Im a big dude that needs lots of foam under me, can you make it in maybe 6′ 6” x 21 x 3 1/2″ – sumthing near these dims? thanks alot and I really love this board design, looks like its fast as heck!
Nice shape, channels, colorwork, finish, etc…but can someone explain what advantage those multi-angular fins might have? How could they possibly deliver a fluid flow of water over them? (…without breaking up or releasing the waterflow?) Water likes to hug a curved surface. I’m definitely not bashing the design or anything, don’t get me mistaken, but I’d like to hear Tomo describe the thought process behind them and what advantage they might give to the performance of the board. Intrigued, I guess you could say. Fins are key. ^^^
Daniel is flying back to Australia this afternoon. He shaped 4 stock boards for the new surf shop over the weekend. Maybe he will comment on this post when he gets home and settled in.
hey guys, all my models are handshaped so it is just a matter of scaling up any particular design to suit the rider and their abilitys. As for the fins, they are a result of concepts for reducing the drag on the fins without comprimising the conrol or drive. The leading edges have 2 specific purposes. 1. drag reduction (higher potentiual top end speed). 2. they alow the fin to turn sharper arcs or even angular turns on the wave. the key to the successfull function of these fins are tips are super flexible so that they will hold the laminar flow without cavitation, the end result is a fin that will turn sharply whilst providing rapid acceceleration through the turn.
This one is 6’0″ x 19 1/2″ x 2 5/8″
Anonymous
December 29, 2009Gimmie some more J.P.
I need a little more.
daniel Gutman
December 29, 2009that’s so whack… whack whack whack.
Anonymous
December 29, 2009i don’t know about the boards but the graphics do go with the shape and feeling of the shape
Anonymous
December 29, 2009Yo those boards are off the hook.
Paul
December 29, 2009Im a big dude that needs lots of foam under me, can you make it in maybe 6′ 6” x 21 x 3 1/2″ – sumthing near these dims? thanks alot and I really love this board design, looks like its fast as heck!
Tim from HI.
December 29, 2009Nice shape, channels, colorwork, finish, etc…but can someone explain what advantage those multi-angular fins might have? How could they possibly deliver a fluid flow of water over them? (…without breaking up or releasing the waterflow?) Water likes to hug a curved surface.
I’m definitely not bashing the design or anything, don’t get me mistaken, but I’d like to hear Tomo describe the thought process behind them and what advantage they might give to the performance of the board. Intrigued, I guess you could say.
Fins are key.
^^^
Surfy Surfy!
December 29, 2009Daniel is flying back to Australia this afternoon. He shaped 4 stock boards for the new surf shop over the weekend. Maybe he will comment on this post when he gets home and settled in.
Anonymous
December 30, 2009Hey JP,
What are the sizes of the stock boards he shape for your shop?
Scott
December 30, 2009I love outside the box thinking! GO TOMO!!!
Clams
December 30, 2009How do I get one? seriously…
eric
December 30, 2009How much $ are the stock boards?
Tomo
January 1, 2010hey guys, all my models are handshaped so it is just a matter of scaling up any particular design to suit the rider and their abilitys.
As for the fins, they are a result of concepts for reducing the drag on the fins without comprimising the conrol or drive. The leading edges have 2 specific purposes. 1. drag reduction (higher potentiual top end speed). 2. they alow the fin to turn sharper arcs or even angular turns on the wave. the key to the successfull function of these fins are tips are super flexible so that they will hold the laminar flow without cavitation, the end result is a fin that will turn sharply whilst providing rapid acceceleration through the turn.
Anonymous
January 2, 2010Tomo for prez !!!