Shaper | Nordic Surfers Mag

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Crafting wooden surfboards

Dean Petty travels to his childhood stomping grounds in York, Maine to connect with Nick and Mike Lavecchia, the owners of Grain Surfboards. There,...

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Gliding Barnacles

Severely jetlagged, I was summoned to the town of Figueira da Foz to cover the art of surf cultural curation by a three-headed behemoth...

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European Wooden Surfboard Meet 2025

Whenever I think about surfboard makers, my mind always wanders to Breaking Bad and meth cooks. I think the parallel is in the mathematics...

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The Color of Winter: A Film by Rob Machado and Pat Stacy

Likewise the tranquil and beautiful style of Rob Machado, "The Color of Winter" is a true gem. Watch it now. Five years in the...

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Ryan Lovelace – Flow State

A brief look into the life of Ryan Lovelace, and the philosophy that underpins his craft. Ryan Lovelace is a prolific, master hand shaper,...

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Life of Glide

Inspired by a poem he wrote long ago, big mountain rider Jeremy Jones summonses his greatest influences and dissects his lifelong passion for the...

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Gentemstick Surf Project

Gentem Surf Project is a really exciting project with the shapers Yoshihiko kushimoto, Chris Christenson, Mick Mackie & Beau Young and Gentemstick. The collab...