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| Here's how Johnny hand-crafts wood boards. You can see the end result is one bitchin' board... Whether it's wood, foam or epoxy boards, every step in the process has his fullest attention to detail. Quality craftsmanship thru 'n' thru. (You can click each image to enlarge.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnny at Work | 
Examining the balsa and redwood that will be used to put together the board. |
Laying out the rocker template guide. |
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Cutting in the rocker... |
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Prepping the surface for gluing. |
Gluing each piece together... |
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Inspecting it before putting on the plan shape. |
After being secured in multiple bar clamps, the blank is finally ready to be worked on. |
Using the plainer to keep the wood the same thickness... |
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The blank is ready for the template guides for the shape. |
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Positioning the guides on the blank and drawing it out. |
You can see the shape of the board. |
The shape is cut out with the sawzall. |
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Finishing the shape of the board, he then takes the plainer and fine tunes the shape of the board. Here is rounding off the rails. It then goes to the glass shop... |
At the Glass Shop | 
This Doug Fletcher, MASTER GLASSER and one of the best in the Santa Cruz area. |
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Doug putting on the fin for the MAKAHA BIG WAVE BOARD. |
Dave making sure there are no bumps in the glass job. |
This is Dave Aronovici, MASTER SANDER and GLOSSER. |
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| The Final Product | 
This is the bottom of the board that you see Johnny shaping. |
This the top of the board that you see Johnny shaping. |
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Knots that are in the redwood on the rails of the board. |
The deck. |
Our signatures. |
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Johnny Rice Hand-Shaped Custom Surfboards Longboards Santa Cruz California | Tel: 831-423-0175 |
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