Nick Webb of Crealities did a photo shoot for the new Austin Surfboard’s webpage. If the photos are any indication on how it is going to turn out it will be AWESOME!
Jan
10
2010
Yet to be Named Noserider (update)
I snapped a couple of pics of Austin’s new noserider. He roughed it out on Friday and started the glue up for the glassed on fin. The stringer is actually 2 1/4 wide paulownia and the fin will match the stringer. The fin will be all paulownia with no other wood mixed in. Austin said that he wanted it clean and simple. I will follow up with a picture of the fin glue up and the fin template he will use before he makes his modifications.
Jan
08
2010
Yet to be Named New Noserider
Squirreled away in the corner of Austin’s shaping room covered with 2 inches of foam dust Austin has hid his newest creation until now. He has been designing it for almost 4 months now. The only thing that he has told me is that it is based on the older Hansen 50/50s. It will be a noserider of course and it will have the pivot fin like the original board but with a little bit more modern touch. He didn’t tell me if the fin was going to be glass on or a box fin but it sounds interesting. The one blank is 85 percent shaped. The only thing I noticed right now is that it has either has a 1 1/2 or 2 paulownia stringer and the rails look 50/50 throughout but who knows what it will look like when he’s finished. Stay tuned for updates….
Dec
30
2009
What Am I?
We are building this item for a customer but you will never guess what it’s for! The first correct guess gets an Austin t-shirt and stickers.
hint – It has no fins and is glass with 3 layers top and bottom with 8 oz volan cloth. It is made from 1 1/2 blanks glued up together to get the width. Any guesses?
Dec
23
2009
Neptune Paipo #2
We just finished the 2nd in a series of 9 Neptune Paipos and I think this one came out even better than the last. This one is made mostly from Balsa but has purple heart accents. This one also has custom twin fins to match the Paipo theme. Number 3 has not been finalized.
Dec
17
2009
The Original Austin Quiver
I came across this old photo of Austin when he was 15 or 16. It shows his original quiver of boards that he had built and collected. Starting from the 1 o’clock position: A sweet Bic, Pride, Pride, Weber, Austin #1, Austin#2, Austin #3, WRV, and a Spyder shortboard. We still have the Austin #1 & Austin #2 but all the rest have gone on to new homes. If you ever have the time ask Austin how a 45 caliber hole ended up in the nose of the Weber. Good Times 
Dec
09
2009
Neptune’s First Paipo
Well Austin finally got around to finishing the first Paulownia and Balsa Paipo. She has the same dimensions as our standard Paipo but comes with two custom balsa and African Mahogany.
Nov
28
2009
The New Austin Shop
The new shop is finished. We changed things around to make it more customer friendly. Come check it out.
