Collabo Emerald Barrel

My buddy Tony Farmer has been borrowing the beloved Collabo board that I did with Josh Hall like 2 years ago. Yes the board is still around and despite its slightly battered candy shell its still magic. This is one of him getting a little emerald tube action in the badlands of east NY. The photos were shot by Matt McGinley. Matt is a radd photographer check his stuff out here.

As rad of a surfer Tony is...he's and even better Skater. This is him doing his thing in the Autumn Bowl. Brooklyn What!

Skate Photos by : Shawn Roche

Windan C

Local La Jolla shredder Ian Gardiner shredding the clean lines of Windansea. Ian is currently studying in NY and shredding the shorline of NY and NJ inna true San Diego, Windan-style. Gardiner is Simmons and RK approved, reppin' Hard Body for the boys at home. Keeping in fresh in NYC.

popsicle encounters

Pat "The Rat" Conlon getting a little shade from the sun on the proto-type Popsicle. Pat and I are super pleased with the way this board has been going so far. It makes the best of small junky summer waves but he has also ridden it in larger hollow waves without skipping a beat. The board is a great all-rounder. The popsicle is slowly becoming the gold standard in a serious NY board quiver. Look out for more popsicles coming out of the Casino.

Uptown has a phone number....

and Tom Curren is the reason why I'm a regular footer.

a few of my other favorite surfers of the Regular footed orientation,

RK, Reynolds, Slater, Dora, Hynd, Pickles, Bertleman, Kealoha, Peterson, Ward, Mason Ho, Gorkin, Archy, Knox, Rasta, Malloy (Dan)...etc

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Recently my homeboy juan aka "the miami kid" aka "quevz" got asked to to paint a back drop for a Saks Fifth Ave. spread. Needless to say it was really dope. Its basically visual crack for the ocular fiend! To catch some more of his work then snatch up this months issue of German Vogue!

Respect.

dane reynolds, blog ups!

Dane is the man and so is his blog.

The 5%er

Its been a while since my last post huh? .....Sorry about that. I've just been busy shaping and/or sick. I'm better now and will be regularly posting.

The specimen shown above is a new model I'm working on called "The 5 Percenter". (Thanks for the name Franco!) This is the first one so far but I'm working on another one in EPS now. Its 5'5 x 19 1/4 x 2 1/4 It features a fairly hard edge throughout the whole board for a little extra bite and response through turns. Its also going to be setup with 5 FCS fusion plugs for an option for quad. I managed figured out a harmonious fin placement for the board to work properly as a quad and thruster without effecting one or the other in a negative way, however the placement seems to only work best on the smaller boards.

salt water taffy.

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5'8 * Quad Fish * for Ayay! Como Estas mi amigo!?

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5'8 * Popsicle * for Graham

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5'3 * Quevz * for paisano FroKk! AKA Giuseppe Giamona!

Malcolm Campbell

Malcolm Campbell along with a few other shapers I hold in extremely high regard, has done nothing but inspire and influence me in more ways then just shaping surfboards. His philosophy on life and his passion for the art of surf craft really hits home with me. Malcolm Campbell in my eyes is a the gentle giant of the surfboard world. Having been the innovator of The Bonzer bottom and fin setup, he opened many doors for shapers after him and he reserved himself a spot in the history of surfing. Yet he remains as humble as can be. Give credit where credit is due, and to you Malcolm I tip my hat. Thank you.

Always for Love

Never for Money

Irons Approved!

"The Popsicle". Shaped a while back. It came together through collaborative efforts between Pat "The Rat" Conlon and I. The Popsicle was our answer to "The Wizard Sleeve". The Wizard Sleeve was that board that Slater shaped himself and surfed in Micronesia on that boat trip a couple months back when he earned himself a the cover of Surfing Mag back in May 09. That board evolved further and Kelly ended up blowing minds when he rode another version of the original Wizard Sleeve at Backdoor (The original was 5'3 and the one Kelly rode at backdoor was 5'10). Anyhow we tweaked it to our preference and our local waves. Anyhow it is continuously being pushed and the results are quite pleasing! Its can handle itself real well in a hollow wave as well perform excellent in summer time surf. We are super stoked on what the board has been able to do. Pat put the board in the hands of the triple world title holder Andy Irons and according to Pat, Andy loved it! I wasn't able to get a chance to talk to Andy about it yet but I'm waiting to hear what he has to say. Stay posted.