surf history

Birds Surf Shed: IG Sessions – Endless Summer Legend Mike Hynson

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Hopefully you’ve been watching our videos over on Instagram. We hope you have. We’ve been making some videos for about a year now of Bird discussing some boards of interest, fin design theory and all-around surfboard history. The response has been great and we wanted to start adding these to the Shed website, creating a permanent to view at your leisure. We hope you’ve been enjoying them as much as we enjoy making them.
Starring Bird Huffman and Filmed by Ken Lewis.

Here Bird gets a visit from longtime friend and Surf legend Michael Hynson from The Endless Summer

Birds Surf Shed: IG Sessions – Steve Lis Fish

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Hey Shed Family!
Maybe you’ve been watching on Instagram, maybe not. We’ve been making some videos for about a year now of Bird discussing some boards of interest,fin design theory and general surfboard history. The response has been great and we wanted to start adding these to the Shed website, creating a permanent to view at your leisure. We hope you’ve been enjoying them as much as we enjoy making them.
Starring Bird Huffman and Filmed by Ken Lewis.

Here we breakdown Birds long history with Stevie Lis and his breakthrough surfboard design: The Fish. Enjoy!

Birds Secret Stash: T&C Twinny Part 2

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In December 2021, Bird Huffman sent his old Town and Country Twin fin back to the North Shore where it was born in 1981 by Dennis Pang of T&C. Watch as Craig and Dennis discuss the era and design of the twin fin. If you’re not familiar with Town and Country Surfboards, they are one of the original innovators of the modern surfboard industry. Cutting edge designs, graphics, team riders and marketing have made them a global brand that is celebrating their 50th anniversary. Enjoy.