Archive for October, 2006

Grain T’s and Hoodies Now Available Sunday, October 29th, 2006

All new Grain T’s and Hoodies are now available. While our new online store is being set up, merchandise can be  purchased by sending a check to Grain Surfboards, 154 Beech Ridge Rd, York Maine 03909. T’s are $23 and hoodies are $45. Prices include shipping anywhere in the continental U.S.. Grain stickers are also available for free by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to the above address.
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Who do we use for shipping? Sunday, October 29th, 2006

We support those who support us. In case you can’t tell, that’s a Grain sticker going on the truck. Man, wouldn’t that make a nice demo vehicle… hmm.

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First 6′0″ Fish leaves the shop Sunday, October 29th, 2006

Jess M from Portland Maine came by the shop the other day to pick up her new 6′0″ quad fin fish. This was one of the funnest projects we’ve worked on so far. Jess’s excitement for the board helped to jumpstart the project and kept us motivated throughout the whole process. Because she lived so close, Jess was even able to stop by the shop from time to time to oversee the construction and ok the design. We can only hope that every customer will kiss their board when they pick it up.

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Website Refreshed Saturday, October 21st, 2006

Welcome to the new grainsurfboards.com.

You may notice some changes for the better on the new Grain Surfboards website. We’ve gone ahead and better integrated our builder’s blog and board information pages and made some other great upgrades to the site.

We also added a ton of photos to our new gallery, and made the whole site larger, so make sure to get a good look around. Feel free to comment on any post in our blog or send us your email address to get hooked into our email newsletters.

We’re pretty close to launching an online shop as well, where we’ll be selling out T’s, sweats and even Grain Surfboard Kits, directly from the website. We’re close. Send some feedback and let us know what you think of the new site.

Thanks,

Mike

No Step Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Why drive when you can fly? I had a call today from a future customer from Rhode Island wanting to come by the shop, check out our boards and put down a deposit on a new 10′ Waterlog. 45 minutes later, he landed at a local landing strip just 4 miles from the shop and called for a ride. Got to be safer then driving through Boston.

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New 6′0″ Fish on the Glassing Rack Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

Here are a couple photos of our new custom 6′0″ Fish that we’re building for a mystery customer right here in Maine. The natural colors in the wood really popped when we glassed the board. All the feedback on this board has been positive, so keep an eye on our board line. We may be making this shape available soon.

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More Imagination! Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

Here are a couple photos of Carlos’s 10′ Waterlog. You can see in the photos that Carlos has gotten creative and built a strongback (similar to what a cedar strip kayak is built on) for his board to be built on. Using our 10′ Waterlog keel and frames, he used his own cedar strips to create a unique pattern. He also decided to cut the frames ends off and build his rails up from solid stock. Another sweet board Carlos.

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Paddle Surfing: Wave of the Future? Sunday, October 1st, 2006

If you’re looking for a new way to get out in the waves, build a paddle board. Better yet, ask us to build one for you. We can also recommend a place to get a custom wooden paddle made.

Check out Laird Hamilton’s latest passion:

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