Finished and Headed Out. 27.5" x7" (waiting for snow series)

...this asymmetrical skateboard is finally gripped and gone. It caught some good press allowing december to make it to the blogging big time.

...designed, pressed, and shaped by hand with a healthy little kick, comfy concaves and just enough grip for some summertime barefoot crusing..whether its for dawn surf checks, dropping into local bowls, or just pedaling up to the store killing time until the first snow drops...its super light and as strong as a rock or rock maple!...not sure what the asym part does, my guess its a goofyfooters dream.

Kirk at Foam and Function and A Day At the Beach blog posted a quick piece on it. Thank You Kirk....

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wheel bite

this custom big boy gets wheel wells....42.25"x 9.25".... some resin pinlines, a tiny graphic and two coats of clear and this board is done...

Sean K. working the Burton Approach??

another great shot ...sean revolting against bindings...

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*couple of decent waves today

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production notes

working on wheel wells for steve n.h.'s dry land board

...we had such damp rainy weather the past few weeks, its been difficult to seal boards, (the marine spar stays tacky) but things are going well. I hope everyone else is getting better weather....I heard Tuckerman's is "closed" for the season, but I have been there in late june and early july before, and there seemed to be plenty of snow...maybe its time to take a trip in a week or two.. I have a couple ideas I would love to check test out....might have to hike four hours to see if they'll work ...

Front / Back

front

back

over the weekend

that dog stands about five and half feet tall

..crumbly but fun

...ah the new press ...snowskate mold...and snowskate top deck being pressed....

7 plys of maple

......each veneer is hand picked, sorted,sanded, and rubbed with tack cloth before its glued up and hydraulically pressed .....more to come

....here are the "finished" shots of the vertically laminated "asym" fish...sent this deck to Starfish Magazine about a week ago as a thank you for all their help this season...I had a great time making this one, down the road I'm gonna build this same shape using 7 plys of maple....this one is made out of solid cherry with a cedar "stringer"..

super hooked on this tune from the movie Life Aquatic

..broke the bottle jack press just after pressing this one last week..it's amazing what a 8 ton jack can do to a 4x4 post....got a good lead on another press so I should be pressing decks by mid-week....much more info on this deck to follow (red stripe)

violet mist is the name of this paint...

found some really skinny xbands'... but their just long enough for a street deck...so had to pin on another six more inches to make fit LSS 42" deck...

...cross band is 1/20 of an inch thick...real nice stuff...

great weather and fun waves this weekend....need a repeat

SEAN K. Shots

ahh...snowskating...great shots sean... thanks...

SANDING Video (caution: it's like watching someone sand wood!)

...perfect weather today (even heard there was waves), decided to work in the backyard...the view is from my little shed..(makeshift boogieboard bench to prevent dings in cedar while working) ....happy memorial day...

can "i" get it to carpet ollie?

Sanding

roughing out shape

Asymetrical fish tail Skateboard 5-25-09

the blank...cherry and cedar

Asymetrical Skateboards..... more coming soon

asym tail deck (solid cherry/cedar)
asym nose deck (7 ply maple)

roughed them out this weekend ...tons of fun to make

Tom Curren Russian Surf Trip.

1:58 is textbook

Back to Production

there has been tons of waves lately (lots of playtime)... but thankfully the latest materials have arrived and its time to finish up production for winter/spring 2009 season...

There will be enough maple left for a custom deck if anyone is interested in a very late season snowskate or deck...let me know, also I should be getting a small order of wood in june for some 70's style skate decks, which will be available over the summer...and a very large order of maple for july to begin making snowskates and a couple of new prototypes for the upcoming late fall/early winter 2009 season...

not sure which direction the blog's gonna go in the next couple of months, should it take a rest or go "full steam ahead"?... heres' a pic of new maple veneers...very stoked, new prototype photos coming soon... as usual I hope everyone is getting quality riding conditions too, and feel free to add a comment..haha

Welcome SEAN K.

.................SEAN "the Primordia" shot me an email with interest in joining the december team....to make a long story short, Sean will be riding for december. We are stoked... this ripper has an excellent attitude...Sean was recently featured in the "Primordia" segment of Starfish Magazine April Fool Issue...and to make it even a smaller world my own father as a wee grom grew up a few streets down from him...good karma... looking foward to seeing more of Sean in the magazines in the future....

.....I would quickly like to thank steve LSS for his feedback and help in development these past couple of months, those thinner veneeers I custom ordered for your next deck should be coming in a week from tomorrow stevo...more to come...

More KEELS

Wolle Nyvelt's Swift Keel Fish

Wolle in action

wolle's deep powdersnowskate (my personal favorite all time looking board, that board has the greatest LESS is MORE look I have ever seen)

Master shaper and Flex Guru Steve Pendarvis holding up my brother's Keel fish PENDOFLEX

another pendo keel, and the greatest keel of them all the mini-simmons by hydrodynamica , swift (white board) aka the CASPER...

.....ah keels, the fin that fails and corrects at the same time....if you travel a keel fish is a board that must be packed.....poached some pictures of top DOG snowskater wolle riding his swift keel fish from the swift movement blog....(thank you swift)

my friend's skip

the old moonlight glassing frog laminate..

this board belongs to one of the nicest guys in the world, ironicly it was shaped by a legendary nice guy.....

tons of waves coming in lately from what I've heard.... I hope everyone's getting good riding conditions...