John
Baehr of Hawaii shaped this beautiful 6'0 fish. All the ornamental work was painstakingly done by hand out of 300 year old
Koa...same as the keels. All work done by
JB. Hawaiian soul. DP
John
Baehr said: A side note on that 6'
koa inlay, it was a gift to my lifeguard friend
Kamuela, he moved on to the Fire Department. The design was mimicking his family tattoo. Shark teeth with 3- 1st quarter moon, something to do with births and family. Look at the pic, you can see the design on his leg...extremely important with the Hawaiians these markings and family, so combined with the family
koa wood and the family tattoo,
inlaid into his board, well, as he said it, it's now an heirloom. I went overboard on that leash loop, gotta change it.
Aloha
nuiJB
I'm working on this paipo board for Jeff McCallum. I shaped the board out of Marine ply then took it home to start on the pyrographics. The section you see is the deck and it had 10 knots in that area. I used the knots as tuna eyes and made the fish around the eyes. I did not burn the knots at all but let them speak for themselves...natures art. I still have a way to go on it but I thought I'd share it. It will be on display at the Pod Room in O'side on September 6th. Jeff McCallum will be having a small show/get together....All are invited. Peace, Daniel
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These boards were shaped by Skip Frye and Josh Hall. Artwork done by Andy Davis. Fins by yours 
