2015 ULTIMATE CRAFTSMAN PROJECT

2nd Place Honors for my Checkerboard Stringer "Dream Model" Surfboard!

Congrats to Gene Cooper on his outstanding board and for taking first place at the Boardroom Show!! Here were the participants:

Roger Hinds
Travis Reynolds
Marc Andreini
Gene Cooper

Watch The Three Part Series of My Ultimate Craftsman Videos Here!

Roger Hinds The Checker Board Part 1 of 3 HD

In part 1, Roger Hinds walks us through the process of sourcing, milling, cutting, and gluing the 3,400 year old sequoia into a first-of-its-kind checkerboard stringer.

Roger Hinds' Checker Board (Part 2 of 3)

Roger Hinds The Checker Board Part 3 of 3 HD

In part 3, Roger discusses the process of stripping the glass off the board to reshape the rails and then re-laminating, sanding, and polishing to finish the project.