The Dust Up Podcast
1) Ep 30 - Outside The Bay with Dan Treloar from Grow Blanks
In this episode I chat with Dan Treloar from Grow Blanks. Grow blanks are made in Kenya, Africa from agave storks or poles, as Dan refers to them. The internal fibrous material is strong, lightweigh...Show More
2) Ep 29 - Surfboard Design Elements - Fin Placement and Fins
In this episode, Luke Howarth from Howie shapes and I discuss fin placements and fins. Fins can seem like a simple aspect of a board to some and extremely complex to others. We both love fins and le...Show More
3) Ep 28 - Outside The Bay with John from Sanded Australia
In this episode I chat with John from Sanded Australia, a surfboard materials supplier on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The beginning of John's relationship with the surfboard indus...Show More
4) Shaper Interview - Beau Armstrong
In this episode I chat with Beau Armstrong from Armstrong Surfboards. I was travelling home from Queensland when I stopped into the Bennett Surfboard showroom and was greeted by a young man behind the...Show More
5) 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
6) 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
7) 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
8) 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
9) 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
10) 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