10 Years of Almond Surf Shop!
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This month officially marks 10 years since we opened our first humble surfboard store on Old New...
Almond Surfboards | Scott Snyder
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We were very honored and privileged to have our friend, and fellow Costa Mesan, Scott Snyder come...
Central America | Nate + Kam
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Here are one each of Nathan Adams and Kameron Brown from their recent trip to Central America. ...
Video Teaser: "Leche Miel"
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Teaser clip for the upcoming project from Tom Green, featuring Nathan Adams, Kameron Brown and Be...
7 Year Anniversary
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Today marks 7 years since we first opened our retail shop. On March 8, 2009 we had a Grand Openi...
Surfing Newport with Nathan and Dane
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I had a chance to surf Newport yesterday morning with two distinctly different surfers, Nathan Ad...
Polarize Your Offerings
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I wrote briefly last week on the subject of "doing the work that others aren't willing to do" i...
Inside the New Store
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We haven't really shown any photos of the inside of the store yet, because I wanted to maintain s...
Handplanes
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Up to 40% of the time invested in a project is spent looking for and collecting tools and materia...
6-Year Anniversary
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Yesterday marks the 6-Year anniversary of the grand opening of Almond Surfboards. On March 8, 2...
Griffin NK // Work-Ethic
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Griffin has walked the length of nearly 4000 surfboard blanks, planer in hand. I’m lucky to get...
Red, White and Blue Lumberjack
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Here’s a brand new custom Lumberjack with dark red and navy blue panels. Glassed on plywood Huck...
Surfboards as Art
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“These look too nice to surf, I would just want to hang it on my wall”
This is a statement we he...
Onward and Upward
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We spend a lot of time talking about the way we do things, and how to improve. This applies to e...
6’4 Pleasant Pheasant for Cam Oden
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Almond graphic designer, Cam Oden, just got hit hands on his new 6’4 Pleasant Pheasant yesterday....
Drew Meseck // One Wave
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Drew Meseck, one wave on a 5’0 Secret Menu. Filmed by his favorite cohort, Samantha Meseroll. (...
Lumberjack // Grid Deck Inlay
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In order to incorporate more depth and texture into our surfboards, we have been playing with dif...
Jack and Gully Search for Rights
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Gully and Jack spent the 3-day weekend in search of clean, loggable, right-handers.Photos: Thomas...
Stringers
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We are often asked about the functional advantage to multiple stringers. Honestly, the affect on...
Pleasant Pheasant 2015
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The Pleasant Pheasant is a new favorite around here. The “Plez-Phez” is narrower and straighter ...
Drew Meseck // Secret Menu
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Drew from North Menswear sent me this clip yesterday… his friend Mike Altino filmed him riding hi...
Jack Martin // Seagull Surf Thump
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Jack Martin finding some fun small waves in Newport, on his 9’4 Surf Thump, and a seagull finding...
Skilled Labor
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Art of Manliness just posted a great article about skilled labor, and labor trends over the last ...
Periodic Product Release // October 2014
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Our aim is to be the premier lifestyle brand of the Surfer+Craftsman, which means designing and m...
Learn the Process // Learn the Constraints
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When we were getting our start building surfboards, especially in the first year or two, I tried...
Almond + Woolrich // Spring ’15
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We’ve been working on a capsule collection, as a collaboration with Woolrich. We are thrilled to...
7’10 Joy // Grey Tint + Green Grid Inlay
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Recent custom-ordered Joy with green grid inlay deck and a light grey tint. Glassed-on mahogany J...
5’10 Kookumber // Dark Green Tint
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Super dark green tint 5’10 Kookumber, with a glassed-on mahogany fin, and a polish finish. Thi...
Secret Menu // Indigo, White, Gold
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Custom Secret Menu twin fin with 3-color resin abstract, and plywood keels by Gully. Ready for i...
Almond & Woolrich // Outdoor Retailer 2014
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We were very pleased to unveil our collaboration with Woolrich this week at OR in Salt Lake City....
Dave Allee // Catalina Map Surfboard
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Always wanting to do something new and different, particularly when it comes to personal boards, ...
5'4 Secret Menu // International Surfing Day
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New 5'4 Secret Menu quad, with Summer tints. This one is headed to Saturdays Surf NYC.
5'10 Kookumber // Wedge Stringer
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5'10 Kookumber with a wedge stringer and brick red tint wrap.
9'2 Surf Thump
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A recent 9'2 Surf Thump for a customer. The sparingly-used white diamond logos on this light den...