A few basic accessories for sale at Elleciel workshop in Nai Harn Phuket.

Fins are composite Gl, G5, G7 like, available in black or white. 8” center fins with plate and screw and Future fins like in black.

Leashes are made with 2 swivels, basic but I am very happy about the quality. Have them in 6’, 7’, 8’ and  9’ (100Baht per foot :) 

Wax is the local Gecko Glue but a new receipt that work very

well in our tropical waters (80Baht).

Some board bags made in Bali as well. Call to check what’s in stock.

david: david@elleciel.com or 0831928161

Click on pics to enlarge and see prices.

More about Punchy's board #145 here.

Money and Life is a passionate and inspirational essay-style documentary that asks a provocative question: can we see theeconomic crisis not as a disaster, but as a tremendous opportunity?

This cinematic odyssey connects the dots on our current economic pains and offers a new story of money based on an emerging paradigm of planetary well-being that understands all of life as profoundly interconnected.

This cinematic odyssey takes us on a journey, from the origins of money to connecting the systemic dots on the current global financial crisis and how we got here.

Most importantly, Money and Life says that we owe it to ourselves to understand the fundamentals of this technology called money in order to be effective participants in the economic transformation that is happening around us, a shift more rapid and as profound as the Industrial Revolution. 

Click to see the article online on Phuket Gazette's website.

 or download PDF below

Everything started many month ago when P Yam booked board #139 as it is his number. Next came the idea of a bat tail and then a finless board. Many many mails later we set the goal to be something similar to Chris Garrett’s finless warrior. After seven hours in the shaping bay, two bottom glassing (of the board of course) sessions with master glasser Lane Mead and too many hours of sanding, here is the result. Now we all wonder how it will go and if this is a bat tail or a Batman tail!?

5’10” x 21” x Y
3.150kg

Click on pics...

Had some fun shaping that one.. final result of board #140 coming soon...
Thanks for watching :)

Click on the pics to enlarge and read directions.

See how to get there here

As you may know Elleciel's workshop moved away from it's little paradise... but to another one, a bigger one!! I have been working on the 1st floor where we now live and the action is now taking place at the ground floor where I am setting up the "giant" 70m2 workshop (26m2 before!). As Usual when working on a building things take more time than expected, planed and wished but it's going forward. The shaping bay is ready and the glassing is almost set as well.

Still much to do but I hope to be ready to shape the first boards in february.
Thanks to all for your patience and see you at the house warming!
david

And my heros Willie Smits!
Posted here 3 years ago already but an amazing source of inspiration and hope ;)

Handcrafted wooden fins by Jerome.
Beautiful, strong and unique.
Made to order... tell us what do you want!

Contact

MINOR SURFWAX
Finally some 100% Organic, non petro-chimicals, biodegradable,

super hot water surfwax!!!
110Baht

2013 Le Paris-Phuket, interview by Régis Roué

in french/en français

leparisphuket online

2011 By Tom Fekete from the late "Thai Surfrider Magazine"

Sadly the magazine stopped just before this issue...

http://www.thaisurfrider.com/

Finally the result of the cooperation of Surfrags and Elleciel! Here is Jim Welch's new board, a 5'8" Fish. PLEASE let us know what do you think of it! This is very lickely just a first one!!

SURFRAGS.NET

more about that board HERE

On the 11th of May 2553 (2010) a small balsa fish touched salted water for the first time, that was the beginning of Elleciel. Three years and hundred and ten boards later I am still living my dream. Building pretty devices for people to enjoy what oceans and seas have to offer. I’ve learned a lot but I still understand so little about the complexity of surfcrafts and all what is still to be understood is what feed my passion. Building a board in my workshop with music or radio documentaries, butterflies flying trough the shop is great but meeting people from so many different backgrounds, coming with an idea of a board that they would like to surf, opening a dialog that often leads to a friendship is the real fantastic side of this “job”. I feel absolutely lucky to share so much good energy with all of you.

Tomorrow morning, again, I will wake up with the sun, excited and amazingly motivated to go work on these beautiful boards.  Thank you very very much to make me live my dream. 

