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