I have been wondering about this a lot in Mini Simmons surfboard hull design (surfboard design in general)—what is a hull and how does it influence the board and the...
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Learn To Shape
A MIni Simmons rail article talking about our shaping experience with rails and our recommendation. We like 60/40 rails in the front that go hard off the tail and we...
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5’3 Mini Simmons Talk – Surfboard Review
I talk about CNC shaping and rails and look at one of my latest designs and speak to the issue of volume.
Newly updated and expanded in edition. Keel Nation II is an 140 page shapers guide to the Mini Simmons surfboard with photos, diagrams, links and shaping instructions...
This is a resource guide to understanding Mini Simmons fin placement. Before we get started on how and where to place your Mini Simmons fins lets do a quick review of...
Making keel fins is not that difficult but it's alway nice to have some guidance along the way. This post offers you a quick DIY guide and also include a template for...
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Mini Simmons Surfing Videos
Who came up with the original Mini Simmons Surfboard design? The archives of surf records says Bob Simmons—but Joe Bauguess has a different opinion. Joe Bauguess, self proclaimed inventor of the very FIRST Mini Simmons, gives an interview about the history of the his original Mini...