See you in the water or in the dusty workshop.

MERCI

david

Copyright 2013 Netfalls All rights reserved on all pics

Miss Ho and Minos #100 & #101 this morning.

Thanks a lot to Remy Musser the photographer.

Find more about him on Facebook or on www.netfalls.com

Minos "P"

5'4" x 20”⅝ x 2”½

click on  #101  to see more

Whenever you will publicly question the official stories, you will expose yourself to labels such as "conspiracy theorist" or "nutjob". Most of those who will call you a conspiracy theorist are so ignorant that they don't even understand what it actually means. They say it like it's an insult, and because they add so much arrogance and venom into it, it eventually becomes an insult.

Some people are so ignorant and stupid that they are ready to defend the official stories with everything they've got. They will fight to defend their rotten reality to the end, and they will find explanations even for the most blatant lies one could imagine. And they will be proud...proud of being ignorant, proud of being shallow, proud of supporting the troops and voting for X or Y -- proud of all the cliches that come as a result of many years of brainwashing and mind programming.

So, if you want to question the official stories, accept that in the eyes of the majority you will never be a hero -- not even when you will bring a ton of evidence to support your claims. All you will ever get to be is a conspiracy theorist, and all your victories will be bitter-tasting and heart-aching. Like when you will read that official declassified documents prove that the government conducted tests with poisonous gas sprayed onto the US population from jets, back in the 80s. But what do I really know? I'm just a conspiracy theorist.

Original article HERE

Look at the previous part if you haven't seen them yet!

Part 1 HERE

"Solving ancient mysteries. "The Ancients" knew much more than given credit for regarding Life, The Universe, Astronomy, Advanced Mathematics, Magnetism, Healing, Unseen Forces etc.

Scientific Misconceptions / Misperceptions, Suppressed History, Darwin's Errors, Manipulation of Information, Consciousness.

Encoded knowledge is information that is conveyed in signs and symbols and we can find this knowledge all over the world. All these ancient sightings and geometric patterns (Sacred Geometry) symbolise unseen forces at work. We are being lied to by the media. Modern archaeologists don't know what they're talking about. "The Ancients" were not stupid or primitive. We just failed to de-code this knowledge conveyed in signs, symbols and ancient artwork. This kind of information is kept hidden from the public.

Scientists dont know what holds the universe together, the answer is sound and unseen forces. Matter is governed by sound frequencies. There is much more to life than we can perceive with our 5 senses. The question then becomes "who or what governs unseen forces?" What is behind the symmetry throughout nature? (Golden Ratio, Phi, Fibonacci Sequence etc.) It simply cant be just coincidence, in my opinion there is an intelligent mind / consciousness behind all this that keeps it all together.

Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as critisicm, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statue that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

Here is the link to the first part of this very interesting series. 

Open up your mind. It's beautiful!

DIY Surfboard Bike Rack - Surf Sufficient from www.KORDUROY.tv on Vimeo.

For those who travel around town by bicycle, they know riding with a surfboard under the arm can be cumbersome and awkward. In this episode of Surf Sufficient, our friend Travis Newhouse helps make that bike commute to the beach much sweeter. By adding a surfboard rack to your rig, your shred sled can be stowed comfortably as you head out for a stoke.

These instructions are a guideline. Each bike and surfboard are different. Be sure to measure your own bike and surfboard, and dry-fit the pieces before you glue them together. We want you to have a safe ride to the beach - make sure the rack will not inhibit your movement on the bike, and that your front tire can turn freely without contacting the surfboard.

Materials:

4 - 1" PVC T-joint

6 - 1" PVC 90 degree elbow

4 - 1.75" diameter hose clamps

10' PVC pipe (Schedule 40)

6' foam pipe insulation for 1" pipe

PVC cement

bungee cords

Tools:

hacksaw

sandpaper or file

measuring tape

flathead screwdriver

Instructions:

1. Measure the diameter the bike's seat tube and down tube.

2. Transfer measurement to the opening at the top of the T-joint, and cut off the top of the T-joint.

3. Place one T-joint on the bike near enough to the pedal to measure the distance to the outside of the pedal. Include enough clearance for your foot, but shorter distance will result in a stronger rack. On this bike, the distance was 8.5 inches.

