If you've been trying to contact us on our shop (0266808807) or office (0266856736) phone numbers yesterday (Monday) or today we're sorry but they are out of operation due to the storms in our area. You can get through on an alternate number which is 0266808806 - thanks for your patience.
BW
Our Byron Bay shop will be closed today for the Australia Day public holiday. We'll be re-opening tomorrow (Tuesday 29th) at 9am.
Join us at Deus 2nd of March for the Deus Surf Swap Meet! Bob will be there signing books, DVD's posters etc and we'll have some great vintage boards on display, as well as a select number of special hand-shaped boards for sale. Hope to see you there.
BW
A great custom order came out of the factory this week - a 5'6" x 19 3/4" x 2 3/4" Carver Micro, made specially for a customers young daughter. It came out great and I'd love to take one of these for a spin on a little shorebreak somewhere, looks super fun.
BW
Bobs new Plastic Machine is in the laminating room this week getting a smokey tint job done - coming up a treat!
BW
Bob and Bill have made it to the Citizens of the World blog run by Bobs niece Meghan (Writer) and her partner Dom (Photographer). A good yarn and some great photos.
BW
Photo Dominic Loneragan
Here's a sneak peek at Bobs new 2013 Plastic Machine - its shaping up to be a super fun summer mid-length, can't wait to have a ride next week.
BW
Ray Gleave dropped by yesterday with some photos from a recent SUP session at Kingscliff during a decent sized swell. Ray handled his custom 8'8" SUP like a champ as you can see.
BW
Some of you might remember Wayne and Haley Williams, the winners of our 'Win a weekend with Bob' competition. Wayne and Haley had a great time in Byron and ordered 2 custom boards with Bob while they were here. The boards are now ready to ship and they look fantastic! Enjoy the boards guys.
BW
Waynes custom Carver at 8'4" x 22" x 2 7/8"
Haleys custom Fireball Squaretail at 9'2" x 22 3/4" x 3"
This beautiful Cord walked into the factory this morning under the arm of Silas, one of the local longboard rippers. Silas wanted it to go to a good home, so where better than the shaper's current digs?
The late Kevin Platt and I shaped all the Cords that came out of the little Caloundra factory in 1966. Algie Grud was glassing and Russell Hughes, John Mantle, and Darrell 'Rooster' Dell doing the rest. The Lascelles family were the owner/management.
At the Australian Titles that year at Coolangatta Cord boards were the outstanders, winning many major places. although Nat won on Sam, his own shape, I took second, Russell third, and Drouyn took out the juniors, all on Cord boards.
John Fletcher, a Byron local, resurrected the Cord brand briefly in the eighties. But this one is an original from 1966, and is very welcome back "home" again.
Bob
