Waimea Surfshop - New store

photography by Tiago Reis


Rua do Godinho, 565 - Shopping center "City", Matosinhos
E-mail: shop@waimeasurfshop.com

SEASTOKED By Gary Parker

G’day

My name is Gary Parker.
I like to take photographs.
I like design.
I like to draw.
I also like to paint.
I like the ocean.
I like the snow.
I like people.
I like parties.
I also like music.

I have been drawing for a long time.
I have been shooting photos for a while too.

I have worked for Armourdillo.
I have worked for Quiksilver.
I have worked for Target.
I have also done work for a lot of other people.

I have started a blog.
If you are reading this stop, and check out what I can do.
If you like it.
Contact me.
GAZ-ART

visit gary's site http://gaz-art.com/

in, The Boda Surfamily

Scott Soens

in, Patagonia

Justin Quintal Indo Boarding

Waimea Surfshop - New store opening on May 7

 

The Waimea Surfshop was born in 1992 and was a portuguese pioneer in the industry of boardriding (Bodyboard, Surf, Skate and Snowboard).


New store opening on May 7th.


Rua do Godinho, 565 - Shopping center "City", Matosinhos
E-mail: shop@waimeasurfshop.com

Pretty Organic Stick

This is Matt's Bio resin recycled foam 9' longboard. This is his first longboard, usually rides shortboards. He wanted something light and pretty maneuverable. He was very eager to work with green materials. He really likes the board, even the smell of the bio resin. He did want any leash plug on the board. He rejoices with the great float and paddling. Also, states, the board is fast and is a section maker.

in, Wegener's Finless Frontier

Surf Every Day

Dale Webster has surfed over 13,000 consecutive days in a row.
Keep on truckin' everyone...Photo of Dale by Patrick Thomas Parks.

in, Surfy Surfy

Small wave slicing

J. Linden on a Vega 68....

in, Displacementia

Shaping: Hand vs. Machine

Here at Bing & Jacobs Surfboards, we often get asked the question “Are the boards 100% hand-shaped by Matt Calvani?”  The simple answer is “Yes” and “No”.
As part of our move to the “Hill” and into the old Channin Surfboards factory, we also acquired Tony Channin’s CNC shaping machine which resided in the factory.  But even prior to the move, we’ve always utilized the machine-shaping technology.  All of the models cut on the machine were all originally hand-shaped by Matt until he was able to fine tune them to how he wanted them to look and ride.  Once he felt the model was dialed-in, the best of the best are scanned on the machine.  The machine does the labor intensive rough-shaping so that Matt can work on the fine details of each board.  In a nutshell, that’s our use for the machine, it’s like a Skil planer on steroids so to speak.  It limits the labor and time it requires to rough a board out, and that allows Matt to not only build more boards (and reduce cost) but also to spend his time and energy on the finer details of each shape as well as to develop new models and designs.  It also helps to limit the variances in each shaped board which inevitably happens when hand-shaping.


Unfortunately, there appears to be some negative stigma associated with using shaping machines, but I can assure you that the machines are not so sophisticated that once the board is milled, any average Joe can just finish them off.  Matt hand-shaped something like 15,000 boards in his career before he started utilizing the CNC technology.  At age 40, he has had to consider self-preservation and the longevity of his shaping career and if he continues to “dig holes” (as he’s jokingly described hand-shaping), then his shoulders and back would be done by the time he’s 50 and he’d be forced to give up building surfboards.   Matt still loves to hand-shape, but he reserves this process for new designs and special custom orders.  The turnaround is a lot slower but the end result the same.


Shaping machines have always produced a good amount of controversy over the past decade, perhaps less prevalent now then before.  At the beginning, the controversy was rooted more in the protection and preservation of someone’s shape and design, and the ability for someone with a shaping machine to “copy” another shaper’s design.  But with integrity and because the machines lacked the sophistication to outright “copy” a shape, the fears diminished.  Nowadays, most shapers who have enough volume demand to justify it, use the shaping machine as an extension of their tool set (“Skil Planer on steroids”) to facilitate turnaround time, production flow as well as minimizing cost and labor.  Right, wrong or indifferent the shaping machine has become a valuable part of Matt’s design process as well as our business model.  Every individual who works in our factory whether it’s the shaper, the laminator, the polisher, down to the board packer loves surfboards and we believe in building them in a reasonable amount of time and at a reasonable price so that others can enjoy them too.


in, Bing Surfboards

Edge Spoon

for sale: contact me at ryan@pointconceptsurf.com, located in Orange County with it's current owner...can be moved if so desired!

Asking $1,300 obo, and been ridden ONE time. she's a winner thats for sure, all hand-layed-up in a mold the proper way.

Ryan Lovelace by Miguel Barreira

Miguel Barreira is a professional sports photographer, a stoked surfer and real surfboard addict with a unique passion for alternative surf crafts. Last summer he added another piece of history to his collection by ordering to Ryan Lovelace a Flexspoon, true to George Greenough legacy. For all of us involved it was a very special moment seeing that board come alive. (see post Special One here)

Miguel was at the factory shooting Ryan and his Flexspoon and the result couldn’t be better.

 

This last photo, probably the most impressive one, was featured at SurfPortugal mag, on a article about Greenough legacy, so I will post it like that, respect for all involved! 

photography: Miguel Barreira

in, Magic Quiver

2 custom lumberjacks - Almond Surfboards

in, life is just swell

Peter Walker to exhibit on the Gold Coast

Surfing and beach culture are integral to the Gold Coast lifestyle – that culture is also a great source of inspiration to artists who continue to engage with the rich stories and visual imagery of this dynamic sport.

We present two distinct but connected exhibitions in gallery one featuring a new series of beautifully crafted wooden surfboards by furniture maker and designer Peter Walker and ceramics by artist Gerry Wedd which reference both ancient and contemporary myths and legends of the perils of the sea and the underbelly of the the surf world.

Walker is a surfer and was born in Sydney and now divides his time between Adelaide and working as Associate Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design in New York. Always fascinated by hand skills and fine craftsmanship, Walker’s awareness of the complexity of surfboard performance and design led him to start making his own wooden surfboards – embellished with the work of leading Australian contemporary artists.

His boards will be at The Gold Coast Arts Centre 28th of May to 10th of June.

in, Wooden Surfboards

BING 60's

This is the van that Australian Keith Paull used to tour the east coast in the late 60's

The Bing Lotus 1967 in, Classic Bing Surfboards

The Bing Australian V-Bottom tigerstriped 1967