4. Attach T-joints to bike with hose clamps. For now, tighten only enough to remain in position.

5. Cut 2 pieces of PVC pipe to the length measured in Step 3. Clean up the ends of the cuts with sandpaper or a file. Insert PVC pipe pieces into T-joints.

6. Install two 90* elbows onto PVC pipes, with opening facing the ground.

7. Cut two 3" pieces of PVC pipe, and insert into 90* elbow.

8. Install T-joints onto short pieces such that the openings are facing each other.

9. Determine the length of the crossbeam by measuring distance between the T-joints. Be sure to include 1" at each end for the portion of the pipe that fits into the joint. Cut PVC pipe to length for the crossbeam, and insert the crossbeam into the T-joints. 

10. Cut two 11" pieces of PVC pipe, and insert into the ends of the T-joints that face the ground. The suggested length is to fit most surfboards and bikes. Make sure the rack will not extend too close to the ground.

11. Install 90* elbow at the bottom of the pipe, with its opening facing away from the bike.

12. Measure the thickness of your surfboard. Be sure to consider the bulk of a travel bag, if you use one. Add approximately 1/2" for the thickness of the foam padding. Cut two pieces of PVC pipe to length, and insert into the opening of the 90* elbow.

13. Install 90* elbows on the ends of each short piece, with opening facing up.

14. Cut two 12" pieces of PVC pipe, and insert into the 90* elbows. The length of this piece should be less than the width of the board when mounted in the rack. This will ensure the bungee cord can hold the board in the rack.

15. With all the pieces dry-fit, check the fit of your board in the rack.

16. Before disassembling, mark the alignment of pipes and joints that extend out from the bike. Draw a line on the pipes and the T-joints attached to the bike, and also at the top 90 degree elbows.

17. Glue the pipes to the T-joints attached to the bike. Be sure to align the marks made in Step 16.

18. Glue the 90 degree elbows to the pipes extending from the bike. Be sure to align the marks made in Step 16.

19. On a flat surface, glue remaining two T-joints to the crossbeam. Use the flat surface to ensure the T-joint are aligned in the same plane. Also, glue the two 3" pieces into the T-joints.

20. Glue the crossbeam into 90* elbows.

21. Glue the 11" pieces of PVC pipe into the bottom of the T-joints.

22. Continue to glue pieces: 90* elbow followed by short piece of pipe, then another 90* elbow, and finally the 12" vertical piece.

23. Attach the foam insulation to the rack.

24. Drill holes for the bungee cords. Ensure that the holes are low enough to avoid metal hooks contacting the surfboard.

25. Enjoy your ride to the beach!

This visualization shows ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 through December 2007. The visualization does not include a narration or annotations; the goal was to use ocean flow data to create a simple, visceral experience.

...

more on NASA.gov

FINALLY REAL LONG TERM STUDIES (more that 3 month) ON GM EFFECTS. THRUTH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SWALLOW.

Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize.

Abstract
The health effects of a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize (from 11% in the diet), cultivated with or without Roundup, and Roundup alone (from 0.1 ppb in water), were studied 2 years in rats. In females, all treated groups died 2–3 times more than controls, and more rapidly. This difference was visible in 3 male groups fed GMOs. All results were hormone and sex dependent, and the pathological profiles were comparable. Females developed large mammary tumors almost always more often than and before controls, the pituitary was the second most disabled organ; the sex hormonal balance was modified by GMO and Roundup treatments. In treated males, liver congestions and necrosis were 2.5–5.5 times higher. This pathology was confirmed by optic and transmission electron microscopy. Marked and severe kidney nephropathies were also generally 1.3–2.3 greater. Males presented 4 times more large palpable tumors than controls which occurred up to 600 days earlier. Biochemistry data confirmed very significant kidney chronic deficiencies; for all treatments and both sexes, 76% of the altered parameters were kidney related. These results can be explained by the non linear endocrine-disrupting effects of Roundup, but also by the overexpression of the transgene in the GMO and its metabolic consequences.

