Big Meaning

     There are few people who get both the marketing and craftsman side of making a living off of a persons own art. Allen is one of these people. Like many Craftsman he knows his art has value, and takes pride in every board he shapes and sells, putting his all into every piece he makes. These are not just average surf boards, they are works of art that people can use for the rest of their lives. Allen pours his soul into his boards and there are not a lot of places better to do it that the quiet little surfing town of Cocoa Beach. I had a great visit there, and hopefully many more to come. Next time I'm down there I think I'll stop back by and see how the man who carves waves is doing. Thanks Allen! Allen on the left, me on the right.

      As soon as the ancient Polynesians hopped on to pieces of driftwood and rode them into shore, man became fascinated with the art of surfing. Not long after that they started carving that wood, and later numerous other mediums, into something that could tame those waves. Humans began to explore the spiritual connection they have to the waves. Thousands of cultures, including that of the native Hawaiians, even based much of their deeply ingrained cosmology on surfing. As time went on man mastered the creation of those things we call surf boards. It has been many decades since those past Hawaiians passed that trade onto the rest of the world, and the world has taken the hobby by storm. Today there are over twenty-three million people who consider themselves avid surfers, and many more boards that are being sold every year. Surfing has become a major industry and has spread far from those sandy Hawaiian shores to the farthest reaches of the earth, inc...