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This shot was taken of me at what was then my home break in Carlsbad. I surfed every day before work and on this morning I had the place to myself. This place is normally crowded, regardless of hour, but… (READ MORE)
I have a handful of customer-friends that challenge me with requests for alternative shapes. My friend Jay is at the top of the list. Jay’s responsible for the “Mini-Glider”, the “Neo-Bat”, the “T-Belly” and now the “Kingfish”. Dims: 7-8 16-3/4×22″x16″… (READ MORE)
I met Steve, who lives in Panama, several years ago when he was looking to add a board to his quiver. Well, three boards and almost weekly emails later we have become good friends and surf buddies. Here’s Steve with… (READ MORE)
Kirt spends a lot of time in the water and has a pretty solid quiver. He approached me about a month ago and asked me to build him a 9-2 noserider single-fin. This board we came up with is really… (READ MORE)
After nearly ending his surfing career trying to surf his 10-6 in OH beach break, Phil asked me to shape hinm something that would fit better in that situation. After a lot of discussion, we came up with this 7’10”… (READ MORE)
Once or twice a month I order fins, both for new boards and for customers that need a new fin to spice up their surfing. Yesterday’s delivery had a little drama associated with it, but eventually Chuck Ames, owner of… (READ MORE)
I thought I’d show a little bit of the process of board building. This is a 10-2 for Steve down in Panama. After a long discussion via email, we settled on this hybrid longboard design which blends some classic features… (READ MORE)
Surfer Matt Aden bought my favorite noserider, the 9-8 coke-bottle green tint, triple stringer with bamboo pivot fin Neo over a year ago. Here’s what it looks like: I really loved that board, but I knew Matt would be stoked… (READ MORE)
I stumbled upon an ad for one of my boards on CraigsList today, check it out. Here’s what I said about it when I sold it 2 yrs ago: This board is at the short end of the hybrid spectrum,… (READ MORE)
Dan has a couple of Thomas Patrick boards, as well a quiver of boards by other shapers. Dan likes to experiment with different shapes, so last month he approached me about shaping a mini-longboard similar to the Bear Wombat, the… (READ MORE)