Kookumber Project #2

Kookumber Project Update.

- The Hollow Redwood Kookumber is in the glassing process. Greg Martz laminated it late last week.

- I passed off the chambered balsa blank to Griffin yesterday so he could finish shaping it. (Not before ensuring that the tail was at least 2 shakas wide)

{Cam'ron O'den took photos}

Griffin NK by Cameron Oden

The finest shaper and funniest guy you don't know, GNK.

Photo/Collage by CA Moden.

Peanut-shaped Cashew by Almond

Griffin has been wanting to try shaping an alaia for a while (however we're still pretty far from getting him to try one)

So I gave him creative freedom to experiment with one of the Obeche wood blanks yesterday.

It resulted in a beautiful 5'10, peanut-inspired alaia that looks insanely fun.

Oden documented the process.

5 times 1/8"

5-stringer Surf Thump for Camera Oden.

Photo: Oden

Somewhere pigs must be flying

Taylor got a new thruster... no one could have predicted this one.

New 5'6 Trusty Thrusty designed by Griffin.

Griffin NeumannHyphen and Cashew

No, he shaped it...

photo: Lightner

New Log for Winter

My new 9'6 Surf Thump model. Getting the fin glassed on by Clutch today.

Shaping Room

Dave Allee/Griffin Neumann-Kyle collaboration hour. Documented by C. Amoden

Do you know the Muffin Man?

Here are some amazingly rad film photos that Lightner took of Griffin working on some collabo boards we did with Matt of MWM Graphics and Corduroy Surf Boutique.































































Definitely my favorite shaping photos Lightner has done.

This 4-board series we did with MWM will be on display starting tonight at Corduroy in Portland, Maine. More photos of the finished product coming soon.

Griffin's Favorite YouTube Video

Griffin Neumann-Kyle is OUR super talented shaper, all around funny guy and huge fan of the Monkfish.





















Here is muffin working on a Sandia Fish




Erin, if they've already discussed the monk fish on fupenguin, please send the entry to griffin@lifeisjustswell.com at your earliest convenience. -Dave

Shaping Room Photo { kookumber }

Here's a photo Lightner took a few months back, of Griffin and I discussing tweaks to the kookumber.  Since then, I think we've really gotten the kookumber dialed in to what we intended it to be. Based on the feedback we've been getting recently, I'm pretty stoked on the shape.

Shaping Room

New Boards on the Way...

We've got a bundle of new boards in the works right now.  Lightner documented some of the progress.

Griffin

all photos via lightgnar

Welcome to The Almond Family...

Here's the newest contributor at Almond, Griffin NK, with his first major contribution... a 5'10 Kookumber for Levi.  Griffin did an incredible job with this one... and he's got plenty more in the works.  Thanks buddy.

Rad New Friends

So, I've been looking forward to meeting the Grass is Greener crew for a while.  They came by to hang out today, and we chatted about everything from surfboard design to spirituality.  I had a blast getting to know these guys, and about the possibility of some collaborative stuff in the future.

These are some super talented dudes with some rad things going on.  Take a look...

http://kylelightner.com/

http://theostyle.wordpress.com/

http://gnksurfboards.com/