Archive > August 2010

Eric’s new Pendoflex fish

Hello, there! This morning the marine layer overcast skies are back, and the lighting was soft and mellow. With the windswell mixing in with the remaining southwest, the water has dropped again to the mid-high 50s! Brrr. . . this has been a cold summer. Steve shaped a new 5’11 Pendoflex keel fish for Eric […]

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Pendos’ eye view of the Sacred Craft in San Diego

Hello, there. Here’s a selection of photos of some of the friendly folks and beautiful boards at the Sacred Craft surfboard show in San Diego, August 14th. The show was fun. We wish we could have spent more time, but work has been busy and that’s a good thing! We had fun with a family […]

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The Art of Shaping 2010, Orange County Edition presented by Billabong

Royce Cansler and the folks at Billabong did an amazing job organizing the Billabong Art of Shaping, Orange County Edition charity benefit. I was honored to shoot portraits of most of the shapers for the poster, event displays and web site. This was an exciting experience, as more than fifty years of Orange County shaping […]

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El Sarape for Mr. Irwin

Hi, there. Steve built this beautiful 5’8″ Pendoflex swallowtail tri fin for Mr. Irwin. When asked for a painting reminiscent of a Mexican blanket, Steve was happy to oblige! Cowa-flexit!

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New 6’8″ Pendoflex swallow for Michael

Hello, there! Steve shaped a beautiful 6’8″ swallowtail for his brother Michael, who will traveling to surf left points in Mexico. His new board will have a Future fin system and options for surfing it as a high aspect twin or as a tri-fin. The dimensions are 13-1/4″, 20-5/8″, 15-3/4″. Michael’s board is painted with stripes in […]

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