Bird's Journal
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Bird's Journal
Eric "Bird" Huffman: How The Bird Got His Wings
HOW THE BIRD GOT HIS WINGS Words By Eric “Bird” Huffman I was born in San Diego, California on April 17th, 1957. I was the fourth child of Robert &...
Eric "Bird" Huffman: How The Bird Got His Wings
HOW THE BIRD GOT HIS WINGS Words By Eric “Bird” Huffman I was born in San Diego, California on April 17th, 1957. I was the fourth child of Robert &...
Bird Huffman With Scott Bass On The Boardroom P...
BIRD HUFFMAN PODCAST: BIRD’S SURF SHED POSTED ON OCTOBER 9, 2018 In today’s episode Scott Bass chats with Eric “Bird” Huffman about growing up in San Diego, his love of...
Bird Huffman With Scott Bass On The Boardroom P...
BIRD HUFFMAN PODCAST: BIRD’S SURF SHED POSTED ON OCTOBER 9, 2018 In today’s episode Scott Bass chats with Eric “Bird” Huffman about growing up in San Diego, his love of...
LOCAL SURFBOARD SHAPER PROFILE: LARRY MABILE
Larry Mabile glassing a Skip Frye ine his parents old backyard lovingly referred to as Ghetto Glassing – 1982. Photo John Durant A local San Diego shaping icon, Mabile is...
LOCAL SURFBOARD SHAPER PROFILE: LARRY MABILE
Larry Mabile glassing a Skip Frye ine his parents old backyard lovingly referred to as Ghetto Glassing – 1982. Photo John Durant A local San Diego shaping icon, Mabile is...
BIRDWELL PRESENTS: Hang Ten With Birdie
Welcome back to Hang 10 with Birdie, where we catch up with friends Birdwell has made along the way, in and out of the water. Today we’re taking a visit...
BIRDWELL PRESENTS: Hang Ten With Birdie
Welcome back to Hang 10 with Birdie, where we catch up with friends Birdwell has made along the way, in and out of the water. Today we’re taking a visit...
In Memory of Diamond Glassing
Originally posted 2016 As a kid, I would often sneak into the garage just wishing that I could check out my dad’s green-tinted single-fin surfboard that hung in the rafters....
In Memory of Diamond Glassing
Originally posted 2016 As a kid, I would often sneak into the garage just wishing that I could check out my dad’s green-tinted single-fin surfboard that hung in the rafters....
The Shed Sessions
Ever wonder what it would look like if todays top pros took some of Bird's favorite boards down and took them out for a ride?
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Newport Beach Edition
When Bird Huffman, of “Bird’s Surf Shed,” was asked to choose some boards from his collection for the punchy beach breaks of Newport Beach, he stuck with a motif of...
Newport Beach Edition
When Bird Huffman, of “Bird’s Surf Shed,” was asked to choose some boards from his collection for the punchy beach breaks of Newport Beach, he stuck with a motif of...
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Ellis Ericson at Malibu on 1972 Stevie Lis Fish
Ellis Ericson Borrows a sacred 1972 Stevie Lis Fish from Birds private reserve. The board was the first one Stevie shaped for Bird and from the looks of it, still...
Ellis Ericson at Malibu on 1972 Stevie Lis Fish
Ellis Ericson Borrows a sacred 1972 Stevie Lis Fish from Birds private reserve. The board was the first one Stevie shaped for Bird and from the looks of it, still...
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Santa Cruz Edition
Watch the boys as they test out four vintage surf-crafts in the waters of Santa Cruz. For Season 2 of Shed Sessions, we’re taking a slightly different approach. Rather...
Santa Cruz Edition
Watch the boys as they test out four vintage surf-crafts in the waters of Santa Cruz. For Season 2 of Shed Sessions, we’re taking a slightly different approach. Rather...
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ALBEE LAYER
Even among the 900 or so boards that line the rafters of the Surf Shed in San Diego, owner Bird Huffman has his favorites. His dearest fish of all –...
ALBEE LAYER
Even among the 900 or so boards that line the rafters of the Surf Shed in San Diego, owner Bird Huffman has his favorites. His dearest fish of all –...