Fin Foils + Crafts: 2008

Friday, August 15, 2008

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Alone in the Wilderness - The Story of Dick Proenneke

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Dear & Yonder

Goodness coming summer 2009. -MR

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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Mr. Woody Brown

The kind hearted nature boy, surfer and family man went home on the 16th of April. You will be missed but never forgotten. -MR

Monday, April 14, 2008

Some Old Ones

I made these awhile back but never put them to use. -MR

Saturday, April 12, 2008

A Fin is Born

I foiled this fin last week. It's 9.5"H x 7.5"B x .5"TH. -MR

Thursday, March 27, 2008

I have a board idea floating around in my head and this Spring or Summer I'll try to bring it to life. Still a work in progress with the dimensions, tail shape and fin setup, but this is the basic concept. I’m thinking less resistance: Down rails, softer in the nose to an edge in the tail and flat bottom with a panel vee out the tail. Next month I'll head down to Freeline Surfshop in Capitola and pick out a blank. Your input is greatly appreciated. -MR

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

1967 Farrallon to S.F. Swim

I’m surprised this guy could even swim considering how big his balls are. -MR

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Office Supply Surf Craft

I had some used plotter paper tubes laying around the house so I figured I should put them to good use. Cardboard tube bodyboard. We’ll see how she goes. -MR

Thursday, February 07, 2008

Remodeled Guest House

A project that I designed was recently completed and I thought I’ll share a few photos with you. I was limited to what I could do because this structure was grandfathered in. So it was a bit of a challenge working with the restrictions but the main goal was to simplify the layout, open up the spaces, bring natural light inside and use materials to warm up the spaces. Before the remodel, the guest house had a living room, kitchen, power room, bedroom and bathroom upstairs with a closed off artist studio on the side. Now the guest house has a more open living room with a hidden powder room under the stairs. A window was taken out were the TV now rest on the wall and the pool side french doors were replaced with 9’ high barn doors. The kitchen was shrunken down to a smaller functional wet bar and moved back from the entry. A door was added to connect the once closed off art studio with the living room with passage through the new wet bar. The artist studio had a new ridge skylight added along with a few transom windows and the entrance was moved from the side to the front with french doors. Upstairs the bedroom skylight was made larger, ceiling opened up and storage closets were added in the once dead space under the eaves. The bathroom door shifted from the top of the stairs to the bedroom for a better bathroom layout. Before the bathroom only had a tub which was replaced with a shower. V-groove boards were used at the walls in the living room, stairway and bedroom. The wet bar, office and studio where sheetrocked with a smooth level 5 finish. New concrete floors with radiant heat are throughout the down stairs rooms. The existing fir floors remained in the bedroom along with the existing fir treads and risers at the stairs. The casework is vertical grain fir, 2” thick reclaimed fir for the shelves and soapstone countertops. Doors are made of fir with clear and white laminate glass. Stone and Heath ceramic tile were used in the bathroom and powder room. Dornbracht faucet fixtures, Duravit toilets and vanity sinks. The walls were insulated with recycled cotton from old denim jeans. On demand water heaters for hot water and the windows and exterior doors are double pane. Now the clients have moved in and will live here until we finish their main house. -MR