Feel Good Saturday!
- November 9, 2009
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What a day at Foam E-Z this past Saturday was! It was great having Mark Bouvier in the shop again. Even with the short notice (via blog post), Foam E-Z customers came down to say hi to Mark and catch up with him. A big thanks to Nancy (Mark’s mom) for chauffeuring him down and sticking by his side to be sure all was as it should be. The buzz in the shop was unreal not to mention the shaping going on in the Shaping Box and next door at Aloha Glassing. Only shaping his fifth board, Dan tried his hand at an “Old School Pig” 9’6″ Nose Rider. He got really crazy and flipped the blank nose to tail to try get more tail rocker and less nose! Mark got dusty too as he walked Dan through the beginning stages of the shape process. The day wasn’t without it’s legends, as Robert August showed up to shape a 7’6″ Seventies Gun for his nephew and Mike Minchinton shaped a five fin bonzer out of a neat two stringer wedge blank. It was cool seeing Robert August and Minch talking shop with Mark.
We’re hoping to get Mark in the shop on upcoming Saturdays. We could surely use his help and good spirits. A big benefit party for Mark Bouvier, “Give some dough to a bro”, is in the works. We’ll be posting the details as they come up, please keep checking back.
Thanks for your support-
Brad/Grant/Mark
2 comments on “Feel Good Saturday!”
Great shots Brad, so glad it was documented!!
Mike Minchinton hand shapes all his surfboards boards with old school soul. He can shape all the vintage boards like the Soul Salvation Stinger Surfboard on his website. Of course he buys his blanks at Foam E-Z!
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