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Sixties Yater Spoon

Greetings, Shredderz! There’s a cool vintage Yater Spoon currently up for sale on Craigslist. You can find the listing here. The board measures 9’10” x 23 1/2″ x 3 1/2″. According to the seller it was shaped in 1966 or 1967. I can’t verify the dates myself, as I don’t know this off…

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Shred Sledz Weekend Grab Bag

Floral Print Bing + More: Monday Grab Bag

Greetings, Shredderz! Technically speaking, the Weekend Grab Bag runs during, well, the weekend, but I’m guessing you don’t read Shred Sledz for its punctuality. One Grab Bag rule that remains inviolate is that every single board featured here is currently for sale somewhere on the internet as of publishing time. There are some…

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Bing Pintail Lightweight Hawaii Model

Impeccable Classic Yater Spoon

Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got another classic for you, courtesy of Jason Burnett, the man behind Edinburgh-based Jay Surfboards. Check out Jay Surfboards on Instagram here. The Yater Spoon is one of a handful of classic 60s noseriders that is still going strong today. The board you see here is a somewhat newer…

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Shred Sledz Weekend Grab Bag

Weekend Grab Bag: January Jump Off

Greetings, Shredderz! Today we have the inaugural Weekend Grab Bag post for the decade. We’ve got some sweet boards for you today, including a clean Morey-Pope Sopwith Camel. Keep scrolling for a selection of sledz that are currently listed for sale online. Morey-Pope Sopwith Camel (Craigslist LA) I’ve covered the many iterations of…

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Shred Sledz Social Media Roundup

Social Media Roundup: Santa Barbara Edition

It’s the first Social Media Roundup of 2019, and today we’re focusing on some recent posts that delve into the rich history of Santa Barbara surfing. Alright, enough from me, and onto the pics… View this post on Instagram This is a photo of an early eighties shaping machine – Al Merrick. I…

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Shred Sledz Weekend Grab Bag

Weekend Grab Bag: Yater Spoon & More

Greetings, Shredderz! I’d like to think the blog has been off to a nice start this year, with content like this absolute weapon of a Channel Islands single fin sporting an epic Jack Meyer airbrush, or scans of an old Eaton Surfboards brochure sent to me by a reader. Ultimately, though, that’s for all of you…

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