So back to my "Pig" story from March when I called Hap while he was on his way to shape a few boards. The reason the story about the Pig came up is that old friend...let's just call him Neil...wanted a Pig and wanted to see if Hap would shape it. I figured what the heck...I'll give it a shot. When I called Hap to say hey, he said he was on his way to shape a few boards..."sounds awesome" I said. "How does someone get on that short list to have a board shaped?" While Matt makes some of the best boards in the whole industry, this was a chance to have the Master himself shape a few boards for me... heck, Hap's 81 years old...so I jumped at the opportunity. Matt & Margaret were cool with it and the rest is History. Hap had stopped shaping about 5 or 6 years back and just recently got back in the shaping bay to shape a few boards & said he would shape me a few. My good buddy Kenny Pagliaro was kind enough to go over to Hap's shaping room to document things.
To make a long story a little less long, the first 3 boards arrived at the shop today and look unreal!
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| Hap...doing what he does best. |
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| 9'8" Traditional Noserider...square tail |
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| Neil's Pig...deck |
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| Pig fin...sorry it's blurry |
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| 9'2" 422 |
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| enough said. |
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| Pig's tail... |
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| Noserider template |
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| Noserider deck...complete with 2 sticks, nose wedge & tailblock. |
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| Noserider...signature diamond tailblock. |
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| The Master himself...current time. |
