Bob's Convertible 5-fin XXL Mush Buster glassed.

This wave is for Mom! Thanks Mom!

Preview of Greg's custom Super Dyna-Glyde

Scott's custom Dyna-Egg in EPS/Epoxy

Scott, Jim Hodges did the best he could to get the "Safety Cone Orange". He mentioned he went through 3 buckets of Epoxy resin with his custom orange tint to get this color. I hope you like it. It's not fluorescent but it's damn bright! LOl..

Jeff's custom Bryd-Fish II w/ Scalloped Hulls glassed

UPDATE 8/21/10 From Jeff;
It's really pathetic that it's taken this long to get some waves big enough to put this board through the paces. Well, this morning I finally was able to get a few. I absolutely love this board! Paddles into everything, unbelievable speed and turning ability. Incredible section beater. My first two waves today I got dropped in on because they thought there was no way I'd beat the section. They were wrong.

The Bryd fish design is my personal all time fave and I love em in waves big and small. Don't sleep on this design, check it out.

JS

Preview of Jim's custom Dyna-Glyde in poly

Byron's custom Katana back from Oceanworks

Jeff's custom Bryd-Fish II w/ Scalloped Hulls

This is Jeffs 4th Bryd-Fish, this is his first Bryd-Fish II with the Scalloped hull bottom contours. Although similar in outline with the previous gen Bryd-Fish the rockers and foils have been changed for more drive from the front and quicker response with new tail rocker along with the quad set up and scalloped concaves.

Bob's Convertible 5-fin XXL Mush Buster

Aloha Bob your new XXl Mush Buster will be sent to the glasser on Weds. Should be back in couple weeks. Call me when you get back.

W>

Scott's custom Dyna-Egg in EPS/Epoxy

New strain off the Dyna-Glyde DNA. The new Dyna-Egg, features the basic rocker and foils as the original DG's. The template has been changed for a refined egg outline, still full but less bulk on the ends than the Dyna-Glyde in the same widths. The channels have also been moved with a bias towards the outside rails to increase drive and release from the new quad fin placements.

Rails incorporate the Double Apex which allows for a thinner peripherial apex for sensitivity and added bite, the upper deck apex adds volume to the deck for added volume for extra flotation.

Can be ridden as a Quad / Tri / or as Single with a long box or even as a 5-fin.

Byron's custom Katana

The Katana, the next blade in the series of "racey" round pins for some serious slicing in and around the pit.

Byron, hope the season is going well! See you when you get back in town. W>

Greg's Custom Tanto

Whew!

Kawika's Custom XXL Mush Buster

UPDATE 8/25/10 from Kawika
Hi Wayne,

Rode the Mush Buster all weekend (including today) and I can't believe how well it rides with some size behind it. Was a bit worried with the flat rocker and it only being 6'3" but I had no trouble getting into waves and it rode unreal. Thank you for another magical shape.

Kawika

Steve's custom Panacea glassed

Steve's your remedy is ready!

Albert's custom XXL Mush Buster

Steve's Twin Keel "The Panacea"

Steve called me a couple weeks ago wondering if I would be interested in trying to replicate a very special fish from another shaper. He mentioned that he has purchased a couple replacements from the original shaper and was not happy with either shape. He had also mentioned that he has been trying to get this shape replicated from a whole list of "fish" shapers up and down the Ca coast to no avail.

Sensing his frustration of not finding an able shaper to "get close" or find a decent "interpretation" of his said "Magic Fish" shape. After speaking to Steve at length and finding out that he has been surfing that same haunts as I have over the years I realized that he was very knowledgeable about shapes and what works for him. I then realized that there must be something unique about this shape that was not so easily shaped, my interest in his "Magic Fish" was piqued, I had to take a look at what this shape was about.

After analyzing the shape, there were many unique areas of the shape that would be difficult to reproduce from stock blanks available. I always begin analyzing a shape by the deck rocker as this is where the entire foundation of the shape begins. This is where most shapers would start by analyzing the bottom rocker first with out taking into consideration the deck rocker after the fact. Both top and bottom rockers need work to work in unison together, a shift of an 1/8" forward or backward will make or break a "magic shape". The top and bottom rockers need to be aligned precisely. All other elements are critical but I have found this is the most critical, rail foil, bottom, contours, etc,.. not as much.

With the unique nose rocker and the length at over 6'10" and +12" width from tip to tip / fish swallow no stock blanks were available. A custom rockered blank was in order so, I asked Steve we should add some style points since we have to custom order a blank. He decided on a triple stringer wedge-cut with 1/8" cedar. So a pre shape lay out was in order to get the tips of the swallows aligned precisely with wedge cut stringers. Thanks to Jeff Holtby and the guys at USBlanks they nailed the glue-up. With a wedge glue up being just a few degrees off on the angle cuts will sour any plans of your tips being in the precise location.

I hope I nailed the shape, fingers crossed. Proof is in the pudding, atleast that's what Steve told me.... We'll see.