February 10, 2014
January 29, 2014
January 28, 2014
January 23, 2014
January 17, 2014
January 16, 2014
RIP / BRUCE JONES
Sad news of the passing of a legitimate hall of fame shaper from the international board building community... Mr. Bruce Jones will be remembered by everyone as one of our most prolific shapers of his generation... I was hugely influenced by Bruce, he was the first shaper that I would watch through the back door of the Plastic Fantastic factory on the Third st. alley in Huntington in 1968 to light the fire of what shaping even was... I would peer through the 3 inch crack in the door, hear the whine of the planer and see the last foot of the board, then he would turn and head back the other way?... What was he doing?... I was intrigued, putting that visual together with the clumps of masking tape and hardened rail laps of glassing cut offs in the adjacent dumpster, sparking a life long interest in this craft that has served me (and Bruce) very well through the years... Bruce also got me my job at the Brotherhood when he left to start his own label in the old Ole shop in Sunset Beach, California in 1973... I was shaping for Ole at that time, leaving me jobless when he departed for Maui... Brucie recommended me to Russell as a young up and comer to fill his slot in the empty bay... I owe a large toast of gratitude to Bruce for being instrumental in me finding my path in this world, big shout to you my brother... My heart goes out to his family, and travel well my friend on the next part of your journey... Also, Bruce, along with Diff, in my opinion made the very best chambered balsa boards of all time...
January 13, 2014
January 9, 2014
December 19, 2013
December 18, 2013
December 12, 2013
December 6, 2013
November 26, 2013
November 25, 2013
LOVE THIS
Came across this footage that I really like of Neal Purchase Jnr... As a goofy foot shaper myself with very limited surfing skills, I really get a kick out of this cats surfing, and from what I can gather, homeboy shapes some amazing boards... Enjoy this little clip and support your local shapers in their quest to further the artform of the foam... Go buy a board from this guy!... I do not know why the left side of the frame is cut off, but you can still get the flavor...
November 24, 2013
LATE SEVENTIES
North Shore 1977-78 I think?...This is the year they filmed Big Wednesday, so someone can verify the facts... Flat deck downrailer, round diamond, single glass on with matching leash mound... Check how prehistoric the actual leash is, looks like black stretchy surgical rubber hose with a nylon rope up the middle?... This was my small board in the quiver, and looks nice and beef at the wide point... the Stussy beak had started to take shape on the nose around then, then really came into it's own on the twin fins that shortly followed this...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
