PAKA Surf Designs AthensGA

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after the final gloss coat was applied. then a giant kamikaze moth dive bombed the tacky resin. DOH!

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bottom view of glossed board, showing the twin keel fins.

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the logo. Paka is Pat, in the Hawaiian language.

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PAKA Surf Designs…a High tech operation outta’ Athens GA.

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6′8″ Walker Blank, ready to be transformed into a Retro Fish shape.

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the blank’s been cut to shape, planed, and the rough shaping of rails and deck is completed.

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now the board just needs a little more detail work.

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almost ready for the final sanding and fiberglassing!

4 comments ↓

#1 wilsonjg on 07.14.08 at 6:55 am

That’s a sweet looking shape “P” ………….did you get to glass her this weekend??
-Joey

#2 news on 07.14.08 at 2:40 pm

them hippy fiberglass supplier doods in Washington State ain’t in no hurry about getting orders out…maybe the stuff will be here by this weekend.
oh well, it’s giving me time to work on my next shape, a 6′8″ egg.

#3 wilsonjg on 07.29.08 at 5:22 pm

An EGG SHAPE !! SWEET……..I’m sure you’ll make that one look as nice as the fish shape….

You really going 6′8′ on the egg shape??

#4 news on 07.29.08 at 5:30 pm

yeah, I got a deal on the 6′8″ fish/oldskool blanks.
the egg is gonna be more of a mini-longish board for my wife…she wants to paint on it.
www.robinart.com
as long as there’s no pink flowers and stuff, so I can ride it if I wanna…

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