SHAPERS LOG

EMAIL FROM AFGANISTAN

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:19:00 +0000

heres a nice email I received the other day!

Shawn,
Jeff Tuggle here writing to thank you for the surfboard you provided 1st MSOB for our deployment to Afghanistan. You may not know, but we California Marines get ribbed allot from our fellow East Coast Marines about "surfing when we should be working" (jealousy). Instead of defending that, we figured we would embrace it and bring along something that reminds us all of where we'd rather be - surfing. Thanks to you, we have that reminder hanging up in our Combat Operations Center (COC) for all to see - to include all the VIPs that frequent us here in Herat, Afghanistan.
I've attached a couple of pictures of your surfboard sitting on two MRAPs and one with the SOTF 81 personnel with the Hindu Kush in the background. I'm willing to put some money down that this surfboard is the only one in all of Afghanistan...
Please let me know if you get this and again, thanks for the support. I look forward to meeting you and thanking you in person upon our return.
Cheers and Semper Fi,
Jeff

LtCol J. D. Tuggle, USMC
Commanding Officer
1st Marine Special Operations Bn
Special Operations Task Force 81

GLAD TO DO MY PART -- GO GET EM BOYS!!!!!

new shortboard model

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:42:00 +0000

this yet to be named shortboard model has been a hot seller lately , kind of an updated eighties model that has alot of options as far as fin config , and tails.

this ones 6-1 x 19.75 x 2.4 and a diamond tailed thruster

steve benedict quadzilla demo video

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:29:00 +0000

heres something to check out while were working on the site:

NEW WEBSITE ON ITS WAY

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:39:00 +0000

gonna start posting new and existing models and descriptions here as I'm working on it

in the meantime here is the new QUADZILLA I just made for Steve Benedict. This ones 8-6 x 21.9 x 2.55

GIT YER NEW LOG FOR SUMMER...........

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:38:00 +0000

HERES MINE..............

THIS SLED MODEL IS 9-4 X 23.5 X 3 AND CRUISES LIKE NOBODIES BUSINESS!

THANKS FOR THE KILLER SPRAY PETER!

BAD ASS GLASSING BY MOONLIGHT, MY "BIG BAT " TEMPLATE WOOD FIN BY MARLIN OVER AT THE 101 FIN CO

nadafish for fish cutter.............

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:08:00 +0000

sweet little number for Davin over at the fish joint, dig the eighties color by peter pinliner over at moon light

5-6 x 19.35 x 2.15 with 101 bamboo fins in my quadzilla template, i guess this board was partially inspired by hobbiest shaper and nine time world champ kelly slater and his tangent boards....

hey any time those guys get the masses to open their minds it's a good thing!

well used quiver and a bro from the past........

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:34:00 +0000

in the mid nineties I used to cruise mainland a bit and ended up making boards for a crew of expats hanging at an underground (well you know - not the scene puerto was )heavy beach break. These guys used to get the sickest triple stringer pintails around , pure barrelriders (brownfish circa 09 )

Made quite a few for that crew for a few years and one by one I lost touch with most of em. Figured some moved away,changed their lives ect...

Got a really cool email from one of the main chargers down their the other day, you L.J. guys might remember Kendal from his days at El Pecador.

anyways I'll let Kendall do the talking here .. made my day....

Hey Shawn,

I hope I got the right guy. I'm trying to get up with Shawn Ambrose that shaped about 7 boards for Kendall Summers in the mid 90's (Mexico). If this is you email me back I want to catch up with you!!!

it's me.....s.a.

