Tuesday, April 27, 2010

christmas in july

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!

5 comments:

Wave Farmer said...

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.

ras said...

you gotta at least tell us who's makin it? Breaks Selection?

Kono said...

That's like a punk rock way of acquiring a new board... and a most excellent way i might add.

twin said...

ras....not Breaks Selection. ;-)

i am totally stoked that the artist was willing to fit me into his very busy schedule.

Gaz said...

..... mmmmm the smell of a new board! Color?

word veri = bless....... now that's a good omen!