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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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bodysurf: Danny Hess handplanes

Danny discusses the evolution of his handplanes and characteristics of the Moon, Pin, and Wing Swallow tail models. Director: Yuji Wantanabe Camera: Jack Halloway Production: John McCambridge and Travis Becker store.mollusksurfshop.com/collections/bodysurfing/products/hess-handplane hesssurfboards.com/ woodshopsf.com/ via core 77

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Snowboards-Fish out of Water-Surf Snowboard

The birth of Snurf, a board that can surf ( on wave) and snowboard( on snow) . Meet the “Fish Out of Water” snow surfboard or surf snowboard. Yes, a joint-venture between Signal Snowboards, Surf Prescriptions and Future Fins resulted in a “snurfboard” As slightly diffferent video than usual but super interesting nevertheless, process, built, ideas, tryout, everything is in there, and the final result work. enjoy from the creators ; “Happy New Year and Happy New ETT! This month we find ourselves floating out an entirely new concept as…

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