tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-215529122009-07-12T13:35:32.271-04:00Life is what you make itRob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.comBlogger508125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-55750705527444039622009-07-05T13:07:00.004-04:002009-07-05T13:10:18.908-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SlDeEkVcVsI/AAAAAAAABk8/LthI1bhWs0A/s1600-h/hptwinzer14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SlDeEkVcVsI/AAAAAAAABk8/LthI1bhWs0A/s320/hptwinzer14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355024126997976770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SlDeEfcuRiI/AAAAAAAABk0/asQI9C1XK-4/s1600-h/hptwinzer9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SlDeEfcuRiI/AAAAAAAABk0/asQI9C1XK-4/s320/hptwinzer9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355024125686335010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SlDeEMdQyzI/AAAAAAAABks/Rl9tcvvdA8c/s1600-h/hptwinzer1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SlDeEMdQyzI/AAAAAAAABks/Rl9tcvvdA8c/s320/hptwinzer1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355024120588323634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">6'0" HP Twinzer for sale at the Fluid Concept shop in Scarborough. Full resin work and polish, with Lokbox Twinzer fin set.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://royalsurfboards.blogspot.com/">more pics</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-5575070552744403962?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-81644240308888715022009-07-05T11:27:00.004-04:002009-07-05T11:30:22.531-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SlDGheJS5WI/AAAAAAAABkk/ggs32ZNNFds/s1600-h/IMG_0049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SlDGheJS5WI/AAAAAAAABkk/ggs32ZNNFds/s320/IMG_0049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354998235273553250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jake, the quality control cat takes his job very seriously.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Dude, is that a scratch?"</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-8164424030888871502?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-29967305822176803052009-07-01T14:29:00.001-04:002009-07-01T14:33:08.036-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Skurw7xjnpI/AAAAAAAABkc/-PuVJSqEJPA/s1600-h/pigs3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353561439227584146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Skurw7xjnpI/AAAAAAAABkc/-PuVJSqEJPA/s320/pigs3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Skurwn4O58I/AAAAAAAABkU/KcvoO6RlIyQ/s1600-h/pig6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353561433886877634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Skurwn4O58I/AAAAAAAABkU/KcvoO6RlIyQ/s320/pig6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />my new summer ride..10' OH! of pure pigginess...<br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-2996730582217680305?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-67005861079200163252009-06-27T18:11:00.001-04:002009-06-27T18:12:22.392-04:00I apologize for the lack of material recently, but am working in the Laminations shop in Cornwall.<div><br /></div><div>More new stuff coming soon....</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-6700586107920016325?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-56409360445943847242009-06-21T13:15:00.001-04:002009-06-21T13:18:40.992-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sj5q9zvI7bI/AAAAAAAABkM/jXoMzxg85xc/s1600-h/wood1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sj5q9zvI7bI/AAAAAAAABkM/jXoMzxg85xc/s320/wood1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349831017455218098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Off to the wilds of Cornwall for a week to work, and hopefully surf....<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-5640936044594384724?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-17148028465639449152009-06-19T16:42:00.000-04:002009-06-19T16:44:07.426-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sjv4TljIP7I/AAAAAAAABkE/0FNo-4jMc-g/s1600-h/tristan.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sjv4TljIP7I/AAAAAAAABkE/0FNo-4jMc-g/s320/tristan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349141997813252018" border="0" /></a>all done, and in the water...<br /> thanks tristan!<br /><br /><a href="http://royalsurfboards.blogspot.com/2009/06/tristans-510-trad-zer.html">less blurry ones here</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-1714802846563944915?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-73533528519575238322009-06-19T15:09:00.004-04:002009-06-19T15:11:54.883-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sjviq8wobAI/AAAAAAAABj8/g-8Y29zVlk8/s1600-h/twinzer1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sjviq8wobAI/AAAAAAAABj8/g-8Y29zVlk8/s320/twinzer1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349118209925082114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">A 6'0" HP Twinzer soon to be for sale in the Fluid Concept shop...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sjviq68WImI/AAAAAAAABj0/hFnEruQ2-TQ/s1600-h/steve%27segg8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sjviq68WImI/AAAAAAAABj0/hFnEruQ2-TQ/s320/steve%27segg8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349118209437344354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And a rare clear one for Steve in Tynemouth.