In somewhat related news, we just ordered a small wood burning brand for the hand planes.
Showing posts with label Hawaii. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hawaii. Show all posts
Handplanes Hawaii
Josh Guerra sent us this photo of himself body surfing in Hawaii with his Almond handplane.
In somewhat related news, we just ordered a small wood burning brand for the hand planes.
In somewhat related news, we just ordered a small wood burning brand for the hand planes.
Thomas VanMelum | Pipeline 2011
Our good friend, Thomas, participated in the pipeline body surfing contest last month. Thomas is a Wedge guy, and signed up for the Pipeline contest, having never even been to Hawaii.
It was bound to be either a smashing success or a huge dose of humble pie.
Fortunately for Thomas, his years at Wedge served him well. He somehow scored one of only 2 10-point waves of the contest. (sequence below) Photos: www.gregrimagery.com
He racked up the highest combined score in the history of the contest, before being surpassed by Mike Stewart 5 minutes later.
And possibly most excitingly, he connected with the Malloys, as they're working on their new bodysurfing film, Come Hell or High Water.
It was bound to be either a smashing success or a huge dose of humble pie.
Fortunately for Thomas, his years at Wedge served him well. He somehow scored one of only 2 10-point waves of the contest. (sequence below) Photos: www.gregrimagery.com
He racked up the highest combined score in the history of the contest, before being surpassed by Mike Stewart 5 minutes later.
And possibly most excitingly, he connected with the Malloys, as they're working on their new bodysurfing film, Come Hell or High Water.
Lightner in the Islands
Kyle surfing Theo's stinger in Hawaii this week.
Theo just got married on Oahu last weekend. Congrats Amigo.
Photos by Theo's brother, The Walrus.
Also, Lightner has his Almond Trunks on... lots more pairs of those coming next week.
Theo just got married on Oahu last weekend. Congrats Amigo.
Photos by Theo's brother, The Walrus.
Also, Lightner has his Almond Trunks on... lots more pairs of those coming next week.
PETROGLYPH SURFBOARDS
HONU, THE SEA TURTLE
© 2009 PETROGLYPH SURFBOARDS
Here is the first replica I made of the Ancient Hawaiian surfboard called an ALA'IA. This was created from a tracing of the template I got from the Bishop Museum in Honolulu in 1980. This one is based on Princess Ka'iulani's board of 1888. It is 7'-6" Long and about 18" wide x 3/4" thk. It has no fin, so it has very fun slide at will character. Being much faster than a modern board, due to a very low drag factor, my appreciation for the Hawaiians who invented surfing has grown beyond measure. I love riding inside the tube, a very temporay space on Earth, each one usually very private, relatively shortlived, and a place where no man has been before, and no man will be after.
I recently been extremely lucky to have found numerous ancient Koa Wood Slabs, Planks, and lumber that was collected from the Hawaiian islands prior to the turn of the twentith century.
Please contact me if you are interested in surfboard making!
Greg Hall
Sunset Beach, Hawaii
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
© 2009 GREGORY HALL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
WELCOME TO WAVERIDER
Greg Hall ripping...
the endless bottom turn
on his vintage Surf Bolt 2cyl. Jetboard!
35 mph, 50 mile range,
no need tow or paddle!
Howzit Surfers! Here is a place for you to see the Koa Wood surfboards I make, and a forum for those who ride waves, involved in the industry of the sport and art of surfing!
© 2009 GREGORY HALL
407-222-9944
The 13 footer leaves for Hawaii
After 10 months on the New Zealand olo hikoi and a couple of months lurking back in the olosurfer shop the 13 foot Future Primitive surfboard heads off to Randy Rarick's place on the North Shore of Oahu via Honolulu. It was a four hour drive to get her to the Air New Zealand Cargo office.Once there the board will be surfed by all comers for the duration of the winter, hopefully in some big waves and some hollow ones at pipeline. Perhaps someone will win the Eddie Aikau memorial big wave contest on her.Bonga Perkins is rumoured to have offered to ride the board for US$200, or was he offering to pay for the experience ?
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