market appearances

The Spiral Stall will be setup every weekend over summer at local markets Victor Harbor: Every 2nd & 4th Sunday and Port Elliot: Every 1st & 3rd Saturday with a selection of New Growth Surfboards and Smith Hand Drums, Percussion & Accessories so come on down and have a look!

hand planes

A batch of planes on their way...

clouds

6'1 7/8" x 18 5/8" x 2 14/32" Balsa Composite construction with recycled EPS Single to double concave, 2424g no fins. This being the first in my newest construction method, I'm feeling fairly satisfied with the end result. Lots of room for method refinement...

the things you find...

After what looks to have been almost a hundred years a friend found this magnificent old longboard fin washed up on the beach.. Just like a piece of driftwood its all worn away and eroded and the colours are amazing. On the one hand I would love to leave it as-is, as an ornamental piece. But on the other hand theres a lot to be said for returning an old item to a life of function...

indo weapon

So many months of study and preparation finally applied. And the perfect test for the new technology? Why, a short stay in Indo of course...

recycle-cycle

Easily recycled, EPS (expanded polystyrene) makes an ideal surfboard core.
It's even re-recycleable =D

template library

I was fortunate to score a commission to create five mock surfboards for display in the new Victor Harbor R-7 school library. Please excuse the flagrant misuse of the fisheye lens on the last shot...

Thank you to the Principal Brenton and the girls in the library Kelli and Margret for your trust & the opportunity to install a work that will be seen by thousands of students over the years. Who knows, it might even inspire one to pick up a board (or a planer!).

fisheye

What an investment! Thank you ebay stranger for my $16 fisheye lens!!
WARNING: Blog may look a little different as of today...

the alaia project

Is it swimming or is it paddling? I can't decide but i know it's surfing, a whole new yet ancient world...
I've been shaping these up for a while now and always carry one around in the car just in case I see a nice little bank. Finless sliding, the possibilities...

foam circa 1960ish

5'8 1/8" x 19 5/8" x 2 11/16" Recycled polyurethane foam board circa 1960ish, 4x4x4oz glass, Resin Research E-poxy resin, pigment, quad setup.

mystic laboratories

The mystic lab under construction and complete. shapes flowing thick and fast...