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Summer in Abandon ‘Evo’

This here Summer in Abandon mod was inspired by a seldom surfed right reef point and namesake wave here in Victoria. A fickle spot that rarely works over chest high and races off over a shallow button reef. I found the wave a blast to ride on my 5’7” S.I.A., but more often than not,

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Shaping Co-op

The boys at Christian Surfers Victoria have a killer meeting space in Torquay complete with a new shaping bay for an after school ‘learn to shape’ program they’re kicking off called the Shaping Co-op. The idea has been in the works for over a year now, which made this first night in the bay a

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Kinder Friend

There is a special day in the surfer’s journey when he picks up his first custom surfboard. Today was that day for my 5 year old son. He’d been riding a tired old 5’6” epoxy Compactor of mine for the past year and he was ready for something more to scale. The end result was

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Dream Weaver

Dreamy new 5’3” epoxy Grumper for HB’s Sunny Murphy. Featured Model: 5’3” x 18.5” x 2.2” epoxy Grumper with bright pink airspray and Futures 5-fin setup.

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Button dwelling Wavefarer

Picked up a new WAVEFARER for myself and decided to take it down Winki-pop for a romantic sunset on the beach. Wasn’t any waves, so we just frolicked on the rocks and took pictures.   Featured model: WAVEFARER 5’10″ x 18 7/8″ x 2 1/4″, papa smurf blue airspray, carbon mesh deck patch and fluorescent green

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Introducing the Speed Wagon

A new addition to the PIETY quiver, inspired by the winter swells and famed Victorian point breaks of Bells & Winkipop. The SPEED WAGON is designed as a step-up alternative, delivering the paddle and holding power of a step-up with the tight turning radius and acceleration of a shorter, flatter board. This one is headed to

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Dan ‘Wavefarer’ Marino

Scotty’s new ride featuring the home game colors of his beloved Miami Dolphins. Digging how the bottom airspray wraps the rails but the deck is left clear. Blue 52! Blue 52!…   Featured model: WAVEFARER 6’3″ x 19 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ with Miami Dolphin airspray, carbon fiber deck patches and Futures thruster fin setup.

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Compactor Brasileiro

Fresh new COMPACTOR sporting Brazilian flag colored spray/Futures fin box combo for a little extra paddle mojo and lineup intensity. On a related note, here’s some handy Portuguese surf vocabulary and general surf wisdom to keep in your back pocket… Pegar um tubo é o ponto alto do dia do surfista. - Getting barreled is the highlight

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Tony Hawk FullSkull custom PUSH

This here PUSH is our second instalment for Tony Hawk’s annual Stand up for Skateparks charity event. Last year’s ‘McSqueeb’ custom was a great project and helped Tony’s Foundation to raise coin to build skateparks in under privileged neighborhoods across the US. We are stoked to partner up again this year & think the board

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Particularly Sharp Wavefarer

Sometimes a clear white finish is the way to go. This fresh WAVEFARER is looking particularly sharp after owner/operator Mitch Bear worked the aperture to snap us a couple shots.   Featured Model: WAVEFARER 6’0″ x 19 1/4″ x 2 3/8″ with FCS thruster setup and particularly sharp – clear sand finish.

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Man strength MICRO DOT

A summertime freshy for David H, a 6’5″ x 230lbs x size 12 footed shortboard shredder. Dave wanted to keep length to a minimum without going too round & fishy. At his size, typical shortboard proportions can get too needley for the surf this bad boy is intended for and fishier shapes don’t deliver the crisp

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Grant Street Grumper

New summer time sled for Jr. Featured Model: GRUMPER 5’8″ x 20″ x 2 1/2″ double wing round pin with Futures quad/thruster option and cotton candy summer time spray job.

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Fresh & clean COMPACTOR

Featured Model: COMPACTOR 5’3″ x 18 1/2″ x 2 1/8″ round tail with Futures thruster/quad option and carbon deck patches

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Sky blue COMPACTOR

Featured model: COMPACTOR 5’8″ x 19″ x 2 1/4″ with Futures thruster setup and sky blue opaque resin work courtesy of the boys at brownshed.tumblr.com.  

