Commissioned through the Surfers Journal in 2010, this beautifully crafted short titled "A Brief History" by Tyler Manson originally aired during our virtual film festival of 2010 and shows the beautiful life and wisdom of the late Terry Martin.
Cyrus asked Terry's friend and shaping protege Tyler Warren to say a few words about this great man:
"Terry Martin is probably the best shaper to ever...
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** The List is a new weekly feature on Korduroy 2.0 aimed at chronicling the passions and ideas of our culture... **
Tom Neilson is a household name in the Florida surf scene. His boards are ridden from as for north as Nova Scotia, down to South Beach. And while Neilson Surfboards isn’t a giant surfboard manufacturer pushing outs thousands of boards per year, Tom has a loyal following of customers who know that their surfing lives have been greatly improved by Tom’s...
I was always looking for ways to make use of these scrap woods from custom skateboard decks. I finally came up with a better idea than just using them for BBQ....
These bottle openers were made from scrap wood pieces created in the process of making custom skateboard decks. Magnet catches a bottle cap so you don't drop it. Walnut oil finished. Red Oak. Suede strap. 100% Hand made.
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Introducing a new blog feature entitled "Making It," an interview series where outdoorsy creatives talk about turning their passions into business in hard times. This first feature begins with filmmaker Pierce Kavanagh of "Manufacturing Stoke" who is currently hosting the first annual San Diego Surf Film Festival at Bird's Surf Shed.
You've been a busy man lately. Tell us about all...
You can tell a lot about a person from their quiver: where they surf, how much money they have, what periods in surfing's history they value. Our initial foam and glass litmus test came back with over 200 entries via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and email rendering the kick-off to #showusyourquiver a successful virtual event that was a blast to curate. But it was more than just board porn, the...
FUELIE: “Theres Occy… coming up in heat 21, but he’s also going to join us in the commentary box for heat 9 as well. So we have legends in the house.,,so there he is, he’s getting ready to say hi to everybody out there in webland. Looks like Occy’s got a paparazzi cam with him… he’s been absolutely followed all the way in here,...
Maker Ryan Lovelace is currently doing a Kickstarter project to help him make the transition towards creating more environmentally friendly surfboards. Ryan is a talented shaper/glasser who makes all kinds of surfboards. Although he makes everything from spoons to kneeboards to asymmetrical finless stubs, his specialty is the creation of mid-length vee-bottomed hulls for his local glassy point...
Pohnpei is one of those primordial tropical islands you might see in action movies and adventure reality shows, except none have been filmed there—Hollywood can’t find it on a map and probably never will. There are lots of pretty waterfalls and dense, misty jungles, but the island has no beaches, it’s too damn far away, it rains often, and the locals are typically stoned off...
Where are artists looking for inspiration? This new feature, OUTside INspiration, examines what inspires creative surfers that has nothing to do with surfing.
For the first installment of this new feature, our newest addition to our Makers, artist Ben Weiland gives us a glimpse into where he is looking for inspiration to help guide his art.
"The following pictures show some of the sources...
