Tuesday, October 20, 2009

The Green Machine

Back in college, the dorm affectionately referred to as KW (Keyes-Wasserman) was comprised of single occupancy rooms only. In college, single occupancy rooms exist for two reasons:
1. Occupant is seeking a tranquil venue for contemplation and study.
2. Occupant is seeking a tranquil venue for getting it on.
Both make sense to me.
So much so that when identically-initialed SF shred enthusiast KW expressed interest in a board, I waved all aspects of my formal vetting process (hazily-framed inquiries regarding beer and pornography preferences) and got to it.
The product, a double-wing quad fish, speaks to Kevin's interest in a more sustainable surfboard (100% recycled EPS foam, epoxy resin, bamboo fins) and my Atlantic Coast nostalgia. Either way, this floating venue will provide a platform for both contemplation and getting it on, surf-wise.
On a side note of appreciation, I'd like to point out that there are very few glassers out there highly skilled in EPS/epoxy applications. There are fewer still (in fact, I can't think of any offhand) who are masterful enough to tint--that's right, not opaque, but tint--over EPS foam. There are perhaps a handful of people in the world who would tint a shaped EPS blank, sand it, double pinline it with resin, create a custom matching resin logo, then gloss and polish it.
Did I mention Leslie also gardens, breeds reptiles, and plays a mean guitar?
101 bambo quads keep boards snappy and happy.

5 comments:

dwphotog said...

Gorgeous board!

Anonymous said...

...you forgot to mention that "the glasser" raises all kinds of weird chickens, orchids, and carnivorous plants! BAM!

turtle said...

gotta love a green fatty glass job. I still froth over that red tint, glossed and polished EPS/epoxy quad posted on sways a few years back.

HeadHighGlassy said...

Thanks for the props, all. Anonymous, listing all Fatty's zeals could take months. She's a passionate lady. Turtle, great blog. Linked ya.

Kirk said...

Soooo nice looking- how big? The dragonfly lam is, in surfer parlance, sweet.