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Follow me through the process of building a Grain Surfboards 9 ft Root surfboard kit.

Fighting for Space

Saturday, March 22, 2008

After work on Friday I scored a pile of free Spanish Cedar scraps that couldn’t be used to make bead and cove that was going to be tossed! When I got home I found my brother John in the middle of what would become a 14 hour shaping marathon to finish his first [...]

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The Pick Up

Friday, March 7, 2008

After a hairy 8 1/2 hour drive were the weather seemed to change from rain to sun to 50 mph hour winds every twenty minutes I made it to the Grain shop Just before five.  I was greeted By Mike, John, Brad and Sarah who gave me the grand tour of the shop and showed me what [...]

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So It Starts!

Sunday, March 2, 2008

I learned about Grain Surfboards about a year ago and have wanted to get one of their kits ever since.  So a couple of weeks ago while sitting in the I-97 parking lot I decided to order a kit.  I called Mike LaVecchia up at Grain to figure out how it all works and what was available. [...]

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