Highlights
► A Roundup-tolerant maize and Roundup provoked chronic hormone and sex dependent pathologies. ► Female mortality was 2–3 times increased mostly due to large mammary tumors and disabled pituitary. ► Males had liver congestions, necrosis, severe kidney nephropathies and large palpable tumors. ► This may be due to an endocrine disruption linked to Roundup and a new metabolism due to the transgene. ► GMOs and formulated pesticides must be evaluated by long term studies to measure toxic effects..

Full article here:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691512005637

Regarding funds raised from people around the world for

the Japanese tsunami.

Of the hundreds of millions of dollars contributed from around the world to the victims of that disaster (The tsunami / earthquake of March 2011), an allocation of some $30 million dollars was given to the whalers to fight Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. That is certainly not what the people who sent donations ever imagined that their contributions would be spent on. Rebuilding houses, food, medicine, repairing the infrastructure yes, but to subsidize the operations of the whalers to continue killing whales in a sanctuary – who could have foreseen such a betrayal of trust? - Paul Watson

Interpol has issued a second Red Notice against fugitive Sea Shepherd leader Paul Watson, this time in relation to allegations made by Japan over an incident in Antarctic waters in 2010.

Mr Watson is being sought by Japan on charges of breaking into a vessel, damage to property, forcible obstruction of business, and injury in relation to two incidents that took place on the Antarctic Ocean in

February 2010 against a Japanese whaling ship.

A Red Notice is an international alert circulated to all 190 members of Interpol requesting the apprehension or arrest of the person sought.

Mr Watson's first Red Notice was issued in August at the request of Costa Rica after the conservationist was arrested in Frankfurt on May 13 on a 10-year-old warrant from the Central American country over an incident

involving a shark fining vessel.

He forfeited skipped bail and left Germany in late July after being held there under house arrest for 70 days.

He is currently in hiding and is understood to be at sea.

Mr Watson announced last week that he intended to lead this

season's Antarctic anti-whaling campaign.

Sea Shepherd spokeswoman Susan Hartland said the

second arrest notice "came as no surprise".

"This is simply indicative of the lengths to which Japan will go to plunder our oceans. We have been expecting this for weeks and our legal counsel is already challenging (the charges)," she said

Sea Shepherd has taken Japan on over its so called scientific whaling in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary for eight seasons and is currently preparing to head to Antarctica for a ninth year with a bigger and stronger fleet,

which includes a new vessel.

"The Japanese whalers are sorely mistaken if they think another 'red notice' is going to stand in the way of Sea Shepherd's defence of

the whales this season," Ms Hartland said.

Ms Hartland said the latest warrant from Japan related to an incident in 2010 when a Sea Shepherd member boarded a Japanese whaling vessel to confront the captain over a collision that split the

anti-whaling ship Ady Gil in two.

The collision injured a cameraman and destroyed the $1.5million vessel.

Article and more on TheWest.com.au

A lot of good infos and facts about the actual water situation.

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"Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survival enters the global marketplace and political arena. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions from citizens fighting for the right to survive. Past civilizations have collapsed from poor water management. Can the human race survive?

Please paypal donate to the film maker as he spent over $100,000 for filming and fully producing this movie on the professional level.

His website : http://www.bluegold-worldwaterwars.com/

Link to the filmaker's donation call :http://onebigtorrent.org/torrents/5465/Blue-Gold-World-Water-Wars"

More about tapped water.

Examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil. The documentary is well structured and presents an overwhelming amount of evidence which will change the way anyone thinks about bottled and municipal water.

Both the “manufacture” of the water itself, and also where the bottles come from, where they go after use and how they influence our lives while they’re with us. The willful absence of major companies such as Coke, Pepsi and Nestle is extremely telling in light of all the material presented.

