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Shred Sledz Weekend Grab Bag

Two Bonzers and a Single Fin

Greetings, Shredderz! We’re back with another installment of the Weekend Grab Bag. Keep scrolling for some curated boards currently for sale on Craigslist, including two longer Bonzers and a sweet 70s Russell Surfboards single fin. 7’6″ Gary Hanel Bonzer (Craigslist San Francisco) Here’s a sleek and low key 7’6″ Bonzer shaped by Gary…

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Shawn Stussy for Russell Surfboards

Greetings, Shredderz! I find surf history endlessly fascinating, and oftentimes, the more obscure it is, the better. But even though I try to stay open minded and learn new things, there are a few classics to which I repeatedly return. Ever since I first discovered that Shawn Stussy began his shaping career at…

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Shred Sledz Weekend Grab Bag

John Peck Penetrator, Mike Hynson Hy-II and More

Greetings, Shredderz! Welcome to the latest installment of the Weekend Grab Bag, featuring a handful of sweet sledz. Per Grab Bag rules, all of the boards you see below are still listed for sale at the time the blog post was published. We’ve got some cool ones today, including some modern-ish reissues of…

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Shred Sledz Weekend Grab Bag

Soulful Seventies Sleds: Bonzer Inspired Kneeboard & More

Greetings, Shredderz! I am extremely excited to be writing this entry from my first new computer in almost eight years (!!!). New toys or not, here at Shred Sledz we’re gonna keep doing what we’ve always done — which means digging through tons of Craigslist entries to share rad vintage boards with you…

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By The Brotherhood

Greetings, Shredderz! I love all kinds of surfboards, but I’ll always have a special fondness for the clean curves of Seventies single fins. I’ve featured Russell Surfboards many times on the blog, and it remains one of my favorite labels. Robert Russell Brown started shaping in the Sixties, and by 1967 opened up…

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Shawn Stussy Russell Surfboards Single Fin

Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’re coming at you with a quick hit straight from my modest collection of sticks. Pictured here is a Shawn Stussy Russell Surfboards single fin I own that was likely shaped in the late Seventies. You can click the photos below for a close up. The Shawn Stussy Russell Surfboards…

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April 2020 Roundup: Stussy, Bertlemann & More

Greetings, Shredderz! First and foremost, I hope everyone here is staying safe and maintaining some semblance of sanity. I have personally not been surfing in a long, long time but a decent forecast for next week might lure me out to some isolated spots. If you find yourself in need of a quick…

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Vintage Russell Surfboards Goodness

Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got a quick hit for you courtesy of the Inland Empire Kook. From his perch in Rancho Cucamonga, this gentleman has been slinging some neat sticks that you have probably seen on Craigslist within the past few months. Today we have an absolutely killer vintage Russell Surfboards stick with…

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1967 Russell Surfboards Step Deck Nose Rider

Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got a quick hit for you, featuring a nice Sixties longboard from Russell Surfboards. I’ve written up more than a few Russell boards on the blog over the years, mostly focusing on Seventies single fins. Shawn Stussy cut his teeth shaping for Russell, and the label was home to…

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