Happy Couple – A Perfect Match
Johnny recently wrapped up these two killer boards, custom designed and built for some music industry heavies (who chose not to be named). Built as wedding gifts, this 9′ Root and 8′ Steamer were designed to go together forever. With wood-burned art by our pal Randy Gaetano that mates when the boards stand rail-to-rail, the effect is pretty stunning as you can see from the shots Nick took out in the barn.
We normally book-match planks in our boards’ tops and bottoms so that there is a mirror image of grain on either side of the centerline. Because Johnny split the bookmatched planks between them, each of these boards shares wood from the same tree, one reflecting the beauty of the other, but each still wonderfully unique on its own as well. These may be surfed together or separately throughout the happy couple’s new shared life, but neither will be totally complete without the other standing next to it. Nice.
July 14th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
What a gorgeous pair of boards. Congrats, guys.
July 15th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!
July 17th, 2009 at 6:11 am
works of art in every sence.
July 17th, 2009 at 7:19 am
WOW, they look amazing together, nice work by all, what a special gift. How happy are they going to be surfing those boards.
July 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Those look absolutely terrif
July 19th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Just absolutely beautiful.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Thanks for all the great comments. We really appreciate it.
July 22nd, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Nice Johnny!!!!
August 8th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Randy & Holiday together again! what a co-op work of art.
November 21st, 2009 at 11:30 pm
mike who glasses those fins! this board is gorgeous truly wonderful piece of work as all grain boards. Is that designed burned in ???
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November 23rd, 2009 at 10:37 am
Randy Gaetano burned that artwork in – the detail is unreal. The fins were made by One World which is Juan Rodriguez.