I’m Coming East!

11 08 2010

I’ll be bringing these two boards, plus my personal 7’3″ hillbilly hull East next week.

The mango one is a 6’10″ hillbilly hull. This board is a blend of Liddle style Malibu hull with a bonzerish, Frye style mid to tail contour. Step forward and drive it like a hull, but step back and feel the drive and projection of a bonzer.

The gray one is a 5’8″ HPH/speedster. Based on the Bob Simmons/Lindsay Lord hydrodynamic planing hull concept, but foiled out and dialed in for speed.

I’ll be showing these to the friendly folks at Cinnamon Rainbows and Corduroy over the weekend so if you’d like to get a closer look, contact me and I’ll let you know where and when.





wall o’ boards

5 08 2010

A good weeks work sandwiching a few Pavels.





Thank You, Gracias, Arrigato!

5 08 2010

Here’s an incomplete list of all the people who make it possible for me to be so spoiled:

The crew at Channin’s for making me look good

Randy Wong for the infusion of mana into my boards

Avalon Tattoo for giving me a place to work

Dana and Dot for giving me space

Jacek and Caroline for loaning me space

Jim Phillips for his generosity

Tra for the rides

All of my surfboard clients for allowing me to build your tools of joy

All of my tattoo clients for your trust

Every pilot that didn’t crash

Everyone at Tourmaline for sharing their waves

Swami’s Cafe for the acai bowls

Last but certainly not least, my beautiful wife who puts up with it all. I love you baby





Saturday night at The Comet!

8 07 2010

Playing with my friends this weekend, and surfing next week! Life is interesting.





“old man”

3 07 2010

So last week I get a carving board from Original Skateboards. The thing is so different from any skateboard I’ve ever had, starting with clay wheels in the early 70′s, that I hesitate to even call it a skateboard. Turns like no other. I’ve been skating around the neighborhood, getting the feel of it. It feels good to be skating around just for the fun of it again.

Anyway, I’ve gotten two memorable compliments.

“You are the coolest old man I’ve ever seen!” yelled from a window of a passing car by a cute girl.

My first thought was “right on!” then,……. OLD MAN?

A couple days later…    “I’ve never seen an old man, on a skateboard, with that many tattoos… cool….  right on… you’re a legend!” yelled by a young man as I skated past on the Newport flood wall. Once again, cool, then,….. OLD MAN?

Well I’m just not sure what to think,… but I’m still gonna go skate today.





Thanks!

22 06 2010

where I wanna be

I’d like to thank all of those who have ordered boards recently. My next trip has booked solid thanks to all of you.

I’m looking forward to shaping several Simmons style boards as well as some EDB’s, a quad and a glider. That leaves no time for more stock but fortunately you can still find my boards in stock at Surfindian.





Opening party at Surfindian!

1 06 2010

deep design discussion/curmudgeon conference

Kai, me and the fish bringer (Bryan)

Mary Helen, myself, Chris Rule (owner of Surfindian)

Thanks to my friend Laurent Kramer for the pics!





Great night at Surfindian

26 05 2010

Had a wonderful night at the Surfindian grand opening. Check out a good article here





kookbox nerd fodder

10 05 2010

Okay, I’m a nerd, so here goes. One of the factories that produced Blake paddle boards (some have claimed the nicest examples) was Robert Mitchell Manufacturing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were an extremely large furniture manufacturer. Apparently Tom met one of the family in Florida and it went from there. These boards were furniture quality and I’ve read mostly went to the East coast and Hawaii.

I found this article while researching the boards made here in Cincinnati.





San Diego bound!

28 03 2010

Back to the coast for a couple weeks of shaping and tattooing. got a few boards planned. A couple of Simmons inspired twins. Perhaps a nice 9’1″ hullish glider. Whatever feels right at the time. Hmmmm.

Also will have a few new boards for Surfindian in Pacific Beach.

See you in the water!








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