Cut!!!


The fins are cut. Now I need to foil.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Redwood

A big chunk of beautiful red wood arrived in the mail. I needed to take a chip off the old block so I can cut out the 2 fins for the little wooden guy. I sliced it off and I'm letting it set a day or so and let the wood do what it wants to ie warp/bend. It's the nature of wood. Then I can put it through the planer, cut out the fins and hand foil.