On the drawing Board

Very proud and privileged to be building a board for the ever competent wave rider and master Graphics man Erik Adloph. We met and talked at length about out-line rocker and fins. We have a winner winner --Chicken dinner on our hands.

When Apricots meet Thunder Clouds at Easter Time

Just finished up this new ride for Mr Steve Banks himself. Big into paddle boarding these days, and a tasteful connoisseur of the effortless glide. Discussed around some shapes been shared these days, revolving around down rails and fuller volume wing-nose.

9'8" x 17" x 22" x 13 1/4" x 3 1/8

Nine Eight

Wax on debut slide

Priorities ?

Gotta keep priorities in order.. still learning here!

Ding Goes----away

Style and the Documentation thereof.

http://www.mensfile.com/

With Southern California’s once emerging surf 

subculture now seemingly well past the point of 

complete saturation, it’s tempting to take a nostalgic 

look back to those simpler one-fin times of the late 

1950’s and early 60’s at surf Meccas such as Malibu 

and San Onofre. 

Los Angeles-based clothing designer Kio Inagaki is 

especially fascinated with this time period because 

of its “refined style and uniqueness—a time before 

all the mass-production and commercialism, when 

surfers were riding their locally shaped boards and 

wearing clothes made in the USA.” Inagaki’s Yellow 

Rat label is inspired by clothing worn by early 

members of the WindAnSea Surf Club along with 

legendary surfers Phil Edwards and Lance Carson. 

Speaking of Edwards and Carson, their surfboards 

are on display at the Surfing Heritage Foundation 

in San Clemente--which houses over 150 surfboards 

and serves to illustrate the evolution of surfboard 

design. The collection contains Simmons, Quiggs, 

Kivlins, Velzys, Brewers and includes boards ridden 

by the likes of Gerry Lopez, Duke Kahanamoku and 

numerous other legends of the sport. Also on display 

is a shaping shack built with wood from the late 

Dale Velzy’s old fence. It’s filled with Velzy’s tools 

and a balsa blank rough shaped by him. 

Up and coming San Clemente-based shaper Donald 

Brink recently visited Velzy’s shaping shack where 

he felt an “incredible appreciation for [Velzy’s] 

dedication to custom-built wooden boards—it was 

so much more of a labor of love back in those days.” 

Brink’s appreciation also stems from his personal 

experience shaping balsa wood surf craft inspired 

by the finless hot curl boards from the early ‘50’s. 

For his Revolver label, Brink looks at retro concepts 

for inspiration and builds user-friendly boards for the 

modern surfer. “There is definitely a trend right now 

where people are riding classic and retro boards 

without shame. You can go down to San Onofre 

today and watch kids drawing elegant lines with the 

class and style of the forefathers of surfing.” 

One such forefather is Walter Viszolay from Laguna 

Beach who started surfing in 1961, and now at 61 

years old, still shapes and rides his own wooden 

longboards. “Being a surfer back then when not 

many people were doing it was really special. Things 

have changed now, but I still manage to find places 

that aren’t crowded where I can enjoy surfing similar 

to how it was back then—with my son Eli—now.” 

And so it goes—the spirit of surf stoke gets passed 

along to the next generation.—Gabe Sullivan 

http://www.mensfile.com/

A neat little 9'0"

Shaped a neat little 9'0" Today.

Dim's  read: 9'0" x 18"x 23 1/2" 16 1/4" 3 3/8 "

Tails from the Scriptures

Log Roughed out

Good Day in the Bay

Go to Fish and a Free-Lunch... humble model names!

Accurate Planer Trials

I was very fortunate to have my wife win the new Accurate Planer JN1 model at the launch party a few weeks ago. Such a treasured tool, and an asset to my shed. Way to go and many thanks to Jed Knoll and Accurate.

link to Jed's comments on JN2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYWAERwUGvg

Shop Stock for Icons

More Many Sins

Literal thoughts on foam

IF YOU KEEP TRYING TO CONTROL YOUR LIFE, YOU WILL NEVER USE YOUR ENERGY TO CREATE YOUR LIFE

FREE Lunch

Working on a new small wave model. Hosting some Flowing traits from the Old-school, and some newer familiar feelings. Fish substitute, and egg counterpart.

Accurate Planer Trials

Many Sins

New SPOON

High volume version for uber small meager days

PIGLET

Little Shoes

Recent Winter Waves in Cape Town

Built me a Water Housing

I have been building and now completed my own Water housing. Constructed of the most vast array of articles from around the workshop and the house, but primarily constructed of fiber glass and acrylic. So far so good ,no leaks, and even a couple useable shots from her first swim out.
The ever able and consistent Tyler Warren playing his role with style. Thanks Tyler. Be sure to check out Surf-knot.blogspot.com for his adventures and creations.

Endless Summer III

Stock in Shop Thanks to "ICONS OF SURF"

Thanks to the the Boys and Girls at ICONS for letting me in and sharing some excitement.

So honored to be in another store. These are ideas that keep me up at night. My hope is that some one else out there will now have an opportunity to explore the mind-trails for themselves, and gather some stoke.
After all there are many ways to travel..

Afternoon in the bay

5'5" Cedar Alaia WIDEMANN
5"7" FoamFish

Thalia Stock

http://www.thaliasurf.com/5stspfi.html

Sequence Scetch

The andrew Plan

Fill in the Blanks

Picked up a few customs to shape up.

...fill in the blanks

Logs
Spoons
Finless
Channel Bottoms !

Kevin Short video by Surfers Journal

www.surfersjournal.com/video/kevin-short-documenting-vibe

Check out the 10 minute video for yourself. Kevin Short a Master of Paint. Video by Jeff Girard.

Few Shapes finished for Orange