Back to shape

Yeahhhhs!

Finally I'm back to shape.

My knee is getting better little by little.

And it's time to use new power tool.

My Hitachi is awesome!

I started to work on 6'2" 2+1fin board today.

It will come up nice and great.

Also I had a special guest today.

My best friend Jeff!

Thanks for come by!

Hitachi Power Planer Shaper's full custom.

Today,my best friend took me to San Diego

and we went to Mitch's Surf Shop

and I bought a brand new Hitachi power planer.

It's custom for surfboard shaper.

The mechanism that controls the cutting depth has been modified to make a full cut with only a quarter turn of the knob.
The new features include a modified rear handle
two way pass clearance
precision depth adjustment mechanism (sealed)
20' cord
Exhaust Attachment
and improved sealed bearings for more power.
And I put base extension.
Base extension to extend the base length of a hitachi surfboard shaping planer.
The stock base length is about 6"-3/8" .
The extension is about 9".
The longer footprint and heavier solid 6061 aluminum base improve the performance of the planer.
Pricision CNC machined.
The increased weight makes kickback minimal when you hit stringers.
The increased footprint length makes the planer track more evenly.

After that we went to do paipoboarding at Seaside Reef.

I haven't been in ocean for over two month.

So I had amazing time.

I love ocean.

I'm charged!

Today was good day.

Thanks Jeff!

Terry Martin's tool 2

Today,I went to see Terry and give him my hand made tool.He was so happy and we went to put it in his new shaping room at Hobie Surfboards in Dana Point.The room is looks so nice and all the light positioning is perfect and you can see inside of shaping room from outside while he's shaping.

I saw some Tyler Warren's blanks for bar of soap that looks so interesting and wondering me how he shape those.Yes,of course Tyler Warren will be shaping in same room and also you can watch him from outside.

After for a while we went back to his house.He and his wife bought a book for me and gave it to me.I'm so happy about their kindness and I appreciate it.So I gave them my favorite CD of Hawaiian music(Kohala).After that finally he asked me to have his old tool.Oh!my god!Of course I said "YES"I'm so happy today!He's used the tool years and years,so I think his soul into the tool and I use the tool and then our soul into surfboards I will shape!
Bring those legend shaper's soul to the future,that's what I want to do.

Terry Martin's tool

Terry told me that I have good eyes and skill,what I need is good tools and good shaping room.He has been teaching me how to make tools.He made some shaping block for me which is same as he use and those are really good.Then I want to return the favor and I found nice wood materials.He told me that I need one and I have extra material so I made one for him and I put his logo on it.

100% hand made.

Sorry for it can't be published whole shape.

Anyway,I'm excited to see him and show it to him.