Widow Modifications

This was much needed...

The Widow and the Mackie

Australian Blood

The new/larger side bites

Grinded down to the fin marks.

Here is a shot of the older fins standing up against the new ones...I had to swap out the olders smaller fins for the larger ones with more surface area. I has having big troubles with the board sliding out on the bottom turns...hopefully these new ones will give the board the little extra hold it needs.

Again you can see the old fin laying up on the new ones.

The new fins were made using the original side bite template that Andrew Kidman took off of his own board "The Crush". They were sent to me via snail mail about a year ago. With the perspective surf on the way I thought this might be a nice opportunity to get this board back in the water. I'll sink her into some turns over the next few days and report back... Stay tuned

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this board, click here for more

A head nod...

Fine lines drawn in by Mr. Mick Mackie. Lines proply erased by the churning wash that trails. Only a few moments immortalized. Mick is the regular footed chap on the black railed blade surfing the rights. Master craftsman, creative genius and a brilliant surfer. "He's a legend" as Ank would say. If anyone is a legend in his eyes they are a legend in mine. A head nod to a fellow craftsman in a similar pursuit. Respect.

pulling mussels from a shell

summer vibes

The Royal Standard

Another sibling in the Kidman/Clams series. This one, the only keel. The black sheep in the family of 2+1's. Keeping the equation simpler. Bound for the land of rain and fog.

6'9 Long Fish Keel for Jamie Breuer

Shape - Kidman/Clams

Fin - Daniel Partch

Paint - Kidman

Glass - Ed Fawess

Sand and Tune - Mark Petrocelli

Quality Control - Mike Becker

Photos - Shawn Roche

Once again wouldn't be possible without each and every person involved.

Big thanks and tuff respect.

Widow for Dutchie

6'6 Thumb tail widow

Widow for The Dutchmaster himself. Board, fins and paint done by me in correspondence with Dave Parmenter and Andrew Kidman. Laminated by Ed Fawess. Sanded by Mark Petrocelli. Quality Control by Mike Becker and Natures Shapes Glassing. Photos by Shawn Roche.

This board would not be possible without every single one of these people. Friends are family.

Respect.

The OK corral

Boards alla Parmenter/Kidman/Clams

there was a long keel in there as well...

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Custom Long Fish Keel for "Domestic" Ty's (Formerly China Ty) brother Jamie...Keeping it semi-domestic on the other side of the pond! with the Australian/Italian collaboration board. This has got me thinking...Should we have name this board "The Transcontinental Bullet". This board will see lands and waves that I've never seen or surfed. There's something that really excites me about that. If surfboards could talk they'd have amazing stories to tell...

Widow Maker Pt.4

Speed Kills. Black Elephant Guns. Rhino Chasing. "The Clint". Fitzgerald style single fin shaped for Jon Bless looking peculiar doing a headstand.

Custom fresh mutz with 6 channels for the Dutchie and his Food Blog

6'6 x 19 3/4 x 2 5/8

its been a long time coming but its finally shaped!

the kid and the camera

A collection of capturingz by Knuckle Head C