One can only hope that the small voice of this film will be heard over the huge booming commercial machine that these and other companies represent in the popular media. If you haven’t seen this movie, simply watch it. It’s that good and the information is something everyone should know.

Join 23-year architect Richard Gage, AIA, in this feature length documentary with cutting-edge 9/11 evidence from more than 50 top experts in their fields – high-rise architects, structural engineers, physicists, chemical engineers, firefighters, metallurgists, explosives experts, controlled demolition technicians, and more.

Each is highly qualified in his/her respective fields. Several have Ph.D’s – including National Medal of Science awardee Lynn Margulis.

She, along with the other experts, exposes the fraud of NIST and discusses how the scientific method should have been applied and acknowledges the overwhelming evidence of high temperature incendiaries in all dust samples of the WTC.

High-rise architects and structural engineers layout the evidence in the features of the destruction of these three high-rises that point inevitably to explosive controlled demolition.

Minos "Q" Baan Baan (Home Home) version for Devin to bring back to the mini simmons origin in California. Traditional southern thai sarong inlay with "Nang Thalung" (shadow puppet) character on bottom and thai woven bamboo on deck with three seeds of saga tree (Adenanthera pavonina) on the heart. A very strong and unique version.

  5'2" x 20"½ x 2"⅝
3.125kg

More pics

Living simple

Living happy

a good bit of a LOMO feeling with my phone...

Hat Yai electrician then Pulau Penang Malaysia

Here is Shin's version of the Minos "Q" with pointed nose and moon tail.

Pure and efficient are the words that comes to mind when I see this board,

I think and hope that's what Shin was after. He ask me if I could do his board heavier than usual, I said yes pretty easy to go that way!

Planning hull and flat-dome deck, medium rails and clear bamboo (narrow stripes).

5'2" x 21" x 2"⅝
3.010kg

Two long things waiting to be adopted!

Click on the pics to see more

A skinnier Pumpkin with Bamboo skins for Bruce “Eddie”. Soft belly as an entry to single concave and spiral V, dome deck, bamboo tail and nose blocks.

5'11" x 19”¾ x 2”¾
2.610kg

More pics HERE

Elleciel will be there with a couple of longboards...

Saturday July 28th

‎10.00 - surf coaching for beginner
13.00 - longboard contest (man)
15.00 - surf coaching for beginner
16.00 - longboard contest (woman)
18.30 - Night surf and BBQ party

Sunday July 29th

10.00 surf coaching for beginner
11.00 longboard contest (man&woman)
15.00 surf coaching
17.00 award

Event is no entry fee... but you have to apply for surfing thailand member (Thailand Surfing Association) cost 100THB. For foreigner (not holding Thai ID card) you can apply for Extraordinary member with also 100THB.

Joob

The idea is to be a surf mule and make money by transporting a board from Elleciel's workshop in Phuket Thailand to where the board needs to be (Australia, Bali, Europe, US, etc). The mule gets some cash (probably in between 1 and 300$) and the board's owner gets a better deal than with conventional shipping companies like oUPS, FedUp, Tea'n'Tea, etc.

As the board builder I certify that the surfboard contains EPS foam only of course!

Please let us know if you would be interested being or finding a mule and leave a message below, telling what you offer.

HERE to see or set add

One day about two month ago I came out with this idea after Lance Slabbert ask me to make a finless surfboard. Now I swear I've never seen this before!!!

"Has anyone heard of this type of rare surfboard? Do you know anything about it or have any stories?! It is an "AUGA BOARD" made at Bing Surfboards in Hermosa Beach California USA during the late 60's. Tom Warren and Steve Barger (The Auga Men) rode these boards in the South Bay (Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach) doing 360's all over the waves. They then moved to Maui in the early 70's and tore the place apart on the Auga Board. They were in some movies doing many, many 360's at Lahaina Harbor by Steve Bingham Productions and Macgillivray/Freeman Films?! They were in Surfer Magazine. Gerry Lopez was impressed with their Auga Board.The board is 4'10" long, 22" wide, 18" nose (12" up), 21" tail, 4" maximum thickness, rocker- nose 3", tail 1/2", Concave in tail- 13" long by 14" width by 1 1/2" depth!, red color in the resin, a black pin line covering the entire bottom that says "Auga Board", Bing Surfboards late 60's logo on top. I showed the board to Bing Copland at his book signing in 2010 and he did not think there were any Auga boards with Bing logos that survived! Please contact me with stories or other information thanks. Vince Ray, surferjay@losangeles.usa.com 310-370-1918"

