A Quick Trip to Soho
March 16th, 2010, by Mike

Last summer, we had the pleasure of working with a crew of guys from the New York City creative agency, Exposure. They came up to do a photo shoot in our shop for one of their clients products, the Casio G’zOne, but the stars aligned, and swell from Hurricane Bill arrived the same time that [...]

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For Japan: Three four fives and a five two
March 14th, 2010, by Mike

It’s always a great compliment when people travel from afar to take a class at our shop. And about a year ago, a guy named Mori came all the way from Japan just to build a board here in Maine. It seemed that Mori, recently laid off from his job, was casting about a bit [...]

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Grain Slides into History
March 4th, 2010, by Mike

The new issue (#15) of Slide Magazine is out and in it is a great look back on how Grain came to be, with words by Jon Coen and photos by Nick. Be sure to pick a copy at your local surf shop or book store or order it online from Slide. Download the [...]

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Grain How-to in the Pacific Northwest
February 23rd, 2010, by Brad

Here’s the second installment from our friends Denis and Adam in Oregon. The first installment is on YouTube as well. Funny noses optional.

Note: These vids are not an actual how-to for building kits. They were made some time ago, and the guys are working in their garage from an old manual, so they [...]

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Live from York, It’s Saturday Night
February 19th, 2010, by Mike

Who wants to have some fun? Saturday March 13th from 6- 9pm, we’ll be opening the shop for tours, showing some classic surf films on the big screen and displaying some of the fascinating artwork of our friend Dug. If you don’t know Dug or his art, this is a great chance to step into [...]

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