KING

The Godfather of surfing...

TOKYO SLEDS

Almost done with the sticks for the new S/Double boardshop I am opening next month in Tokyo... Every board 100% handshaped by me in the Santa Barbara studio... I figure by the amount of time each one takes I am clearing about 10 cents an hour, but could not be happier... We don't need no stinking computers... I will tune you in more on the opening as it gets closer to the date...

GREY SCALE

Four quad nuggets in the scale of grey ready for the trip to the glassshop... Just sprayed the rails and the paper is still on both sides...

SWINGIN' SINGLES

Stoked with these single fin neo-seventies things I have been shaping lately... Wide point forward, pulled tails, solid old stussy style beaks up front and clean modern bottoms... These are just roughed blanks in the photos, but they finished up really nice... Think Owl Chapman or Terry Fitz with knees bowed and arms in just the right relaxed position...

DROP IN

Commitment factor very high...

WEDGE

These puppies are just waiting for a big south swell at the wedge this year...

SHARP

DROOLING

I am seriously drooling on this thing...

SUBMERGE

FLIGHT

YEAH BABY

My youth right there wrapped up in one unreal shot... This so captures the sacred spirit of the dance for me... Mr. Lopez going with the flow...

1965

SKATE TOUGH

NICE

A couple of nice sticks that look really good right now... Nat and pooch, 1971...

T. ADLER

My favorite book publisher just keeps doing beautiful work... Mostly known for his work in the surfing world, I feel some of his best work is done on other subjects, rock climbing and tahitian beauties are a couple of nuggets...

T. WAITS

Jump, jump, jump around... get up, get up, and get down...

T. WARREN

Nice flow from one of the modern stylists, regardless of the long or short of it...

NO SMOKING

We know how bad for you it is, but damn, she sure looks good doing it!...

INSPIRATION

When I am shaping surfboards, I tend to think of products like these sleek autos for inspiration... Also the aeronautics world is a great place to check out flow and shapes...

SHAPING

Here's a peak into what I have going on...

Shawn Stussy at his Studio from Seth Epstein on Vimeo.

ALTERNATIVE

M. PETERSON

In the final running for another all time cutback visual... MP in this iconic arc is hard to beat... Another example of laying it over and riding the rocker through...

J. PROUVE

Another mack daddy of the design world... One of my all time favorites... I am really feeling his plaid tie with the rolled up sleeves...

R. LOEWY

Mr. Raymond Loewy had his hand in some amazing products, also looks like he knew how to hang...

D. RAMS

Love this gentleman's output...