KNOT REALLY DEAD

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Tyler Warren crossed paths with a marooned angel last weekend and shared a moment with it comparing notes on the subjects of fin templates and the inevitable...
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"This is not a tear, I'm knot really dead... just turning into something else..."







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Note: Looks like Paul Gross & Spencer Kellogg shared a similar encounter sometime ago as well.
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FIBRE GLAS FIN CO

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Larry Allison of Fibre Glas Fin Co is a stoker— A wealth of fin history and design knowledge gained from decades of experience that he shares openly. Graham of Shelter made a fin run to F.G.F.Co yesterday, and I jumped in for the ride. Here's a few pics through the halls of Fibre Glas Fin Co, where fins are made far, far away from China:
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Fin templates that are in constant monthly production, shelved in the laminating room.
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And heaps more templates stashed in another.
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Fin panel lamination.
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Cut and Foil.
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MELLOW GUNMAN

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Met one hell of a mellow, nice guy at the beach yesterday. He made the fin, the 9' board was shaped by RGK— Something came off that thing that just made ya feel good.
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We were talkin' surf and his parting words were, "Sometimes it's more of a thought than it is an actualality."
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INCREASE THE SIZE OF YOUR FLEX DIRECTION! PROVEN RESULTS!!!

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I love the 9" Narrow base GL Flex fin by Fibre Glass Fin Co— Noticeably more spring than the True Ames L-Flex fins. Recently picked up a 10" Wide base GL Flex at Shelter.
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The wide base GL fins are a bit stiffer than the narrow GLs. I wanted the length of the 10" with the more pronounced flex of a narrow base. Used the 9"N to trace and blend an outline onto the 10"W. Jeff Beck cut it out and re-foiled it.
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The newly modified 10"N with the original 9"N.
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FIN & FINS

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Waves small. Good for a few lines then a quick swim.
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Good to feel the whole body coursing through water. Always beats taking the time to shower at home.
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KNIFE WAY TO START THE DAY

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FINS FOR THE CAMEL TOE

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I sacrificed a dawn patrol opportunity this morning to go draw up a fin template for the Camel Toe with the Dove.
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For this board I want long based twin fins, but at the same time I don't want all that base glassed on the tail to retard its flex. The solution we went with was to notch out the rear of the fin to reduce the amount of base tied to the board... form must follow function. Plus, though I've never ridden notched fins, they supposedly have a bit of good "twang" to them as seen in a Rastovich interview that Pranaglider/23 Breaths posted a while back.
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