Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Bob Johnson's Custom Triple stringer Gun
1. Your Name: Bob Johnson
2. Your Brand name: Custom Surfboards by Bob Johnson
3. How did you hear about us? Surfline
4. How was your initial experience at Foam E-Z? Excellent! A great experience.
5. Why did you want to build your own board? I just always have had it in me since I was a kid.
6. Shape of finished board? Hybrid longboard gun round pin
7. Size of finished board: Length 9’1" Nose 12" Width 23" Tail 12-1/4" Thickness 3- 1/8
8. What blank did you use? 10’6 A blue custom triple stringer (bass & cedar)
9. How was your board building experience? Always epic !
10. Did you use videos, books, web, other? Just my hands and brains
11. What do you wish you knew going into this project? How fun it would be.
12. What would you recommend to someone else for their first time? Patience
13. What tools did you find most useful? Any tool that is used correctly with skill.
14. Where did you run into trouble? Where didn't I? That is board building, always solving problems and then eliminating them next time aka. Experience!
15. What kind of fin system did you use and why? Single fin box. The board was built primarily for Sunset in Hawaii and big La Jolla reef breaks, therefore it is much easier to travel with a removable fin system. Next, I love the ability to lay it on a rail and the smoothness and feel of a single fin gun in big waves.
16. Did you glass the board and what was that experience like? Yes, Fantastic !
17. Where did you shape and glass your board? Garage (shop)
18. What type of board do you want to make next? Too many to list, but a keel fin fish and a big glider are up there on the list.
Thanks to everyone at Foam E-Z for all they have done for me. I have never known a better, nicer group of guys with skills to boot ! I have actually been building boards for about 6 years now and things are coming together. Please allow me to thank the following for their help and support:
*My Mom and girlfriend
*San Clemente legend and red hot ripper Mike Andreason for his assistance with board design, R &D, feedback and other mayhem……..
*David, Austin and Adam Ferreira
*Jack Reeves
*Craig Chapman
*Bruce Jones
*Greg Martz
*The Chipper
*Sunset Beach HI
*The stick 6 crew
*The Foam E-Z crew
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2 comments:
Did you glass that bad boy yourself? That thing is buffed out like a madman. Props. Beautiful board.
Bobby, you have taken some liberties with the usage of "legend" and "ripper" but thanks for the acknowledgment! You're a skilled craftsmen and a fine artist. It's been an absolute pleasure working with you on board designs and as one of your test pilots over the years, you make a fine board! Cheers, Mike A.
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