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-7353352851957523832?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-49311341792906041742009-06-19T07:20:00.004-04:002009-06-19T07:27:13.466-04:00I love finding new blogs that are still dripping from stoked out surf sessions....<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">these two just really fire me up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://surfapig.blogspot.com/">Surf a Pig</a></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sjt1EMVfGNI/AAAAAAAABjk/tceIonklUHQ/s320/P1050212.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348997697323866322" /><div style="text-align: center;">all about pig style logs, and a bit of history thrown in...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.adventuresintrim.blogspot.com/">Adventures in Trim</a></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sjt1q7C8ptI/AAAAAAAABjs/QCudTuxf0ug/s320/P6260009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348998362697606866" /><div style="text-align: center;">This one is all about the UK glide experience and has loads of great pictures from the eyes of Chris Preston.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for the stoke!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-4931134179290604174?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-84167961125317673712009-06-18T15:20:00.004-04:002009-06-18T15:25:28.200-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SjqTzaSKLVI/AAAAAAAABjc/Ece5oGxszh4/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SjqTzaSKLVI/AAAAAAAABjc/Ece5oGxszh4/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348750018893983058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Was trying out a new - to me - foam the other day, and glued it up using a perimeter glue line stringer. I shaped it, didn't like the outcome, and was trying to snap it to put in the recycling bin....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that's some flex! Will be making some more of these soon...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-8416796112531767371?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-2323659712395457442009-06-17T06:46:00.001-04:002009-06-17T06:48:06.721-04:00<div style="text-align: center;">Some of you may have seen this a while back, but it is worth watching to remind ourselves to watch how we live, and to tread lightly.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">quite graphic, be warned...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FinDNPopXQY&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FinDNPopXQY&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-232365971239545744?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-78647800599343397112009-06-13T07:08:00.003-04:002009-06-13T07:11:17.117-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SjOJTsG1H1I/AAAAAAAABjU/rDX6-G-zLtk/s1600-h/daisy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SjOJTsG1H1I/AAAAAAAABjU/rDX6-G-zLtk/s320/daisy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346768153969237842" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The super duper blokes at Fluid Concept in Scarborough have launched a new site. Loaded with info, pictures, and lovely boards. They are committed to supporting small local producers, and take the green oath very seriously. Be sure to chack it out....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fluidconcept.co.uk/">Fluid Concept</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-7864780059934339711?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-84211216454255477372009-06-10T16:38:00.001-04:002009-06-10T16:41:28.040-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SjAaJMLchcI/AAAAAAAABjM/TJvfGznw6lg/s1600-h/P090609_13.41%5B01%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SjAaJMLchcI/AAAAAAAABjM/TJvfGznw6lg/s320/P090609_13.41%5B01%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345801502879155650" border="0" /></a>foiled these keels just for me, but will have some for sale to fit Lokbox soon...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SjAaI3wYkUI/AAAAAAAABjE/4AmvaHvMiHo/s1600-h/P090609_13.41.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SjAaI3wYkUI/AAAAAAAABjE/4AmvaHvMiHo/s320/P090609_13.41.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345801497396941122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SjAaI4dSckI/AAAAAAAABi8/LT_VXcnT6B8/s1600-h/P090609_13.40.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SjAaI4dSckI/AAAAAAAABi8/LT_VXcnT6B8/s320/P090609_13.40.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345801497585283650" border="0" /></a>sorry for the crappy pics, but the mrs is away with the camera, so i just waxed it up and paddled out...<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-8421121645425547737?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-84193387550738194782009-06-08T17:05:00.002-04:002009-06-08T17:07:54.956-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Si19eJVN8fI/AAAAAAAABi0/zByorQ3GmGU/s1600-h/incutfish14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Si19eJVN8fI/AAAAAAAABi0/zByorQ3GmGU/s320/incutfish14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345066289613107698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Si19eGUjw_I/AAAAAAAABis/Nv-UufEBjzk/s1600-h/incutfish15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Si19eGUjw_I/AAAAAAAABis/Nv-UufEBjzk/s320/incutfish15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345066288805037042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Si19d9WQmKI/AAAAAAAABik/Djkz0A_5tCM/s1600-h/incutfish17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Si19d9WQmKI/AAAAAAAABik/Djkz0A_5tCM/s320/incutfish17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345066286396250274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As usual, all this color is in the lamination, no paint was hurt in this build...