Okay cool!! Just wanted to say thanks for all the great boards you made for me over the years. I swear those were the best, strongest boards on the planet. As a matter of fact I still have 5 of them which I keep at my mother in laws house in Tecoman. They still work great and I think only the 7'7" has been broken and put back together. You made a 6'8" triple string for me that I rode in all kinds of surf for many many years that never broke. I still use it when I go down there on small days. The 7'0" was the backbone of my quiver. The first one you made for me broke and was repaired. After it broke a second time I had you make an axact copy of it which is still in great shape today. The 7'3" I never really rode that much. It came out a little narrow and thin for me and a little pinny but was still a great tube board. That 7'7" was a classic for surf up to triple overhead. I was and still am so proud of those boards and I owe it all to you. I know you did
me right back then and I really appreciate it. On another note I had you make me a 6'10" pin with one solid 3/8" or 1/2" stringer. This board was fairly light which I also rode at small Pascuales and points south. I still have this board and it's still in good shape. I took it to Indo two summers ago and got some clean barrells on it which I am going to send you pics of. I also sending you a pic of my seven year standing in front of my Ambrose quiver.If you send me your address I will send you a video that I put together from around 93' to 97'. My wife took a lot of videos back then and I put a lot of it onto DVD. Lots of barrells!!!! and good quality. Anyway it's funny, I called Mitch's about 6 months ago to get your phone # but they didn't have it. I then did Google searches but I was typing in "Sean" not "Shawn". Today I found my mistake and Bam there you are bro!!!
Anyway keep in touch and send me that address.
Thanks again, Kendall

Wow with the waves kendall was surfing down there I can't believe any of those boards are still around.....

gonna have to get together with kendall and make him some more, but only if he promises to give em such good lives!!

back then I used to say I was more proud of making boards for those guys than I would be for any pro , because they were quitely charging in some of the worlds heaviest beachbreak surf and seeking me out to build thier boards.I would get phone calls from all around the world with guys wanting to order boards "just like the crew down at ********* were riding. I definatley honed my gun craft with those guys and still use those templates and theories developed back then.

heres a few pics

future big wave charger and hellman

kendall charging back in the day

recent indo shot on the 6-10

Metal flaked resin tinted six channel

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:18:00 +0000

Another sweet one found it's way back home recently. This 6-8 six channel step up was glassed at my home skunk works by my good friend mike palm of agent orange, mikes been on the road a ton the past few years but something tells me he hasn't glassed his last board.

........

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:29:00 +0000

Merry christmas ! Hope you all are heathy and happy today

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:07:00 +0000

9-4 single fin sled for Brooke

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:03:00 +0000

Nice orange resin color by gary stuber at moonlight glassing

G.I. Bonzer

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:50:00 +0000

This board found it's way back to the shop as a trade in. Dig the killer stencil art by local artist colin whitbread. For sale at real surf in beutiful oside ca.

S.A. Bonzer bat

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:46:00 +0000

This glass on 101 bonzer setup for Loren is sik

Marlin always does a killer job with my batfin template- thanks dude!

Funny how alot of shapers used to ride these....

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:49:00 +0000

Winged keel

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:06:00 +0000

Used to ride these back in the day, Chris still does! Stoked to make one again, maybe it's time to make another one for myself.....

5'7 QUAD STRINGERLESS SURFBOARD

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:52:00 +0000

5'7

19.6

2.55

STRINGERLESS QUAD

5'7.5 SPUTNIK

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:34:00 +0000

Moonlight Glassin on this

5'7.5 x 19.9 x 2.45

in the shop today!

5'9.5 keel

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:43:00 +0000

DOWN BUT NOT OUT

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:41:00 +0000

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR KIND WORDS AND SUPPORT FROM THE AMBROSE FAMILY, HEATHER, MADISON AND MYSELF.

WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH OUR PLANNED TENT SALE ON SATURDAY AND ARE FEATURING MUSIC FROM "SUPERWAVE" AS WELL AS FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS, AND MANY DEALS FROM OUR VARIOUS VENDORS

I AM STILL TAKING CUSTOM ORDERS AND SHOULD BE UP AND SHAPING AGAIN BY NEXT WEEK AT THE LATEST. IF YOU HAVE A BOARD IN PRODUCTION PLEASE EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS AND WE CAN MAKE ARAINGEMENTS FOR YOU TO PICK UP YOUR BOARD UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO RE OPEN THE STORE. SHIPPING ARAINGEMENTS WILL BE MADE THROUGH THE GLASSERS ACCORDINGLY , IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR BOARD WE WILL EMAIL YOU OR CALL AS TIME PERMITS.

THANKS AGAIN

FLEXDRIVE IS HERE !!

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:45:00 +0000

Been working on stringerless dealios alot the last few months with great feedback. Doing all kinds of different glass schedules, some great, some ok and some not so good.Basically I want to take all that I have learned with my parabolic program and add tortional memory response to the equation.

