Friday, December 30, 2011

OUT WITH THE OLD // IN WITH THE NEW

For 2012 we've relocated the blog to be a page on the website... so from now on, look for our updates at:


thanks blogger, it's been a heck of a run...

Andy Nieblas // Clay Wheels

Somehow, Andy and Jake are skateboarding in the Rose Parade.. keep an eye out for them this weekend.

Photos: Jake Zylstra

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Rested // Relaxed // Back to Work

Hope everyone benefitted from a few days off. Excited to get back to it.

Photos: Cameron Oden

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas + Happy New Year

Merry Christmas from Ciro Bicudo and your friends at Almond

Friday, December 23, 2011

Handplanes // Offshore Tuesdays

Some fun yesterday in the winds del Santa Ana

Dave Allee // Cam Oden

Gully just finished a new batch of hand-planes.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Cash-Yew // Three Facts

It's really windy at the beach today.

Christmas is three days away.

This is the Cash-Yew model.

Photos: Cameron Oden

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Jake Zylstra // Surf Thump

Here, Jake Zylstra is perched on a 9'7 Surf Thump in Newport.

Photo: Cameron Oden

The board Jake is noseriding in this photo is a 9'7 Surf Thump with a Balsa T-Band Stringer and a Mahogany D fin. It is currently available, in its lightly used condition, at Almond.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Quadkumber // Sandia

5'7 Quadkumber and 5'6 Sandia Fish

Hand-shaped and continually refined by Griffin Neumann-Kyle.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Women's Wool Coat

One for the ladies... 100% Wool Coat

Made from extra soft Army/Navy surplus blankets with solid wood buttons.

Hand-Made in California (less than 10 miles from Almond)

Cameron Oden // Chad Cress

Cam, gets to look at a camera from the other side of the lens for a morning... thanks to Chad Cress

Friday, December 16, 2011

Cyrus Sutton // Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Cy! We wish you many Malibu-length noserides today!

(screen shots from Cy's Summer Fun video at the Bu)