I had a chance this past summer, while shaping at The Waterman’s Guild, to recreate a 9’2” x 22 1/2” x 3 1/8” Bruce Jones Modern Longboard that Carlos had purchased from my father years ago. It was a fun project to shape and the glass job by Ryan Martz and his team at the Waterman’s Guild is some of the finest work I’ve seen.

As with any board, the process began with selecting the right blank and rocker. In this case, our stock rocker for the @usblanks 9-4B was nearly identical. This first step makes my job so much easier. The US Blanks 9-4B thickness profile (my next consideration) is set up perfectly for this type of board: a user-friendly longboard that you can rely on for a variety of conditions. To be more specific, it is thickened in the right places to anticipate features like concave and tail vee without running out foam.

The process of handshaping a replica of something my dad had made a decade or more earlier was more than just interesting. There was a connection to him as I examined and replicated his design. It’s definitely a process I want to be a part of in the future.

That said, shoot me an email or a message through social-media if you, like Carlos, have an old Bruce Jones Surfboard that you would prefer to preserve. The chances are high that we will find an appropriate blank to replicate your board #mybrucejones #haveplanerwilltravel