sshhh...
i've ordered a new board
you see....
the genius is old
suffers from many stress fractures & is starting to delam
i rarely ride her anymore & i don't want her broken
the stewart hydrohull has suffered a few dings of late
a rail gash (that i thought the cute boy would never speak to me again over)
a rock puncture from our last trip south & it too suffers from several stress fractures
sonja....well....let's just say the latest damage to her was kept from me (for a couple weeks)
i'm sure the cute boy thought i would never speak to him again over it
eh...shit happens
boards get beat up
so...
the cute boy and i started discussing local (pnw) shapers & the quality of their work, but that conversation quickly digressed into a bitch fest
sure...there are a handful of shapers that make nice boards with decent glass jobs that i could go to
BUT...
i started with the 'i wonders...'
i wonder if so & so would be interested in making me a board...
i wonder how much he charges...
i really like the idea of using...promoting...the back yard guy....a grass roots guru
with the 'i wonders...' it didn't take me long to come up with someone
a fellow blogger
talented artist
beautiful board maker
so i sent him an email...
totally stoked that he was willing to take me on
ssshhhhh...........
i have a new board in the works
and i'm keeping it hush hush
hee!
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5 comments:
Should you surf a favorite that's coming apart at the seams...
Or retire/consign her to the rafters?
Ah the dilemma of old surfboards.
you gotta at least tell us who's makin it? Breaks Selection?
That's like a punk rock way of acquiring a new board... and a most excellent way i might add.
ras....not Breaks Selection. ;-)
i am totally stoked that the artist was willing to fit me into his very busy schedule.
..... mmmmm the smell of a new board! Color?
word veri = bless....... now that's a good omen!
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