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KU: (verb) look!
YAH: hear, or here
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"At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face." Albert Camus
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Tag Archives: hull
hardly hullin ass in fog like one rubber thong (Made in China) floating in the North Pacific Gyre
was out at a mega secret spot recently. it was peaky and warbly and not real good but the novelty of its secrecy was enough to make us happy to be there. it was raining and super foggy that day. our friend z. bush -aka Mr. Bush, aka Fog Snapper, aka Slim Mack, happened to [...]
No. 1 – first impressions
this is my first attempt at shaping a surfboard. I’ve been planing for five years now. ridiculous I know. these photos show the outline and the rail bands. today I finished the rails and put in an S deck. this is a Hull inspired egg but it is not a true hull. I have a [...]
buildin
lately I been buildin, fixin, paintin and repairin. but the best project of all has been the shapin, dims: 6’3″ x 16″ T x 22″ X 17″N x 2 3/4″ rounded hull entry fading to shallow single to deeper double spiral vee. one fin. we’ll see how she goes. meantime some tom waits to pass [...]
hand shaping intentional living
things have been hectic. a rogue boss, too many side projects, and other trivialities have blurred my resolve and perhaps even allowed some doubt to creep in where it’s not been missed for some time. nevertheless the things that we love always resurface to overcome the things we care little about. so I have a [...]
hullin at dawn for the helluvit
was hullin around at 5:30 this morning at an undisclosed location with two undercover agents. this weirdly foiled board with ultra-thin rails is absurdly fun. how much fun? well lets see here —imagine yourself flyin down the line, crouched slightly and in the pocket of the wave the whole time. you can feel it right [...]
style: full rail turn