Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Breaking The Mold

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The older I get, the more I think about the materials I am working with and thinking about our long-term health – my clients, my family,...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

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Artisan Surf Designs: Falkenau Surfboards & Fins has expanded to Elkhart, IN.  My wife and I bought what used to be the Beardsley Flow...
Friday, May 3, 2013

Hybrid Fibonacci number sequence 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987,...

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For those that think the Fibonacci number (Fn) sequence is just a coincidence, there are MANY "non" math equations and sums on t...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

I'm still shaping boards, so if you want something feel free to give me a call and we'll set something up... 619-757-0100!

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Body Surfing Hand Planes & Hand Boards - $50 on up (2658 State Street Side Door, Carlsbad CA)

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If you are into body surfing, add a whole new dimension to your wave catching and wave riding experience with these revolutionary hand plane...
Sunday, December 18, 2011

I am happy to announce that I am back in the shaping bay, and open for business again!

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As I stated in my last post, I stopped taking orders A while back to pursue earning my badge at Elfin Forest Harmony Grove Fire Department, ...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Important Annoucement:

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http://www.eff-fire.org I was picked up by Elfin Forest / Harmony Grove Fire Dept. on Saturday as a PFF-EMT, working Sunday shifts, trainin...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Camp Pendleton Rappelling Tower EMT Duty, Sunday, April 18th, 2010

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Here I am spotting Chris Mui, and coaching him on how to belay for another cadet at the OCC course.
Thursday, April 1, 2010

Demo...

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Good times!
Thursday, March 18, 2010

An Old Epiphany On A New Day

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I was on a streak, surfing at least one session every day for four months, and then my Grandfather-in-law had a bad fall and I went over wit...
Thursday, February 11, 2010

Hey gang! I just wanted to share some cool news... I was just featured on Keahana's Blog because they were impressed with my attention to detail, and my avant garde approach to modern surfboard design...

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Hi David, My name is Jim, I do the blog posting for KEAHANA. Raul and I noticed you have a fine attention to detail and thought we might ...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

I just finished a 5'11" Swallow Tail Shorty for my brother-in-law Myles Pallasch! Pics soon! Here are the design dimensions...

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Here's my Myles Pallasch Model: 5'11" x 18 x 2 3/8" Deck to bottom rail before concaves (or 2 1/8" with calipers de...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Thank you Captain Eric Bertotti, Crew, and Oceanside Fire Department for the excellent opportunity to do a ride-along with you guys last evening.... and see how it's REALLY done!

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

ANOTHER PILOT WHALE MASSACRE IN DENMARK... Help the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to put a stop to this nonsense!

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Fight the Slaughter! In the following picture, the sea has been dyed red with the blood of a pod of thousands of Pilot Whales, herded into...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Paul Gross on the basics of designing a hull

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"Some general hull building info: Typical outline dimensions, depending on how much drive versus manueverability you want, range from ...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

My personally hand-shaped home quiver for my son and me, when we surf out front of our house...

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1) The orange and blue one is a model I came up with for Gavin, called The Tadpole. He loves orange, so I had Afranio Albuquerque do a fire...
Monday, October 19, 2009

Daddy & Eden at the beach

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Friday, October 16, 2009

Team Rider Christian Rodriguez.....

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These photos are Christian Rodriguez at N.S. Huntington Beach E-mail John Lyman Photos at lymanphoto@aol.com Here's Christ...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

The 5'10" x 21 3/8" x 2 1/2" x 9" tail (tip to tip) Bill Thrailkill "Destroyer Twin" is up for sale after being satisfyingly yet gently test ridden..

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The 5'10" x 21 3/8" x 2 1/2" x 9" tail (tip to tip) Bill Thrailkill "Destroyer Twin" is up for sale after...