Behind the scenes

We would grab a surf before and after class. I do not think I went to sleep before 1:00 pm the whole time. We were working on boards and getting the Grain factory ready for the event. Joe Hodnicki, left, had work in the art show. John and Mike organized glued and polished boards.

Thoreau moment. I slept here, but not much time to think.



The finale was a huge bonfire.

Alaia Class At The Grain Factory

The class went great. Five students were enrolled. None of them Had tried an alaia before, but were very interested in riding one. We had two days to finish the boards. Everyone finished their boards, and was able to ride them on the Saturday morning of the Re-evolution demo day at the beach.
I flew in a couple of days before the class to mill and glue the wood into blanks.

The students did not have a lot of wood working experience, but quickly padded the floor with shavings.

When we were creating fine dust, the racks were moved outside.

Five new alaia riders on the East Coast. They were super stoked with their boards, and all had breaks in mine that sounded perfect for alaia riding.

Green Flash

Matt's 8'8''. When he picked up his board he dropped off a pint of home made honey from his bees.

Pizzaz off the Rail

7'6'' Wood epoxy. This is my first finished board to come out of my vacuum bag. It has wood on the deck and bottom and wood on the rails. Recycled epoxy foam in the core and bio resin. The wood on the rails reacting with the rest of the wood creates fluid momentum. It springs out of turns but smooths out any rough transitions. I am pretty happy with it.

A sharp blade makes a big difference

I will be departing for Maine early next week for the alaia making class at Grain surfboards. See the Grain Surfboards website and older posts on this blog for more info. Extra tools for students must be prepared and shipped. Here I am sharpening blades for block planes.

Alaias Headed to Wetsand

6'4'' Peanut 6'6'' Stuth

Critters of the Earth

This thing ate a whole tomato plant.

I found this guy in the driveway at the shop.