Sacred Craft - Ventura

Sacred Craft - Ventura

FCD set up shop at the Sacred Craft expo which was held in Ventura, in early May. Gerry showed up for a book signing and shaping demo, while the rest of the crew got to hang out and talk surfboards. The demo-day on Saturday morning wasn't too exciting due to the small surf but the event as a whole was great.

Did anybody else come to Ventura for the event? What did you think?

Jon and Gerry

Jon and Gerry

Jon Peck and Gerry Lopez catching up at Sacred Craft, Ventura CA, May 2009.

Gerry @ Sacred Craft

Gerry @ Sacred Craft

Gerry at Sacred Craft, he gave a shaping demo in thr Primo Beer booth. When he was doing this the tradeshow seemed empty. I think it was because everyone was crowded around the glass box watching and listening!

Huevos Rancheros

Huevos Rancheros

Stocking up for summer, another Egg is that much closer to the showroom floor.

Patagonia Surf 2009

Patagonia Surf 2009

Open publication  | Shop Patagonia Surf

I've always thought that one of the coolest things about surfing is that there are so many different ways to do it. No two waves are the same and, until recently, no two boards were the same. You can surf the same spot everyday and have a completely different experience every time. Switch boards and it feels like a totally different sport.

With handmade surfboards you never get the same thing twice. They’re impossible to duplicate. There’s a risk you could get a lemon, but there’s also a chance you could get one that’s pure magic. That magic is the feeling when you pick up a board and it just feels right. You plant your feet in the right spot without thinking about it and the board goes where you want it to on the wave – like an extension of your body.

More tools of the trade

More tools of the trade

What Fletch is hanging up measures to check if there's any twist in the blank before it gets glassed. There are 2 more in the glass shop that measure the same thing, and everyday each curing rack in the oven is checked to make sure it's level. Something tells me you won't find that in the Cobra factory....

Foam Dust

Foam Dust

Parmenter always said, "what goes into your lungs doesn't come out, wear your mask". Hard to believe people used to shape, glass, and sand with a Marlboro for lung protection.

Rocker templates

Rocker templates

We have stacks of these in the rafters, most all of them have names, kinda weird, kinda not weird I guess.

Past to Present

Past to Present

New FCD video fresh out the Tinshed.