Sunday, 5 December 2010
alaia sliding
It's not just California kids that are ripping on these skinny wood sticks.
Check out this photo essay on Drift
Sunday, 28 November 2010
September Sessions
Automne landais from RIRAW.TV on Vimeo.
France pumps in the Autumn and you can read an article about a road trip I did from Brittany to Santander on Drift.
Sunday, 31 October 2010
Friday, 24 September 2010
Alaia’s and Baguettes
Recently embarked on alaia project and was lucky enough to have our good friend and talented shaper Steve Croft of http://www.empiresurfboards.com/ to come around to shape it. Decided to build it from Obeche timber due to it's similarity to paulownias and it ease of availability in the UK, you can read a little article I wrote for Drift about the timber here http://www.driftmagazine.co.uk/index.php/archives/6392#more-6392. The finished board looks great but it seems we fell into the trap many have fallen into and made it too thick, so it is not flexing enough.
At the moment, Alexa and I are in France on three week trip. We have so far scored some fun waves whilst exploring Crozon in Brittany, checked the beautiful and chic wine producing town of St Emillion, surfed Hossegor with Dave Rastavich and lucked into scoring perfect point surf in the Basque Country. The weather has been perfect as the waves but now we are sitting out a little storm.
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Spreading The Hand Plane Stoke
My mate Chris the Ginger Carpentry Ninja, has already stealthily finished his cedar hand plane complete with rocker, concave and modern rails, whilst I was at work. His is now in the process of being oiled and is just awaiting the fitting of an adjustable velcro hand strap.
Mine still has a bit to go but hopefully will be ready for some testing this weekend.
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
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