<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-8419338755073819478?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-43840538958969593072009-06-02T12:03:00.004-04:002009-06-02T12:04:55.075-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SiVNeLyRPwI/AAAAAAAABic/7BTDjA_O6bQ/s1600-h/DSC02324.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SiVNeLyRPwI/AAAAAAAABic/7BTDjA_O6bQ/s320/DSC02324.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342761713900011266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">made these pink tinted wood cutaway keels the other day....<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-4384053895896959307?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-19546374849073539182009-06-02T11:55:00.001-04:002009-06-02T11:56:56.102-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SiVLlBHOoiI/AAAAAAAABiU/qEnC1Bi3IHo/s1600-h/DSC02322.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SiVLlBHOoiI/AAAAAAAABiU/qEnC1Bi3IHo/s320/DSC02322.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342759632270959138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">EPS/Epoxy with seablue pigment, and resin stripes/splashes, all in the lam.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More to come soon....</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-1954637484907353918?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-65066899063919879072009-05-31T10:36:00.003-04:002009-05-31T10:38:07.129-04:00<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SiKWEoYpe4I/AAAAAAAABiE/Smqy8En-oeo/s320/seabiscuit1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341997114319272834" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SiKWE4PCGmI/AAAAAAAABiM/Rg4xaOaD7do/s1600-h/seabiscuit6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SiKWE4PCGmI/AAAAAAAABiM/Rg4xaOaD7do/s320/seabiscuit6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341997118573910626" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Another re-work in progress....extruded poly styrene and epoxy...<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-6506689906391987907?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-36459854471658472482009-05-28T15:26:00.003-04:002009-05-28T15:28:20.153-04:00<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sh7lje-EFAI/AAAAAAAABh0/T32zaGcroR8/s320/incutfish1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340958605879546882" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sh7ljgj946I/AAAAAAAABh8/4P6Mrg3k6fg/s1600-h/incutfishg3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sh7ljgj946I/AAAAAAAABh8/4P6Mrg3k6fg/s320/incutfishg3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340958606306960290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Well, here we go...almost ready to ride. Just need to fin it, and finish glassing...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-3645985447165847248?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-60352697742607173892009-05-24T20:01:00.000-04:002009-05-24T20:02:29.347-04:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kxJNzyDBqzE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kxJNzyDBqzE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-6035269774260717389?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-26029661991907928362009-05-22T14:30:00.002-04:002009-05-22T14:34:46.787-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/ShbvkIBmIFI/AAAAAAAABhs/AwrZA5OmSgA/s1600-h/niall68final12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/ShbvkIBmIFI/AAAAAAAABhs/AwrZA5OmSgA/s320/niall68final12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338717812202807378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/ShbvkPuRUjI/AAAAAAAABhk/sr71K22WUYs/s1600-h/niall68final3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/ShbvkPuRUjI/AAAAAAAABhk/sr71K22WUYs/s320/niall68final3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338717814269235762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/ShbvjwB4ZrI/AAAAAAAABhc/8Z2K00IbVkg/s1600-h/niall68final2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/ShbvjwB4ZrI/AAAAAAAABhc/8Z2K00IbVkg/s320/niall68final2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338717805761554098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">13th wedding anniversary present for Niall.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks, and congratulations!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-2602966199190792836?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-86559033826439272572009-05-20T19:19:00.003-04:002009-05-20T19:21:56.428-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/ShSQWPL6VfI/AAAAAAAABhU/UF_m4Ru0gm8/s1600-h/long_ray_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/ShSQWPL6VfI/AAAAAAAABhU/UF_m4Ru0gm8/s320/long_ray_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338050170048894450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'm lucky to have friends like these...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Another stunner coming from the Barrel Surfboards new stable in France.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Great work as always Alex!