Happy Birthday to the Marine Corps

today is the birthday of the United States Marine Corps and i just wanted to say thank you to all the 'devil dogs' who sacrifice for the rest of us here at home.

extra special shout out to my brother, gunnery sgt troy britton, who is currently abroad doing his thing... much love and respect.

chromeo-e-o-e-o

i lost my digi cam about a month ago hence the reason for lack of updates...

so for the time being i will try to keep you entertained with some other fun stuff.  like so...


(borrowed from the drift blog)

5'6'' x 19 1/2'' FM

available at Fairman's in the Dub-C...

Dark Fall the movie

so rad...

5'10'' x 19 1/2'' x 2 3/8''

for chris stelman in tom's river, nj

5'10'' x 19'' x 2 3/8''

bought before she even left the shop.  thanks rich



(this photo was taken before sanding)

colors...

my new board under the uv lights...

shadows...

i may have mentioned this before but i love the shadows that the side lights throw on a freshly shaped blank.  this is my first attempt at a 'bonzer' bottom.  this is a 6'0'' speed egg for those summer waves on the right coast...

At Fairmans in West Chester tonight for First Friday

first off, i have been slacking on the postings once again...my bad. i have been taking some pics but i havent had any time to update.

anywho, we will be at Fairman's in the Dub-C tonight from 6pm to 9pm. stop in to check out a new board, talk surf / design, or just say hello.

if you havent read any of alan weisbeckers books i cant recommend them strongly enough. i always say that one day i'm going to disappear into central america and sleep in hammock and surf all day but who knows if i will actually have the courage to follow through

finished board for jay f.

finished product...




...and handmade cutaway keel fins. these were my first attempt at bamboo fins. they turned out really well and i am hooked.

hybrid fish for jay fredrick #1

jay originally ordered a retro fish, but after some discussion in the shaping room about his old board and what he wanted from his new board, this is what we came up with...




p.s. i officially hate my photo host site. i have resized and reloaded these pictures numerous times and still...

twin fin delivered

i have been slacking in my posts.  will attempt to rectify the situation.  here is the finished twin fin from previous posts.  i made some bamboo fins for her but neglected to take pictures, so you'll just have to take my word for it...






sorry about the lousy pics. i have been wrestling with my photo host for 30 mins and i'm going to throw my laptop out the window. will try to fix later when i have a cooler head

finless project

inspired by a video i saw of derek hynd doing 360's spins on the face of wave and it looked like so much fun... i have no idea if this will work or not but it was fun to shape (but probably not fun to glass) and hopefully even more fun to ride.  will letcha know

wax buddy..... ya heard??

many thanks to the crew at wax buddy.  a great product from good people.  buy a surfboard, get a wax buddy.  yyeeaahhhh!!!

twin fin gets some color

mmmm... orange

boards # 2& 3

at Fairman's in West Chester. check em out if your in the area..

twin fin

dropped off the first 2 decibel boards to Fairman's in the Dub-C last week. here is a twin fin that will be joining them soon