Under the tutelage of Ernie Higgins of Waterlines Unlimited, Micah Wood has quickly learned the craft of board building. From designing boards to shaping, glassing, resin pinlining, glossing, and polishing, Micah has provided himself with rare skills to be a one stop shop. And with great attention to detail and his skills on the surfboard, particularly the nose, Micah has been able to hone in on creating a better board.

Being a creative mind, his prowess with the hands and eye also lends to some beautiful artwork on top of making surfboards. In particular his watercolor paintings and abstract resin pieces, are a strong reflection of that artist within.

To see more of Micah’s surfboards and artwork, visit woodcustomsurfboards.com

Camera/Edit:
Reis Paluso
Erik Derman
Cyrus Sutton

Music:
Oua Train by Orgone
Courtesy of ubiquityrecords.com

John Peck has been exploring ways to optimally ride waves for over 5 decades and it’s this searching that has allowed him to refine his Penetrator longboard design. In this episode of Korduroy’s All Yew series, we learn about the evolution of the Penetrator and how he approaches the board creation process.

To order a Penetrator contact us at info@korduroy.tv

Camera/ Edit
Cyrus Sutton
Erik Derman
James Campbell
Jack Chellemi

After going to a local surf shop in Leucadia, CA, Christine discovered the paipo and became inspired to find a different experience in the water. With an artistic background, making her own boards was inevitable. She dove right in and is now making and riding her own paipos as well as various other surf craft.

christinebrailsford.com

Also, be sure to check out Christine’s InnerView at korduroy.tv/​2011/​christine-brailsford-innerviews

Camera/Edit:
Jack Chellemi & Erik Derman

East Coast do-it-yourself guru, Bill Pressly hand builds surfboards in his workshop located in near Boone, North Carolina (a hell of a long way from the beach). In this episode of Korduroy.tv’s series “All Yew” we’re following up a great interview from the man behind “Bill Boards,” and showing first hand Bill’s motivations, pleasures, and insights on board building and beyond.

For more information about Bill check out billboardssurfboards.blogspot.com/

Produced and Directed by: Thomas C. Webb
Check out more of his great work at: ThomasCWebb.com

Cinematography and Editing by: Thomas C. Webb

Time Lapse Photography by: Ryan Sigsbey
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Surf Footage by: Austin A. Saya
austinsaya.com/

Music by:
Noveller – Bleached Beach
myspace.com/ ​noveller
Imagho – Clodomir
myspace.com/ ​imagho

In this episode we follow Patrick Quealy into work at Plus One Surfboards, where he spends most of his time sanding and glassing. Occasionally he gets the chance to move from resin and cloth to foam. Pat has been able to meet and work with some influential shapers and board builders. Here we see him take from those experiences and put his own touch on functional design.

Camera/Edit
Erik Derman
Patrick Quealy

In this episode of Korduroy’s All Yew series we take a departure from pro-level surfers shaping cutting edge surfboards and explore the rootsy business of local San Diego shaper Caleb Wilborn. Shaping his first board at fifteen, Caleb now makes his boards from start to finish by hand from shaping to glassing. His simple, well-crafted boards have been the favorites of many North SD County surfers for years and we thought we’d shine a light on his operation.

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surfboardsbycaleb.com

music by Oka
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Growing up in the eclectic surf/skate industry mecca of Costa Mesa CA, 21 year old Tanner Prairie has taken inspiration from his surroundings and created a unique surfboard label that focuses on trim oriented equipment through simple, straightforward craftsmanship.

For More About Tanner’s Boards – tannersurfboards.blogspot.com

Music:

“Out of the Valley”
Discover America
Future Paths
tripleninemusic.com

A 3rd generation artist, Tyler Warren approaches everything with patience and focus. In this All Yew episode by Korduroy TV, Tyler shapes a 4’10″ Simmons inspired planing hull from a stringerless blank. The result is what he’s dubbed the “Bar of Soap” due to its slippery maneuverability and silky smooth carves. Watch Tyler put it through its paces on the high performance walls of Lower Trestles.

For more Tyler check out..
surf-knot.blogspot.com
artbytylerwarren.com

Also Keep Your Eyes Peeled for
“The Tyler Warren Experiments”
Coming Soon…

Music by A Slight Breeze and Boaz Roberts

Camera/Edit by Cyrus Sutton, Jack Chellemi and Erik Derman

Copyright Korduroy.tv 2010

After getting turned on to his ex-pat brother Tom’s alaia designs in Noosa, Australia, Jon Wegener took this idea home to Los Angeles, California. While the alaia design proved to be amazing, the crowded lineups and mushy So Cal surf made the minimalist alaia slide a tough go. So Jon made a foam/wood composite blank and started experimenting. Here’s what he’s found…

Camera/Edit – James Campbell & Cyrus Sutton

In this episode of our two-part All Yew featuring Australian ripper Daniel Thomson, he’s putting his 5’5″ hydrofoil fish design through its paces in cracking surf.

Filmed in California, Australia and Indonesia, the super 16mm surfing footage is comprised of outtakes from the film “Under the Sun.”

filmed and edited by Cyrus Sutton with Jack Chellemi

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