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-8655903382643927257?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-87574290584577044082009-05-16T10:50:00.003-04:002009-05-16T10:55:21.698-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg7TOxD7ZiI/AAAAAAAABhM/obwpjBf7uYA/s1600-h/minilog12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg7TOxD7ZiI/AAAAAAAABhM/obwpjBf7uYA/s320/minilog12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336434859122058786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg7TOpIkhDI/AAAAAAAABhE/sNGAJhXKBCM/s1600-h/minilog4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg7TOpIkhDI/AAAAAAAABhE/sNGAJhXKBCM/s320/minilog4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336434856994047026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg7TOpDImGI/AAAAAAAABg8/Pb70GhO-HX8/s1600-h/minilog6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg7TOpDImGI/AAAAAAAABg8/Pb70GhO-HX8/s320/minilog6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336434856971245666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg7TOqMpqTI/AAAAAAAABg0/BLHcu_dJXKw/s1600-h/minilog5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg7TOqMpqTI/AAAAAAAABg0/BLHcu_dJXKw/s320/minilog5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336434857279596850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Designed around some strict guidelines : has to fit in the van behind the seats and still have room to camp, must noseride, and still turn well, anti theft/look at me colors mandatory...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More pics <a href="http://royalsurfboards.blogspot.com">here</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-8757429058457704408?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-81413761916683551532009-05-15T14:29:00.005-04:002009-05-15T14:33:25.377-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg20yTFlKhI/AAAAAAAABgs/Rw3FhddjHUI/s1600-h/vice1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg20yTFlKhI/AAAAAAAABgs/Rw3FhddjHUI/s320/vice1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336119909714045458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg20yW_PLfI/AAAAAAAABgk/7DMrOVfGRrU/s1600-h/paulsmagiccarpet5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg20yW_PLfI/AAAAAAAABgk/7DMrOVfGRrU/s320/paulsmagiccarpet5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336119910761180658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg20yZdZ02I/AAAAAAAABgc/JB8NNcM9w9c/s1600-h/paulsmagiccarpet1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/Sg20yZdZ02I/AAAAAAAABgc/JB8NNcM9w9c/s320/paulsmagiccarpet1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336119911424578402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Two things that are hard to give up, custom surfboards, and good rum....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">7'0" mini log for Leeds fan Paul B. with yellow and blue abstract bottom, clear deck and acrylic pinlines.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-8141376191668355153?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-91039116770824607982009-05-14T18:37:00.003-04:002009-05-14T18:47:03.100-04:00Been making a lot of fish lately, and am stoked on it, really. But, what ever happened to the egg? I mean, really? Seems to me that before Sprout, and the fish revolution, that I admittedly got caught up in, eggs were the go to board when it was less than perfect. It makes sense, nice curvy outline - much like my favourite women.  And, forgiving in less than perfect condtions, again like...hmmm...ha,...yeah! <div><br /></div><div>Bring on the new model called the "tea biscuit"....take this one from almost 4 years ago....</div><div>"Back to the Future"...<div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SgyechogC5I/AAAAAAAABgU/RMXxnrSlkuM/s320/511twinzerbSmall.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335813871428963218" /></div><div>ooof, ok, that's enough Chateu Neuf da Pap for you Mr Lion, put the key board down and step away from the computer....</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-9103911677082460798?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-8694887327116272962009-05-12T16:11:00.004-04:002009-05-12T16:13:00.377-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SgnYGn2Um6I/AAAAAAAABgM/UHxx85Mwews/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 98px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnr637QdTQE/SgnYGn2Um6I/AAAAAAAABgM/UHxx85Mwews/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335032841884703650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Been kicking this around for a while, but never willing to commit...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The 1st in a long line of incut fish tests...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-869488732711627296?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552912.post-31921986813652320442009-05-08T18:39:00.001-04:002009-05-08T18:41:30.998-04:00Fellow fish fan and creative wanderer Droog has been featured in Soulface magazine.<div><br /></div><div>Check the link below for the magazine in english:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.soulfacemag.com/mag/eng.html">Link</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Good job!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21552912-3192198681365232044?l=puraalma.blogspot.com'/></div>Rob?royalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394980690334512872noreply@blogger.com0