Board #2

Another stock board for the shop.

This time a Quartet by Neal Purchase Jnr

Board is 5'10 x 20" 1/4 x 2" 1/2

Has a really nice blue tint and NPJ glass on Quartet fins. Sanded finish for performance.

The Quartet is a great all round surfboard. The characteristic fin set up (always glass on) makes the board super fast while carving hard without the typical spinning of the quads.

Andoni

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to meet Andoni Galdeano. Andoni is a Spanish artist/designer/photographer/surfer living in Portugal. He is one of the guys behind the clothes brand, El Nino, that he created with a friend a while back and also runs another brand, Sons of the Desert. More than managing the companies, Andoni loves to design the collections and surf. Great surfer usually rides single fin logs and SUP´s. And not just on the ordinary loggable conditions, Andoni can be found on any good day around Ericeira, even when most think it's too big for a log or SUP.
Last time we've talked I've told him it was a shame he didn't show online some of his amazing drawings and paintings. Although he designs all the collections, just a small part of his work goes there and some of the best stuff is kept inside his computer.

Now I'm happy to share Andoni new blog. One life is about his art and his adventures around the world. Still a young blog but with enough quality to capture your attention for a few minutes. Enjoy!

http://andonigaldeano.tumblr.com/

get my hands dirty

To save some time and money, I'm doing some of the construction work myself. Mostly ripping old floor, tearing down wall footers, clean old stuff from the walls, etc. Even the hardiest and heaviest work feels easy because I'm my shop, it's my dream. Instead or giving all the work to professionals, I'm getting involved and sweating to get the job done.

The shop needs a lot of work. It was in pretty bad shape. Between changing the electrical system, fixing walls, getting a new floor and new painting, there's a lot to be done before we start to get furniture inside.

The decision about the decoration wasn't easy. Had so many ideas that was hard to settle them down. But, fortunately, I have a really good architect working with me who instantly understood the concept and was able to translate it into a beautiful project.

I will do my best to share with you a bit of this process but as you can imagine, I can't show everything. Soon I will announce the opening date. It's not far!

Board #1

Today I've started to build the shop. Remove old floor, wiring, garbage... Next week it will start to get a new look.

So it's time to tell more about the shop and what you will find inside it.
I'll start with a surfboard (what else!!)

First (for no particular reason) it's a beautiful 5'11 Quad Fish by Josh Hall. Board features a full tint in some kind of rusty orange, a shiny polish, and Lokbox plugs.
Shape came out amazing, with perfect volume distribution, nice rails and Josh performance bottom contours, with enough vee to make your rail to rail transitions easy and fast. One of the best Quads I've seen from Josh.
Glassing by Blend Glassing and as always, flawless!