Brian Waters in the shaping bay – 1978.
This is in the Islander Factory which was behind Hutson Hardware and Surf Shop on New Warrington Road.
There have been a number of shapers in Pensacola over the years – Scott Bush, Ed Ouellette, Steve Stack, Rick Bullock, Bobby Crumpton, Sean Fell, Hank Warner, Yancy Spencer III, Wayne Jones, Steve Forstall, etc.
Islander was around longer than most, so that quite a few people learned their craft there – shaping, glassing, sanding and airbrushing.
Brian’s buddy, Dave Skelton, took the shot.