Artistry in Wood
Surfboards made of various exotic woods by local famous board makers.
CSMSeptember 10, 2020
Interview: Carl Herrman
Carl Herrman was born in 1939 in Freeport, New York, and attended Massapequa High School, where he lettered in football and wrestling. A pound-for-pound fit athlete, he was thus in great shape…
CSMSeptember 8, 2020
Dueling Dukes
Hero Duke Kahanamoku Taught Heiress Doris Duke to How to Surf – and a Lot More In the late 1930s billionaire heiress Doris Duke was the world’s richest woman. Olympian Duke Kahanamoku was…
CSMAugust 24, 2020
Donated to CSM – August, 2020
‘Pacific System Homes’ Style Redwood/Balsa Plank 10’ 7-1/2” 22-1/2” wide 17-1/2” nose 19” tail 3-1/2” thick 49 lbs. The board may have been shortened somewhat by cutting off the tail. “Dick purchased this…
CSMAugust 10, 2020
Surfboard Craftsmanship Artistry in Wood
Surfboards are meant to be surfed. Or are they? That said, several surfboard shapers have produced wooden boards that are such fine examples of craftsmanship and artistic expression that they can considered…
CSMAugust 3, 2020
Andy Irons – Eulogy to a Great Waterman
He was going home. Andy Irons one of the greatest surfers of all time, succumbed while traveling back to his beloved Isle of Kauai. Only 32 years old, he had in that…
CSMJuly 23, 2020
Guy Motil – Huntington Beach
photo: Guy Motil. Guy Motil is also on the Surf Museum Board of Advisors. The photo was shot in January 1978 on Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, California. The car belonged to…
CSMJune 30, 2020
