The Dust Up Podcast
1) Surfboard Design Elements - Foil / Flex
In this episode, Luke Howarth from Howie shapes and I discuss the subtleties of a surfboard foil or profile. The distribution of foam in a surfboard is often overlooked but it can have a big impact o...Show More
2) Shaper Interview with Scott James
In this episode I chat with Scott James from SJS Custom. Scott first appeared on my radar through social media. The boards he was creating and the way he was presenting them really stood out amongst ...Show More
3) Shaper Interview with Gary McNeill
In this episode I catch up with Gary McNeill from Gary McNeill Concepts. I first met Gary when I was working on the Gold Coast nearly 20 years ago. From the very first meeting I found him to be frien...Show More
4) Outside The Bay with Damien Cole from Varuna Surfboards
In this episode we catch up with Damien Cole, former CEO of Varuna surfboards. The surfboard industry is a fickle beast; it owes nobody anything and we are regularly reminded of this. Earlier this ye...Show More
5) Shaper Interview with Sergio Gomez
In this episode I chat with Sergio Gomez from Gomez surfboards. Sergio grew up on the coast of Argentina. The town was rather large, but surfing was considered counterculture and there were only two ...Show More
6) Shaper Interview with Dylan Perese
In this episode I chat with Dylan Perese from DP surfboards and inventor of the soon to be released 'Leashbar'. Dylan caught the bug for shaping in his early teens and instantly knew this was what he ...Show More
7) Outside The Bay with Daniel Hawes from Shapers Collective NZ
In this episode, I chat with Daniel Hawes from Shapers Collective, New Zealand. Howie and I recently discussed the feedback we received about the difficulties currently facing shapers around the world...Show More
8) Shaper Interview with Wayne Roach
In this episode, I chat with Wayne Roach from Roach Approach surfboards. Wayne's story is a classic tale about a boy that fell in love with surfing at a young age and developed a passion for surfboard...Show More
9) Surfboard Design Elements - Rails
In this episode, Luke 'Howie' Howarth and I discuss the alluring and sexiest design aspect of a surfboard... Rails. Rails come in all shapes and sizes to best satisfy the shaper's accompanying design...Show More
10) Shaper Interview with Dan Thomson
In this episode we speak with Dan Thomson from Tomo Surfboards.Dan is arguably the most creative surfboard designer of the last 20 years. The art of surfboard shaping and designing was handed down fr...Show More