Preparing for Summer

Short John and Quadkumber... Summer is around the corner.

2mm Short John Wetsuit made in Japan.
5'6 Quadkumber Surfboard made in California.

Quadkumber Ad

Here's a recent ad that Oden put together for On The Board Magazine JP.

QU4DKUMBER.

One Week Left | Love for Japan

http://almond.bigcartel.com/

Happy Birthday | Cameron Oden

Happy 22nd Birthday to photo/video/visual/seakitten/quadkumber/littleflatskateboard extraordinaire, and friend, CamOden.

Reshape at Casa del Perini

Simon and I stripped the glass of an old mini-mal at his house while I was staying with him, and I reshaped it into a 6'2. It ended up pretty hully because of the thickness flow of the board once we got it all cleaned up. One of the first things I told Simon when I finished the board was "Don't show it to Kyle when he comes to visit, he'll be too critical of the rails"

I know Lightner all too well... he went straight for the rails when he saw the board. But I was relieved to get an email from Kyle saying he was stoked on the board, and the rails, and he gave it the nod.

It was a fun project to do with Simon during my stay there. Now it's up to Simon and his friend Brett to glass the thing.

Stoked you're home Kyle.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Lifted this from Schuyler McFerran's blog.

Where do I get a car like that?

Surfboards for Simon and Seamouse

We were stoked to be able to make some longboards for some talented and wonderful friends of ours, Simon Perini and Keiron 'Seamouse' Lewis.

Here's Simon with his 9'2 Surf Thump, and Seamouse with his 9'2 Log Rhythm. (Simon photo: Kyle Lightner)

Last photo is of Seamouse's first session on his board (Photo: Aquabumps)

Cheers Amigos!

Schuyler's Fin

We recently picked up a batch of new fin templates from Mark Stavron.

Super stoked on how they turned out.
























Schuyler designed this template for her personal board.

Look for this design coming to a fin department near you.

Kevin's Kookumber

Orange tint with Teal Resin Splash.

Special Zebrawood fin by Gully.


















Insane Zebrawood fin by Gully.

7'6 Almond Joy

Light Brown Opaque Reverse Wrap.

Gloss and Polish.

Mahogany Joy Fin by Gulliver.

Happy 27th to Kyle B. Lightner

Here's a shot of Lightner piecing together his collage for the shop.

Happy Birthday Amigo. Have a great rest of your trip in Oz.

Nathan Adams | Costa Rica

Nathan and Tyler Warren went to Costa Rica for 15 days to surf, shoot and hang out.

Here are a few gems Nate sent me. Naters riding TW's 6'10 singlefin.

Photos: Bob Ledbetter

Beach Pools

I never knew these existed until I went to Australia and saw them all over.

They have pools that are right on the beach. At first I thought it was crazy, but I quickly grew fond of the idea. They're just saltwater pools that allow people to swim laps at the beach without fighting waves or getting swallowed by a whale.

The only downside was in Cronulla, the waves were huge and breaking over the wall of the pool, turning it into a concrete deathtrap. So be advised, don't swim in the beach pools if it's double overhead.

California, take notes.

Gantez Warrior | I Drew A Picture

New music video from our friends, Gantez Warrior. (singular)

Also, go to their pre-release party at Thalia on Saturday night!

Gantez Warrior - "I drew a picture" from jack Coleman on Vimeo.

New Twins | Short and Wide

Couple of customs for Patrick and Syd.

A Mini-Simmons and a Sea Kitten.

As always, plywood keels by Gully Allee.

These guys got their boards even before slater started getting tubed on soap.