
California Surf Checklist
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Start your 2017 off right, with this California Surf Bucket List from Odds and Sods Co. From San...

When Griffin Shapes Himself a Secret Menu...
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Griffin set out to shape himself a new Secret Menu, and naturally wanted to add a little extra zi...

Online Order Deadline + Holiday Shop Hours
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If you have visions of Almond gifts under your tree (🎄) on Christmas morning, today is your day t...

Q+A: Advancements + Sustainability
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Here is a question from Chance S, regarding advancements in surfboard technology:
There have be...

How To: Resin Swirl 7'0 Joy
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Here's a new Joy for the racks at 1720 Santa Ana Ave... 7'0 Joy model with a clear deck and blue...

Costa Mesa Small Business Holiday Party
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Join us tonight for a Costa Mesa Small Business Holiday Party with our neighbors, Heritage Merc...

Paint-Tipped Arrow Joy
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6'4 Joy with Red Painted Tail-block, for our friend Jason. Light Grey Opaque Wrap + Light Grey T...

Almond x The Board Club | Surfboard Demo
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We had a great time on Saturday morning at the Surfboard Demo. The waves were marginal, but that...

Meet the Logistic
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I would like to introduce you to the new longboard that Griffin and I cooked up...
The Logistic ...

Grid Inlay Lumberjack
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Grid Inlays go underneath the fiberglass, and essentially act as a deck patch, while providing so...

The Boys Head North
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Recently, a small army of enthusiastic Almond contributors took a road trip a little way up the c...

Exclusive Wolfgang Bloch Print
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Wolfgang Bloch is an immensely talented artist, and someone we have had the pleasure to get to k...

Small Business Saturday 2016
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Join us at Almond for our SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY specials and promos this weekend (11/26/16) at ...
Andy Nieblas | Surf Thump
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Andy Nieblas enjoying the spoils of several hours behind the wheel this weekend. Photo: Jeffrey A...

Demo Day with The Board Club
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If you are not familiar with The Board Club, it is a new Club founded by Peter Belden; and member...
Teaser Clip | Nathan Adams
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Nate Adams and Tom Green are at it again...
Here's a teaser clip of their latest film project. (...

Great White Neighbor
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Kameron Brown texted me this video yesterday morning, while I was enjoying my first (of several) ...

Newport Pier | Window Print
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We had a window in the store that we didn't love the view out of.
In an effort to maintain light ...

The Secret Menu | Exposed
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The Secret Menu model started out as an experiment way back in the Old Newport Blvd days. The mi...

New Almond Prints Available
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Cam Oden recently completed the fairly arduous task of hand-screen printing all of the new 16" x ...

Q+A: Asymmetrical Surfboard?
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This question came from John S.
"Would you ever do an Asymmetrical Almond Surfboard?"
Asymmetri...

Wes Francis | Modified Lumberjack
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Wesley Francis with his new 9'8 that draws heavy influence from the Lumberjack, with a few minor ...
Throw Back Thursday | Cy's Aquatic #001
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Stumbled upon this video from 7 years ago, of Cyrus Sutton riding the first Cy's Aquatic Almond. ...

Westport Stripes | #knowwhomadeit
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As you may know by this point, the fine folks at Krochet Kids international are some of our best ...

Quadkumber with Chevron Stripes
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Here's a recently completed custom Quadkumber with chevron stripes and plywood quad fins.

120 / 60 / 30 Surfboard Christmas Sale
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A surfboard for Christmas is a memorable and special thing. It's a gift that will last many yea...

White Secret Menu
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Here's a new white opaque 5'4 Secret Menu with plywood raked keels... recently completed for the ...

A Few Favorite Items
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Here are a few favorite items from around the shop...
SeaVees Baja Slip-Ons
Yellow 108 Helm ...

Introducing: The Sportsman (New Longboard Model)
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We are pleased to introduce you to our newest longboard model.. the Sportsman.
The Sportsman has ...

Salt Creek
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Met up with Drew Meseck and Wesley Francis at Salt Creek last week. (Drew riding his 5'0 Secret ...

Resin Abstract: Contained
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We've been kicking around ideas on how to incorporate some more abstract resin work into the desi...

Nate Adams + Evan Adamson | Mexico
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Nate Adams just returned from a trip South of the Border, with Evan Adamson. They set out in se...
The World's Greatest Beanie
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Here's a look at how KKI developed 'The World's Greatest Beanie'
The World's Greatest Beanie fro...

The Parable of the Spoon
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For the life of me, I can't recall who said it, but years ago I remember someone using the illust...

Navy Blue Sanded Finish Fins
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We did a test batch of navy blue, sand-finish fins, to see how you like them. From left to right...