on swaylocks.com

THE GLIDE

"Most surfers can probably remember back to the time when they caught their first ride on the unbroken face of a wave, and almost certainly can all recall that first stoke inducing feeling. This is THE GLIDE.

As time goes on, though, and we seemingly progress as surfers, things tend to get a little more complicated.

Influences ranging from fellow surfers at the beach to pro-surfers, and the surfing industry may have affected our attitude and side-track us into ways of surfing which has made us lose touch with the simple pleasure that we seek - that of effortlessly gliding along a wave. I have seen how riding equipment not designed for local conditions (e.g. trying to surf on boards with elf-shoe rocker in the gutless British surf) just leads to frustration and a sense of failure.

...

Full article HERE

A blog full of pretty surf things!

longboardretrodays

This new little thing is a refined Minos "SQ".

Planing hull with a quad fin setup or twin keel.

White Ash wood and lace wood on both sides.

A personal (for now) rocket.

5'1" x 20"⅜ x 2"⅝
2.830kg

Support the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

and set the flag on your next board!

More about the Sea Shepherd HERE….

....more on longboardretrodays.blogspot.com

Minos "SQ" for Paul & Sons. A "modern" mini simmons quad in white ash wood and a "stringer" line with the mesmerizing lacewood. Planing hull design and single to double concave deck.

5'2" x 21" x 2"⅝
2.880kg

This extended version of the Cuzma made for Tom gets "cathedral" white ash wood on deck and a strong glassed bottom (200g+2x130g(6+2x4oz)). Single concave from nose to tail and flat deck.

7' x 21"½ x 2"⅝
3.420kg

Photography by Fredloo©

A batch of boards made for Bali where the idea is to get underwater shots and some good surfers surfing them on nice waves. And well, see if there is some room left in Bali for these boards!?

click on the boards pics for details and pics

Many of these boards are for sale at NUSA Surfshop in Bali

Shop 2
82a Ocean View Drive
Wamberal NSW 2260
Phone: 02 43858440

Two years that the first little Elleciel fish touched salted water for the first time. Now boards #61 #63, #64 and #65 are under construction in the recently extended workshop (now 26m2!). Life is still a dream and now this terrible job will bring me to Bali and probably Australia!

MANY THANKS TO ALL ELLECIEL FRIENDS, CUSTOMERS,

SUPPLIERS AND SUPPORTERS!

I'll keep doing my best, searching for better always,

trying to find new ways to have smiling people on waves.

Here is the latest "thing"…

Merci

Thank you

david

Press PLAY to see slideshow of Jim Welch on a Minos 5'3" in Bali.

Photos by Miss Lulu

Thank you guys :)

Check Jim's Waves Sarongs on SURFRAGS.NET

Go to Minos "S" #62 page

english subtitles no worries...about that

Help us get to 350,000
Posted: 21 February 2012
In 24 hours, Australia could save one million square kms of ocean forever -- setting up the largest marine reserve in the world and preserving thousands of delicate species. But they will need a global outcry to beat out commercial fishing and mining companies hoping to destroy the plan.

The Australian government is holding a public consultation, hoping it will give them a mandate to take a big step towards a sustainable future for our oceans and our planet. But the reserve will cost money and without massive support right now, the short term financial interests of industry could beat out our hopes for a safe future for our seas.

The consultation closes Friday in Australia -- send a submission to the consultation now, then send this page to everyone!

SIGN PETITION HERE

Sign online petition on AVAAZ.com HERE or google it and find online petition for your region, country or continent.

Whatever works.