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6’1″ Stasis rounded pin step-up

This here is the first Australian born PIETY surfboard. Shaped for the slopey righthand walls of Bells & Winkipop. Featuring moderate-relaxed entry rocker with a touch extra width and rail volume for needed paddle and plain when the swell bumps up a bit.   Featured Model: STASIS 6’1″ x 18 5/8″ x 2 3/8″ rounded

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PIETY goes Beyond Thunderdome

PIETY surfboards are now available in the far reaches of Australia’s Surf Coast.

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Blue dipped Wavefarer

Shot after dark on the front lawn. Thinking instagr.am should add a porch light filter. Featured Model: WAVEFARER 5’10″ x 18 3/4″ x 2 3/8″ with royal blue tail dip air spray

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Swedish Fish

Well more of a MICRO DOT than a FISH, but a suiting title as this one will be seeing the majority of its action in IKEA’s motherland and the indie-pop hotbed nestled between the North and Baltic seas. Shaped for Moroccan born ripper and guaranteed top 32 surfer residing in Sweden, Didine Bedraoui. NJUTA! Featured

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Far-bar

Featured model: STASIS round 6’2″ x 19″ x 2 7/16″ with blue & grey jail stripe air spray Considered and crafted for Chas.

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Tony Hawk – McSqueeb

This here PUSH is for none other than Tony Hawk. In addition to it’s 80′s skate deck inspired outline and concave deck, this one features Tony’s signature ‘McSqueeb’ birdhouse deck graphic and hand shaped keels from said signature skate deck. It is going on the auction block at Tony’s Stand Up for Skate Parks charity event in

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Monster Children Vol: 32

The crew at Monster Children caught wind of the Natas PUSH and were kind enough to feature a killer editorial piece in their latest volume on PIETY and said skate-inspired wave ride. Cheers for that boys! www.monsterchildren.com        

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Ball & chain COMPACTOR

Featured model: COMPACTOR 6’0″ x 20 1/4″ x 2 5/8″ with Futures thruster setup and wrap around chain gang jail stripes.

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Aquamarinelayerproduction

Featured model: CRAZY PILL 5’8″ x 19 3/4″ x 2 5/8″ with aquamarine resin pigment fiberglass and sand finish

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We’re from Tiger land…

This here CRAZY PILL is for Aussie transplant Luke ‘Watto’ Watson featuring the colors of his beloved footy team, the Richmond Tigers. Featured model: CRAZY PILL 5’6″ x 19 3/8″ x 2 5/8″

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Pete Mel ‘Condor’

Recently had the priveledge of shaping a serious wave board with/for big wave icon and Nor-Cal surf hero, Peter Mel. Complete with 6lbs of lead shot counter weight and a giant condor wing, this bad boy is 10′ of bright yellow sea-worthiness that I can’t wait to see in action this winter.

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Custom twin

Classic twin fin fish with deep swallow tail, black opaque resin stripe and hand shaped wooden keels whittled from a Powell Peralta – Mike McGill – Skull & Snake reissue deck. Featured model: Summer in abandon 5’8″ x 20 1/2″ x 2 3/8″

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New Compactor for Yann

Yann is a good friend of mine and HEAVY uppers local/ripper . Keep an eye out for him and be sure to complement his first of a kind gold leaf Grumper decals. Featured model: COMPACTOR round 5’8″ x 19 3/8″ x 2 3/8″, XPS/epoxy with FCS thruster setup, carbon fiber deck patches, turq jail stripes

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New board for Natas

I met up with Natas the other night to hand off his board & grab a bite. Here are a couple pictures I snapped of Natas taking in the new creation dubbed the PUSH. It has a stubby skate deck inspired outline & features photo real inlays of used decks (rail guards and all) left with Natas by Mike Vallely and

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Modaddy

I recently had the privilege of shaping a board for Modaddy Sanford. Born Morris Sanford, Mo had his name legally changed to Modaddy in the state of Virginia . Mo hauls Quiksilver athletes & VIPs coast to coast for all major events &  tours. He’s a southern gentleman with a happy go lucky charm and he’s

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