Was gonna wait until I got the finished boards in my hands before starting this thread, but it's been such a great experience dealing with John that I feel I have to share. Noticed him somehow on my Instagram about a year ago, but never went through with an order. When he popped up on EAST shaping with Ryan Burch, I saw it as a sign and sent him an email. From the start, John's been so open, friendly and responsive to any question I had. We had a few emails back and forth, then when I had decided on the two shapes I wanted, we had a WhatsApp chat to dial in the dims. Never had that experience from any other international shaper! He was super humble and cool to talk with - no arrogance or attitude. This was back in September, and since then he's been more active than me in sending me his thoughts and pics about the boards - wanted to know if I wanted channels, ideas about the glassing, nose scoops that were inspired by his partnership with Burch, resin art, pics of the boards in the process of being shaped. Gotta love that! Anyway, I haven't even touched the boards, but it's been a joy of an experience so far. Here are some pics:
This one is a 5'10 asym swallow tail made in Varial:
This one is a 6'6 Double Bump with a diamond nose and tail:
The 6'6 reminds of a stretched-out Vader which could be dreamy. I'll put up more pics when they get here towards the end of December. Yew!
Check out more of his stuff here:
Simon Shapes
Anyone ridden any of his boards?
This one is a 5'10 asym swallow tail made in Varial:
This one is a 6'6 Double Bump with a diamond nose and tail:
The 6'6 reminds of a stretched-out Vader which could be dreamy. I'll put up more pics when they get here towards the end of December. Yew!
Check out more of his stuff here:
Simon Shapes
Anyone ridden any of his boards?