The BCN TwinxMax | 6’2″

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The BCN Twin. All AboutSimplicity

This model is a spin from the older thruster version of it. MaxStewarttransformed it into a twin fin. This one is gonna bethe signature twin fin model alongside with the Pam Pam for Eye Symmetry Surfboards.

This design looks similar to the thruster but the main difference is that this one is a bit flatter and has a little bit more V on the back on the tail. The volume has been pushed forward, just like in the Pam Pam model. It still got the volume forward on the deck of the board, and the outline is pretty pushed forward too. Overall, it has a simple outline. As Max says himself, “there is nothing too crazy going on.”

The rails are a bit lower than what Max uses in a short board originally; they are also a little bit more refined. Being a twin fin, it is a little bit less whole so Max islooking to get a little bit more control from that area of the board. The rail, the reduced tail, outline, volume and the V, are just gonna slowthe board a bitdownwhich will be givingthe surfer a bit more control.

CONCAVESPATTERN

This design has a similar concave to the Pam Pam surfboard. A four concave entry with a little bit more double and a quite bit more V than the Pam Pam. It is everything very subtle but it will offer a more controlled ride.

Pretty low rails, pretty pulled in tail not too fat, two fins, V

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Let’s remind you the concaves on the Pam Pam so you can really understand how these are slightly different:

Bottom concave |This concaveis not crazy. It has a very subtle four concave entry that can be really felt with your hands but are barely noticeable to the eye due to the extreme and delicate craftsmanship behind this design.

The four entry concave breaks up the water. In one hand, if you got one single concave, it can stick on turns and stay like that sometimes. On the other hand, a V entry can make the board more loose. So the Pam Pam’s design isin between those two. This is something that Max does on mosthis surfboards designs.

Single Double Concave |A reallysubtle single with double concave follow the four entry concave, so this board is gonna be for small waves. Max doesn’t one a slow one so weve got a single concave that lifts the board above the water and makes it go fast in small waves. Under the front foot, the belly of the board, just transfer pressure if you want speed. Following this action, the board lifts and responses, gives you speed.

Double to a bit of V |The back of the board finished with a double concave to a bit of V.Max wants the back of the board really loose. The V is the opposite of a concave, so it makes the board really easy to maneuver and turn.

CONSTRUCTION. BEHING THE SCENES OFSTRENGTH

Let’s go see the construction process step by step:

Blank |Choosing the blank, the foam is key for a high quality surfboard and this one has a winner. Max always starts with a regular, really high quality blank fromSurfblanks Australia. This translates into avery strong, very light, and witha really tight cell structure PU.

Resin |The resin used for Eye Symmetry Surfboards is the epoxy resin.

Stringer |Red cedar stringer, always a great choice for consistency in quality and looks.

Color Work |It’sdone with tints in the glass. Pigments are added into the tint to obtain the different colors. The boards are glassed with color, finished with white marble spray and added a final clear epoxy resin.

Glass Work |Max is an absolute expert on glassing. These are double glassed. But no, the surfboards are not heavy. Why? Let’s go for it:

>2oz.glass in the bottom, obviously it is the half of the regular 4oz. glass that it is used to glass a board with

> After, Max tights pop and glasses the4 oz. wavy patchesthat you can see on thetop of the board.Thefunction of the patcheswill help you pull the weight back because without them, the board would feel a bit nose heavy. So, in order to offset that and to stopit from interfering with surfing,Max pulls the weight to the back of the board. This helps to balance the surfboard.

>Another2oz. glass goes on the deck, spray the white marble finish and thenclear 2ozglass again.

Three Features: Strength, Weight Distribution and Looks

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SURF SKILLS & A BIT MORE

Surfer Skills | Recommended for medium to advanced surfers.For those who know how to surf and surfs good. Someone that has the knowledge and is pretty skilled surfer, would even be able to surf this board on pretty big surf. He needs to know how to move not aggressively with the board; meaning, being able to work with the board.

This board is perfectfor a flowy, drivy kind of style. It asks for a bit of a wave, a bit of size and push, like a point break or a beach break that has a bit of power, and a bit of length. With a twin fin you want a bit of room to move on the wave face too!

Recommended Fins |Your are looking for a pretty upright fin but not a keel and not a super upright. We are looking for something in between, like a Chris Christenson Twin FCS or the FCS II Power Twin.

A Complex Yet Satisfying Balanced Flavor

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Max Stewart, the Artist Behind the Beautiful Complexity of Eye Simmetry Surfboards

Eye Symmetry Surfboardsfounder, artist and expert glasser,Max Stewart.

31 year-old Australian Max Stewart is the artist, expert glasser, designerand the man behind Eye Symmetry Surfboards.

This young man from Manly, Sydney has been doing surfboards since the young age of 18 years old. Eye Symmetry Surfboards is already 10 yearsold.The first board for Pukas was buildin 2016 and that is when it all started and, as Max says, “we are still dancing!.”

When asked about why build surfboards, Max has it very clear. He has always like to build staff with his own hands and was into surfing so, it was natural for him toblend the two things together.

Before building boards he was actually fixing and repairing shoes! Something he loved to do.But as he got tired of it, he really wantedto build surfboards. He started doing a couple of boards inhis back yard and soon enough he thought that it was time to start taking this “job” thing seriously. He started and kept knocking on different doors untilhe had his first bigopportunity when he arrived to Hayden Shapes doors in Sydney. He chased down the manage of that and then got the jobgoing from zero to the best in the factory in only three years. That was the moment he decided thathe was hittinghis head against the roof. It was time to do his own thing and fly solo.

WHY THE LIKING AND EXPERTISE ON EPOXY RESIN?

On Maxes words, “that started because I was bread into it in Hayden Shapes.” Around ten years ago, the marketwas moving into epoxy; that it was when epoxy started to kick. No-one wanted to touch it before that.ForMax is epoxy becausehe knows it very well; he isused to it and considers its better material, more strong, more white, and, the boards last longer.

Even though it is a superior material, it is hard to manufacture and more painful to work with. Its easy to have problems with glassing so shapers usually prefer to stay away from it. It is a lot of monitoring; needs a lot of patience and a very specific skills to work with it. It is very hard to find people that are willing to be patience and have the specific skill.This is the reasonwhy Max set up his own factory andtheydo everything in house: The Eye Symmetry Surfboards house.

Maxputshis skills, hard work,and intuition into a product that he desires people to enjoy. Thats what keeps driving him.