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surfboard with reclaimed wood by Schwood

Shwood founder Eric Singer teams up with friends to create a unique wooden surfboard. Watch how Singer and company process and shape this functional one-of-a-kind board using reclaimed wood found on the Oregon coast. The construction process was guided by the expertise of Joe Blecha, a bona fide virtuoso of custom surf and snowboard construction. blechaboardshop.com Kahana Kalama, professional surfer turned shop-owner (alohasunday.com), was there to test the limits of the handmade board upon its completion. Based in Portland, Oregon, Shwood creates handcrafted wooden eyewear using fine exotic hardwoods. Shwood’s in-house…

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Native Shoes

Filmed inside the Native Shoes factory this short film takes you behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of the innovative manufacturing process. The images reveal the beauty behind the skilled craftsmanship of EVA injection molding. You no longer have to wonder how that pair of cushy, candy colored shoes came to be. The future of footwear delivered on time by Ray-Ban-wearing Technicians. Now Shipping to You! shop.nativeshoes.com

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Barrel Making – Jack Daniel’s

A few months back, I had the pleasure of flying down as a director of photography to Lynchburg, TN to see how Jack Daniels is made – and work alongside the talented team at Arnold World Wide. I got to see the town itself, as well as meet some incredible people who both live in the town and work at the Jack Daniels distillery (this documentary film will be released shortly as well). After my stay there, I drove 5 hours north to Kentucky where I got an all access…

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Kipp Krusa – Luthier

This is a video I did for my friend Kipp Krusa, an amazing guitar maker in Bon Aqua, Tennessee. The music was written and performed by James Scott on a Baritone Krusa Guitar. Shot on a Canon 60D. Lenses: Nikon: 24mm f2.8 non-Ai, 35mm f2 Ai, 50mm f1.4 Ai, Canon: 100mm f2.8 Macro L IS USM I used the Technicolor Cinestyle Picture Style and finalized it with the Technicolor LUT but only set the Mix to 50%.

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John Neeman – Axe Making

This is a short documentary movie that shows the whole process of how the John Neeman tools are being hand crafted. “It is a tragedy of the first magnitude that millions of people have ceased to use their hands as hands. Nature has bestowed upon us this great gift which is our hands. If the craze for machinery methods continues, it is highly likely that a time will come when we shall be so incapacitated and weak that we shall begin to curse ourselves for having forgotten the use of…

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Potblack Ceramics

We spend an afternoon in the studio of Travis Jefferys from Pot Black Ceramics. Travis creates bepsoke pieces such as bowls, plates and cups for some of Melbourne’s top restaurants. To find out more about Melbourne and the interesting people who live there visit milkbarmag.com. Score by Lehmann B. Smith.

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