Twin Pheasant
The newest board in development around here is not the result of some conference room design meet...
Brief History of the Mid-Length
In the mid 1960’s big, heavy longboards were still the cutting edge of surfboard design and techn...
Board of the Week (Nov 4, 2022)
Each week, we want to slow down and highlight one favorite board from the shop.
While every surfb...
Board Comparison: Pleasant Pheasant vs. Joy
We get this question several times every week, from surfers looking to round out the mid-sized po...
The Chef's Favorite Dish to Cook
Pay attention when a chef says something like "this is my favorite meal to prepare."
Likewise, pa...
The Pheasant and the Wake
Wake Surf + 6'4 Pleasant Pheasant from Almond Surfboards on Vimeo.
Rob Schoenborn putting the 6...
Pushing Limits of the 6'4 R-PHEZ
A solid run swell has been welcoming the post-Summer season here locally.
While much of the surf...
The Art of the Three Board Quiver
A well-appointed Three Board Quiver can cover the average surfer’s basic needs for year-round su...
All the Foam of a 7'3"
The 6'4 R-Series Pleasant Pheasant has all the volume of a custom 7'3" Joy (50 L), but packed ne...
Surf Tips: Installing Fins | 6'4 Pheasant
You just picked up the 6'4 Pleasant Pheasant in our R-Series construction. Here's a quick guide ...
The Ideal Travel Surfboard
"Is that a kayak?"
"No, it's a surfboard."
That was a real exchange I had in an airport once whi...
Almond x Nine Lights: Balsa Pleasant Pheasant
We teamed up with our friend Jeff Beck of Nine Lights again—this time on a pair of beautiful Bals...
The Single Fin Box
We are thrilled to share that the forthcoming 6'4 R-Series Pleasant Pleasant will feature a SINGL...
Plez Phez vs. Joy: R-Series Edition
Helping customers decide between the Pleasant Pheasant and the Joy has to rank among the top 10 m...
Meet the All-New 6'4 R-Series Pleasant Pheasant
We are very excited to share the next addition to the R-Series line—the 6'4 Pleasant Pheasant, co...
Almond Surfboards' Guide to: Aging Gracefully
A really great surf session requires a whole slew of variables to cooperate—tide, wind, swell, cr...
Navy Nautical Chart
6'6 Pleasant Pheasant featuring a dark navy variation on our classic Nautical Chart Print. Avail...
Semi-Finless Pheasant
In January, I took the center fin out of my 6'6 Pleasant Pheasant and started surfing it with jus...
Plez Phez vs. Joy | Part II
This is a breakdown to help differentiate the inherent strengths of our two most popular midleng...
Customer Review: 6'8 Pleasant Pheasant
Charlie Fox from Maine Surfer's Union—one of our dealers in the Northeast—just posted this email ...
Andy Nieblas | New Quiver
Andy just returned from Sardinia, where he sold his boards before returning home, so we made him ...
Faux Finless Pheasant
Heading into 2018, I was feeling inspired to try something new with my surf routine. I have been...
Experimental Plez-Kumber Version 2.0
A few months ago we made a new experimental board model, that drew influences from a board we had...
Pleasant Pheasant + Douglas Stripe
Whether it's a white hotcoat stripe on a 6'6 Pleasant Pheasant, or a striped cotton tee, we are s...
Pleasant Pheasant | Top & Bottom
A recent Pleasant Pheasant build, posing in front of our neighbor across the street, Grit Cycle.
Pleasant Pheasant vs. JOY
A little reading material, if you find yourself interested in our mid-length surfboard models... ...
Best Selling Surfboards of 2016
With 2016 quickly disappearing in the rear-view mirror, we thought it would be a good opportunity...
Side-bites on the Pleasant Pheasant
Whenever we get the same question several times, I figure we should attempt to preemptively answe...
S t r e a m l i n e
Four and a half minutes of effortless surfing by Nathan Adams. Riding a 6'6 Pleasant Pheasant an...
Teaser Clip | Nathan Adams
Nate Adams and Tom Green are at it again...
Here's a teaser clip of their latest film project. (...
Resin Abstract: Contained
We've been kicking around ideas on how to incorporate some more abstract resin work into the desi...
6’4 Pleasant Pheasant for Cam Oden
Almond graphic designer, Cam Oden, just got hit hands on his new 6’4 Pleasant Pheasant yesterday....