The Future and the past Meet to create wonders from natures lost life bringing a new.

http://www.coffeetimes.com/surf.htm have a cup o Java. Enjoy this link :) provided insight into the history of surfing.

Meet and Greet Stan above and Jeff below

This is a True Artist and surf story, Jeff and local surfer shown owners of "The Sounding Drum " Hilo Hawaii" Please visit his site for Wood, Art,culture and surf and best of all down to earth humor.Powerful wood carvings from the surfers soul.

http://www.myspace.com/soundingdrum

Cheers to Stan !thats one big Dude not to mention the board.

To Jeff a local Hawawian and ART carver of the surfing kind.We thank you for sharing your world.
pictures property and story property of Jeff myspace.Thanks for sharing Jeff and friends malhalo

Welcome too Hilo Koa surf shop =Jeffs shaping video .I asked jeff what it was like to shape and surf trees, this is what it takes a true water man and artist.


Pictures , Videos and Story from Jeff of the The Sounding Drum
Scratchings by Tales from the river
Hawawians and many other Island cultures have a history of surfing logs, back many years ago as we know .

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The art of carving a tree Koa surfboard and surfing it is held highly by Jeff and others .They pursue the love of shaping out of raw fallen trees and creating canoues and Treeboards for the locals and other wood carved prouducts .A Philosphy,Tree surfing like our humans long ago.A lost but not lost art thanks to shapers like Jeff and the tree form true to nature .I Imagine a great way of travel and sport back in the day and survial from storys i have read .

http://www.myspace.com/soundingdrum
Jeff and Friends and the KOA tree surf boards are like looking into Surfings shaping past.

http://www.myspace.com/soundingdrum
The shape shop looks like a fun place to me Jeff.

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The shop making wood wonders with past and present tools and skills working together as one.

Humans building with their hands and crafting tools with nothing more than what nature provides.These skills of living off the land from our fellow Humans ,Indian cultures must not be forgotton in this world of man made prouducts.In my opinion.Indian culture practices should be taught everywhere .Tribes and these cultures should not be left out of the world and lands they respect.

http://www.myspace.com/soundingdrum Wood plank test shape ,The board blocks surf stand is sweet.

Here in pre shape Jeff said alot of time and care must take place in the choppin fingers that is .....

This is my opinion of what i know about Jeff. He is a true artist of pure soul and vision you have to see his other works of art at his site. He loves to surf trees shown here in this video with the finished hand carved and polished surfboard made from nature .The possiablities are endless as is what can be made out of stumps and wood considered junk .Underneath all that worn color of old battered wood lies a gift from mother natures spirits. Ghosts of the forests she gives new life to those who care for the air we breath leaving us with her fallen dead .plant a tree today If your in Hilo and see a tree surfing hop on board in the true spirit of adventure and history. A wave from within see you in a  ocean near you.

Thanks again Jeff

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http://www.myspace.com/soundingdrum His site is a well worth visit and his friendship and advice about carving woods and tree board culture, i am  so stoked to hear about On  in my mind in notes and plans. Drop in on Jeff and the Sounding Drum art and surf .A wave in natures pure form and get inspired by the past and present.

Jeff i thank you. You are a man who cares about his enviroment and people who care. Jeff started a group called H20 on myspace we are members as are many others who care about this planet .Jeff is Political too, Alfered E Newman for President i think hes right.Very smart man .From our chats and his love for Earth and surfing in the Island home he loves. This video surfing and  a step by step will show more about Jeff and his link above to myspace the Sounding Drum.

 

Much respect Aloha friend