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All the swell we've had lately has been stirring up the bottom and sending millions of shells onto the beaches around here.  Pre-Columbian indigenous populations in California like the Chumash made bead money out of Olivella shells like the one pictured above. Necklaces made of these shell beads can be found all over North America, having been traded through the hundreds of tribal cultures that existed here before the discovery of the New World.  Check out this link to learn MORE.

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Justin Adams channeling Wookie speed styles on a round pin twinnie.  

Poached from SURF-KNOT.

Griffin has a new blog...go abuse him! 

Griffin Stepanek Surfboards

6'3" void comp TPH

21" x 2.75"

volan side fins and center flex fin by Fibre Glas Fin Co.

wet-sanded gloss

Moonlight Glassing

Here's some pictures from the Interstyle Japan show that took place last week.  The shaper collaboration models by McaCallum, Rusty, and Mandala were debuted at the Kookbox booth.  More pics of the new logo coming soon...

I've been working on a new template for sub-5'10" hulls that are a little more buttery through turns than the Arctail 2+1 in average surf.  I blended the 18.5" nose template from my longer hulls into the 21.5" width of my arctail template, bringing in the straighter outline into a round-tail template 1" wider than my tried and true TPH template.  The tail is a little narrower than the arctail, with a more of a rounded squash tail to give the board a more elliptical and smoother turn, which helps a lot in the reef and beachbreak surf where I live.  This board should bridge the gap between the Arctail 2+1 and the TPH...the TPHW.  5'4" to 5'10" only. Dims 18.5" x 21.5" x 16.5" x 2.75".