6'4" Quad for Sam
Sunday, 20 March 2011
Monday, 14 March 2011
Vulcan
9'8" Vulcan for Steve Griffin
"Raspberry" tint with knee patch and yellow band
thank you for the order Steve, it was a pleasure.
Sunday, 13 March 2011
Thursday, 24 February 2011
Sunday, 30 January 2011
Diversity
On Thursday i shaped a 9'8" Vulcan for Steve in Fife, a 6'1" high energy short board heading to Peru with Jackson of Finisterre and 5'4" Lumus for Chris up the road in Newlyn East.
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Testing
Board: Lumus 6'0"
Burnt orange pigment with white spot.
Glassed on fins, wet sanded finish.
Average waves can be fun with good equipment.
Surfed a fading swell at Godrevy on Sunday with good friend Nick Radford and new friend Dan Crockett. Good fun all round.
Thank you to Mel of Splashography for sending the photos over.
If you surf in Cornwall he'll probably have a picture of you.
Take a look at his site here and keep and eye out for him on the beach.
Alaia for Alexa
In the Autumn i was fortunate enough to be asked to shape an Alaia for Alexa.
wood is a wonderful material to work with.
Thanks for the photos Alexa.
you can see her blog here
chilly up north
It takes a good deal of dedication to surf through the winter in Yorkshire.
cheers for the picks Joe.
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Corduroy Lines
Empire Surfboards feature in the printed Autumn issue of Corduroy Lines.
Thanks to Simon for supporting UK surfing and for a great read.
if you don't already have it, you can pick up a copy here.
Monday, 22 November 2010
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Second hand Mode for Sale!
9'3" Mode £380
9'3" x 22 1/2 x 2 3/4
Alexa is selling her Mode. this is a beautiful, functional board with a full resin tint, gloss polish and glassed in flex fin. the board is in excellent condition with only minor deck compressions. The Mode represents a modern evolution of a traditional noserider. This very maneuverable board with it's light and narrow nose turns quickly from the tail to keep you positioned in the pocket. It excels in knee to shoulder high surf, A light nose concave and kicked up tail provides lift and suction while the single fin and soft rails stop the board from drifting while you are perched on the nose. With pivotal turning, swift paddling and good stability on the nose this board is an essential addition to your quiver. this is a unique opportunity to grab a fantastic board at a bargain price.
you can either buy it through the shop here, drop me an e-mail or message Alexa direct here
any questions, just ask.
Saturday, 6 November 2010
Thursday, 4 November 2010
true
nabbed this from Dave at http://www.surfhog.com
i imagine that every shaper has had this conversation or something similar.
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
The origins of a design
Raspberry and Sky Blue Lumus with bamboo fins for Joe
After much deliberation i have finally settled on a name for the four finned Bonzer “The Lumus”.
The Lumus represents a collection of ideas and inspiration that extend far beyond my own work.
My role as a shaper is to blend all of these ideas into a shape that has the performance characteristics that best suit how I want to ride. The result is the Lumus which although surfing is a subjective experience, is the most exciting board that I have ridden.
The Lumus is hyper drive fast generating speed from nowhere. With a bonzers precise control and drive it will carve big arcing turns with no loss of speed. It flies in the mush planing over the flat sections but still feels positive and comfortable in hollow powerful surf. If i had just one board in my quiver this would be it. i have never ridden any wide tailed board that will drive off the bottom as well as this. You can really commit, lean on it hard and push though the turn as the rail and fins take the load and keep biting, turning all of that energy into speed and distance. The Lumus really excels at fast, powerful, carving surfing across a wide range of conditions. it feels responsive but not twitchy and i find that lines that it draws perfectly suited to my style of surfing.
if you have any questions or comments please give me a shout.
info@empiresurfboards.com
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Shelter from the storm
Nick Radford sheltering from the recent winds on his Vulcan.
initial report:
"Loving the new board. The bladey rails give the board a nice trim and make it really responsive - feels smaller than a 9'8", and you can turn it around much quicker, or take a higher line than your average egg-railed log. I really like the compromise it creates between a traditional board, and something you can still push off the tail, yet retaining the all important nose-riding characteristics. Been riding it with the flex fin, which produces some nice carving arcs and projected bottom turns with the pintail. It's a slightly different trip on the nose from what I'm used to, but there's a sweet spot where you can feel a sort of stall and lift which extends tip-time."
the photos where taken by Dave of http://www.surfhog.com/
thanks to Dave for the shots and nick for the feedback.
Monday, 18 October 2010
Alexa takes 2nd in the Jesus Longboard Classic
Congratulations to team rider Alexa Poppe who took 2nd place in the Jesus Longboard Classic at the weekend. hip hip hooray!
there are photos of the event on the 360 photography site.
Saturday, 16 October 2010
Shiny things
I've been making things flat and shiny for the good people at the Foam Asylum.
Polishing my way through a batch of Campbell brothers bonzers at the moment.
Monday, 11 October 2010
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