Bird's Journal

A source for surf and surfboard history and culture.

Bird's Journal

Endless Summer Legend Mike Hynson

Endless Summer Legend Mike Hynson

Ken Lewis

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,...

Endless Summer Legend Mike Hynson

Ken Lewis

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,...

Steve Lis Fish

Steve Lis Fish

Ken Lewis

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...

Steve Lis Fish

Ken Lewis

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...

Bird Huffman Town & Country Twin Fin

Bird's Secret Stash: T&C Twinny Part 2

Ken Lewis

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...

Bird's Secret Stash: T&C Twinny Part 2

Ken Lewis

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...

Bird's Surf Shed Secret Stash

Bird's Secret Stash: 1981 Town & Country Twin F...

Ken Lewis

Birds Surf Shed Presents: Birds Secret Stash In this new series called “Birds Secret Stash” Bird shows us a classic Town and Country Twin fin that found its way into...

Bird's Secret Stash: 1981 Town & Country Twin F...

Ken Lewis

Birds Surf Shed Presents: Birds Secret Stash In this new series called “Birds Secret Stash” Bird shows us a classic Town and Country Twin fin that found its way into...

Skip Frye Shaping in San Diego

From The Vault: Bird Huffman Interview 2013

Ken Lewis

From Episode 39 http://www.korduroy.tv For those who know him, Bird Huffman has become synonymous with surf culture and the surfboard in San Diego. Growing up on the beaches of La...

From The Vault: Bird Huffman Interview 2013

Ken Lewis

From Episode 39 http://www.korduroy.tv For those who know him, Bird Huffman has become synonymous with surf culture and the surfboard in San Diego. Growing up on the beaches of La...

Skip Frye

Skip Frye Talks About The Fish Design: The Fish...

Ken Lewis

There is no other shaper besides Stevie Lis as committed to the Fish surfboard shape and its evolution than Skip Frye. Get a history lesson from the man himself on...

Skip Frye Talks About The Fish Design: The Fish...

Ken Lewis

There is no other shaper besides Stevie Lis as committed to the Fish surfboard shape and its evolution than Skip Frye. Get a history lesson from the man himself on...

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

    Ken Lewis

    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

    Ken Lewis

    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

    Ken Lewis

    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

    Ken Lewis

    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...

  • Santa Cruz Edition

    Santa Cruz Edition

    Ken Lewis

      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

    Ken Lewis

      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

    Ken Lewis

    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

    Ken Lewis

    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 –...

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