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JOURNEYS 032 – GET LOST

Joe — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 16:11:43 +0000

“Time moves differently when you are on a trip like this. Each day is packed with an endless amount of things to keep you busy so time feels like it’s flying by. Yet, the shear amount of memories makes yesterday feel like a month ago. It’s a strange experience that comes to life when you push your limits. This can happen for anyone, it has nothing to do with riding motorcycles. 2 wheels just happened to be our poison of choice for this adventure.

To me, this is what truly living feels like. That’s why we push all the negative thoughts aside and jump into the unknown. It’s what makes us real. I feel extremely fortunate to have truly lived for the past 30 days.

The only question that remains: what’s next?”

– Excerpt from Under Open Air’s (@underopenair) 6000 mile motorcycle ride across the Trans-America Trail. Check out the full story HERE.

Journey 025 – The Big East Trip

Shwood Shop — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 22:41:09 +0000

On our 25th Journey, we follow photographers Devin O’Dea, Ashleigh Rose, Heno Head, and friends on a train trip down the East Coast, relying on the helpful nature of perfect strangers and traveling via good vibes from Montreal, Quebec to Austin, Texas!

Check out the rest of their adventure on the Shwood Journeys site: http://journeys.shwoodshop.com/the-big-east-trip

Journey 024 – Lake Lovely Water

Shwood Shop — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 21:20:00 +0000

In Journey 024, we follow photographers Ben Giesbrecht, Shayd Johnson, and Nathan Martin on an excursion up to Lake Lovely Water in British Columbia, Canada. This trip has all the makings of an incredible adventure…good friends, glacial lakes, helicopters, cabins, fishing, canoeing, hiking, campfires, bears, the Northern Lights, wolves, and more!

Check out more HERE!

Journey 023 – Old & Abandoned

Joe — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 21:23:45 +0000

In Journey 023, we follow along with photographer Laura Kaczmarek and friends as they explore an old, abandoned industrial park in Germany. What was originally planned as a search for unique, new places to skateboard turns into visual study of urban decay and the interaction between industry and nature.

For the full photo essay, click here!

The Oxidized Collection

Steve Ebert — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:40:20 +0000

Earlier this week we debuted our latest material experiment, The Oxidized Collection. To complete this project, our product design team harnessed the power of oxidization to bring brilliant turquoise, blues, and golds from genuine brass. These brass inlays are then applied to two versions of our classic Canby silhouette for a look that has truly stood against the tests of time. To accomplish the oxidizing process that normally can take months to years, we apply a calculated mixture of ammonia & salt to raw brass in a controlled container. When cleaned and polished after a day-long resting period, the results are quite stunning.

Check out the photos below, watch the video of the process, and visit our WEBSITE to see more.

Agenda Emerge Shop Visit

Steve Ebert — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 22:05:02 +0000

Our founder and designer, Eric Singer, welcomes you into the shop in this video by Agenda Show – Emerge.

Shwood for Atlantic Records Collection

Steve Ebert — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:43:21 +0000

Atlantic Records is classic. It’s revolutionary. It has pushed the envelope of popular music since it introduced jazz and R&B to the masses 60 years ago. And now Shwood is pleased to play a role in Atlantic’s legacy of experimentation and quality.

Introducing the Shwood for Atlantic Records Collection. Two versions of our classic Canby shape, both integrating genuine Atlantic vinyl records for a look as effortless as the music it embodies.

See more at: https://www.shwoodshop.com/us/collections/atlantic and check out the photos below.

Cruiser Skateboard Decks

Steve Ebert — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 20:32:18 +0000

After hand-shaping and raffling off a custom axe at last year’s Agenda Show Long Beach, we knew it was going to be difficult to come up with something even more impressive for this year’s show. In the process of brainstorming and talking over a few options and ideas, someone threw out the possibility of making something out of the same materials we use for our glasses. After making snowboards at the beginning of winter last year (check out that post HERE) skateboards seemed like a logical next step. The problem arose, however, that we wouldn’t be able to use power tools in the middle of a bustling tradeshow. So we set out to explore the possibility of making a few decks almost entirely with hand-tools.

To start the process, we selected material combinations from some of our most popular sunglasses options, and designed a few different shapes of decks. The plies were then cut to shape on the laser and arranged for pressing.

Each ply was coated with glue and arranged to be molded by the form above. Once arranged, the plies were placed against the form and inserted into this vacuum bag, which is operated by a small, quiet generator and vacuum pump.

After the plies are pressed and dried, the resulting planks are then cut to shape using a coping saw and ready for finishing.

After a good amount of sanding, once the edges were rounded and smooth, the deck was ready to have the holes drilled. Using the holes cut on the laser as guides, we created the hardware holes using this old-time styled hand-drill.

Once that was done a light coat of shellac was applied to protect and beautify the decks, and they are ready for assembly. See below for a few shots of the finished product!

Our founder, Eric Singer, will be hand-shaping another deck during the two days of Agenda Long Beach, and then we will be raffling one of the beauties off! If you are planning on attending stop by booth No. F35 to check out the process in person and enter for your chance to win!

Journey 021 – Mas Ceviche Por Favor

Steve Ebert — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:45:24 +0000

For the 21st installment of our Journeys series, we follow along with Jeremy Koreski & Trevor Gordon on a surf exploration in Ecuador. In his own words: “I‘ve always liked traveling to places I‘ve never heard of. It‘s better that way. If I‘ve heard of a place, I figure a lot of other people will have too. And that means you‘ll find a whole lot of tourists instead of a place that‘s unique and memorable in its own way. So when a friend told me about a town in Ecuador that had one of the best beachbreaks in the world, I was all in. I knew very little about the country, except that it sat atop the Equator and exported a lot of bananas. I expected we‘d find hot, humid weather and perfect barrels with nobody around—and we did, with some amazing experiences in food and culture along the way.”

See some sample photos below and check out Jeremy’s full photo essay HERE.

Journey 019 – High Sierras :: Hot Springs

Steve Ebert — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:12:55 +0000

For the 19th installment of our Journeys series, we follow along with Kelly Shea & Brendan Banks of Vancrafted on a stop in the High Sierras during their cross country road trip. In their own words: “This account takes places on week 15, day 105, of 5 months spent living on the road :: We are 2 people who traded our city apartments for one 30-year-old Volkswagen van and 15,000 miles of fresh air. At this point in the journey, our nerves have become as accustomed to gleaming mountain lion eyes at night as they were to taking the subway every day to work. This part of our journey finds us at a point where we have gained ease in the unknown of each coming day and love for camping with only nature surrounding us.”

See some sample photos below and check out Kelly & Brendan’s full photo essay HERE.