Josh's Reclaimed Redwood Table

My buddy Josh is a vegan commercial airline pilot by day and a skilled rock climbing craftsman by night.  For this coffee table, Josh began with reclaimed redwood boards he found at Heritage Salvage in Petaluma, CA.  The boards came from a local state park outbuilding and Josh turned them into a beautiful piece of functional art!  My favorite part of this project happened a few weeks after it was completed when Josh and his wife heard buzzing coming from inside their table...a few minutes later, Wood Boring Bees came flying out of the table!  Apparently they had been nesting in the wood for some time.  Awesome work Josh!

The Picker

A friend handed me this old 90's board he picked out of the trash.  The original board was 6'6" but I stripped off the glass and re-shaped it down to a 5'5" square tail small wave groveler.  My inspiration was a blend of the Channel Islands Neck Beard and Dumpster Diver.  I glassed on True Ames fins and added a deck patch of 4oz glass along with carbon on the stringer and tail hits.  The board is a bit loose but catches waves easily and is super fun.

BEFORE

Yuba Mundo Electric Cargo Bike

The "Family Truckster" of bikes, the ElectricYuba Mundo can carry 3 kids, groceries, and just about anything else you can strap on the back.  TheYuba paniers are too big and expensive for us so I wanted to customize a deck to hold our smaller Patagonia Half Mass courier bags.  I started with an extra piece of redwood shelving from the garage and ended up with a functional deck.  The electric assist motor comes from eZee and is located in the front hub.  We use a 36V lithium battery which last a full day of riding and allows us to reach the top of the hill!  The baby seat is the Maxi Easy Fit by Yepp and the baby loves it! 

  

Kilowhat?

My wife needed some new skis for x-mas but her skis were perfectly fine so time to re-create them!  Started with her Black Diamond Kilowatt skis and 5 coats of black engine enamel and 4 coats of clear coat later...  ...new skis for $10.

After

 

Taped Off

Before