fav fish floata

last summer not much around the coast in the way of banks on the beaches, quick little waves with a little float section on the end, just hope this summer wont be this same. photos by Mr Hall(surferjoe)

Mr Hall

Mr Hall, a school teacher, musical magician, surfer of all crafts and around nice guy has just taken ownership of a new 5'6 2+1, i love the colour and the decals that he picked.

north easta

i love on the central coast how we have so many great breaks for all diffrent swells and winds, you can always find a wave anytime, this is the promised land.

6'2 pin

this little number has been sitting in the shed unfinished for awhile, i was really stocked to finish this puppy up, still waiting for the swell to come up for its first run.

team frost

this is from surferjoe.com.au, great blog thats updated everyday, unreal photos and a good vibe, shelly my wife on the right, me on the left just chilling.

the K-man

the k-man loves buzz and iceblocks.

get a JELLYBEAN

now that pam is gone, i have a new bike to get me too and from work, thanks to Ben at jellybeanbike.com.au from melbourne, single speed or fixie, you get to choose the colours from frame to tyres, supa fun, unreal to deal with and cheap if you just want a slick ride.

farwell my good friend

two weeks ago got into abit of a bingle with 4 other car, i was number 3 and coped a landcruiser with a bull that wrote off PAM.

from paper to cloth

alway love playing with colours and working out tints for board, then seeing them come together when the board is finished.

inlays

been poping in in lays of 4oz in the tails and decks, apart from looking really cool, they keep the board light and strong.

the white yetti

iv been making all my boards out of quite large blanks which require alot of planning, by the end i look like a yetti and there is a good inch of planing foam on the floor, it is nice to transform a big block of foam to a profiled sliding machine.

adrift board store

new boards comming through for the new ADRIFT store up at the Entrance in the main street, its going to be a cool store, they will have 3 of these's boards will be hanging out there for a bit. There will be a 6'6 2&1 stubby, 5'6 quad stubby and a 6'0 2&1 stubbie. The orange one is a good friend joe's.

floating friends

i wish i could be a fish, i love the floating feeling under water, so nice and relaxing.

logger

been really busy the last couple of weeks, iv had 6 boards on the go, thats alot for me, but its been nice to spend some time in the shed. Above is a fresh 9'4 log shaped for dave, nice 50/50 rails, should be fun to ride.

art

Its an art to write the dimensions on a freshly shaped board, you dont want to stuff it up and you want it to look natural and neat, after 40 years of shaping. Thats how its done.

taking the time to learn

I love going up to my dads shed and spending time just hanging out and watching, i learn so much. I ask alot of questions and get alot of answers that helps me with my boards.

pauly's quad

Pauly, a good friend of mine has been waiting for this board for the last few months now, im glad to say that it is good to go, 6'0 quad its the same shape as the 2x2 quad that i made for myself, so i hope he has many killa surfs on it.

templets

Its amazing how that something so simple such as a templet is the main tool that you need to shape a board, its abit of ply wood but has the most important information.

single fins

I find it amazing that todays boards, you know the 6'1 thruster, will they look this amazing when there old and hidding out in someones shed, will we never hold onto and try and find and hunt down gems like we do with the 30-40 year old boards.

all you need

what i love about surfing is that its simple, all you need is transport, boards and shorts.

9'2 pig

i just finished a new 9'2 pig, supa happy with the board and its got the new horse fin on it.

Mr Kerry Downs

I LOVE THIS PHOTO!! my friend Kerry Downs is pulling out some killer photos, have a look at his blog, the black and white life.

horse fin

So i wanted something a bit crazy for my fin on my new mal, so i went to lincraft and came across this little gem.

new decal

get a new decal from the amazing kath hall, it came up a treat.

new sticker

Im getting some sealegged stickers printed up, so if you want one hit me up.

singlefin goodness

I was up at port not long ago. I was hanging out with dad in his shed when all the old boards caught my eye.

what to do when's there's no surf

we all love bubbles right!!!

scotts head

love scotts head

headed up north

About 2 months ago joe, jason and i packed up joes van and headed up the coast for a few days. The swell was small and the wind was blowing SW, so off to crescent heads we went. We left early on a thursday morning and arrived there at lunch, the swell was around 2-3 feet and just perfect.

twin fin pin

this is a new 6'2 twin fin pin that iv shaped, its for when the swell is little bit bigger, looking forward to finishing this one to see how it runs.

5'6 STUBBY the new love of my life!!

after buying the best surf movie eva, ONE CALIFORNIA DAY, and after seeing some stubbys and bonzas being ridden, inspired me to try something new, this was the first one of the stubbys that i have made, such a fun board to ride, very different to anything i have tried before. This board is now the main board that i ride and I'm looking forward to making more. The stubby rides high and tight in the pocket of the wave, it love little sucky swells.

summer arvo

love riding the wife's mal, its a 8'6 but its supa fun. Thanks Shelly.

old skool

this crazy decal is one of my fathers old ones, a good mate in adelaide picked this board up from a second hand sale, $50 later go himself a killer piece of history, the board is a single fin pin tail and still in good nik.

shape by decals

My good friend Kathrine Hall has come up with some "shape by" decals for me, so keep an eye out and thanks kath, killer job.

fishie's

this is my brother's board i made for him, its a 6'0 keel fish, the templet is off a Wagner fish that a friend had. About 4 or 5 years ago i was introduced to fish's on a small summer day, i could not belive the speed you could generate on a small wave and also how easy the paddle was. Since that day iv never looked back, i think in the past 4 year's iv ridden a thruster once.

surfer joe

summer time, how killer is it, warm water, bright sun, light wind. Surferjoe is Joe Hall, who love the ocean and if he's not in it he is on the beach taking photo of it, you have to have a look at he's blog, its a great read every day....surferjoe.com.au