What you see here is the result of alot of R&D

A 5-6 Quad Fish with the FLEXDRIVE (tm)carbon stringer system I've developed with Pedro Vasquez. These things are like catching lightning in a jar! Made to take every bit of energy you can dish out, absorb it and give it back to you at a rapid rate for a powerful and positive response.These things are flat out f***in fast. And lively as hell.

"For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"

So far we have been building these with eps/epoxy, but Moonlight is set to do some and I am confident that I will be able to offer them in poly as well once we dial in the glass schedule over there

This one is a custom for Mike

STOKED RAT WITH NEW BOARD

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:22:00 +0000

GROM ENERGY RULES!!!!!

DAVID AND HIS DAD CAME BY TODAY WITH HIS NEW SPUTNIK TO DISCUSS AND ADJUST HIS FINS.

GLAD I DID'NT BLOW IT BY POSTING DAD WITH HIS BOARD IN A BAG IN FRONT OF THE PANEL ON THE BLOG,BEFORE HE SURPRISED DAVID WITH IT!!!

ORANGE SCALLOPS GONE/ RESIN X IS ON !

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:23:00 +0000

THE ORANGE SCALLOPED SPUTNIK HAS LEFT THE BUILDING! YUP OUR FAVIRITE SPUTNIK LATELY IS GONE. DON'T WORRY THOUGH S.A. AND PETER PINLINE HAVE PLENTY MORE TRICKS UP THEIR SLEEVES

AS A MATTER OF FACT GET A LOAD OF THIS RESIN X SPUTNIK , THIS BOARD IS THE FIRST EPS TO GO THROUGH MOON IN OVER A DECADE! A RECENT DEPARTURE OF A TEAMRIDER HAS LEFT THIS ONE UP FOR GRABS . IT'S 5-5 X 19.9X2.2 AND AVAILABLE AT REAL SURF SHOP

ONE LAST LOOK AT THE TANGERINE DREAM - DIG THE RESIN WORK ON THAT TAIL

HOTROD FISH & 9-0 2+1 IN STOCK @ REAL SURF

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:55:00 +0000

getting pretty caught up on customs so there will be more stock boards coming in to real surf, heres a 5-5 quadzer fish and a 9-0 2+1 diamond tail longboard with more scallops, look closely at the fish for the silver leaf effect by peter st. pierre from moonlight glassing

maybe my bike matches this one better?

this 9-0 x 22.9 x 2.7 diamond tail 2+1 has quadzilla rocker and slightly more volume,with an awsome coke bottle green tint !

HOTROD POLY PARABOLIC SPUTNIK

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:14:00 +0000

Just had a few poly's done over at moonlight, not only are they great guy's but their work is flawless. And a bunch of car guys to boot. Peter pinline sure can paint some scallops!

Here's a couple of pics of a coke bottle tinted parabolic sputnik with some bitchen scallops :
I love me some scallops

WELCOME HOME!!!

noreply@blogger.com (AMBROSE SURFBOARDS) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:00:00 +0000

Here in Oceanside we definately feel the effects of the war mor than most areas. Case in point, a few years back I sold a board to a nice red faced guy , just off the turnip truck from Indiana,yup a marine.skip forward a couple of years and Andy had pretty much become a member of the family ,fast forwarding his surfing skills with many camping trips to churches and hanging with and becoming one of the boys.Before long Andy was was working in our shop on the weekends and learning how to laminate boards.
Then the reality of his job hit and he had to deploy to Iraq for the third time. This summer just was'nt the same without him around, funny but with our South gone (Andy South that is) there was also a lack of south swell activity around so cal this summer, and even when there was surf none of us really wanted to go to church without Andy, it just did'nt feel the same.

Turns out theres a happy ending to this story though, as Andy rolled into the shop yesteday, red faced and happy as ever, ready to go for a surf. heres a shot of Andy at work in the big sandbox and one back home going for his first surf in way too long
It felt good hearing some respectful friends in the water thanking him for his service,more people should take the time to thank our military,who make how we live our lives possible.

Hey maybe theres even some time for some late south's --but most of all -- welcome home bro!!