It was a great delight to see in Australia and in Brisbane Nobuhito Ohkawa (aka Nobbby) who made a special visit to my workshop.
Nobby makes beautiful wooden surfboards and surfboard fins in Chiba City, just outside of Tokyo .
We have become friends over the last few years, sharing experiences, and I was lucky enough to see his workshop whilst I was in Japan last year, and I was happy to return the hospitality this week when Nobby made a visit to our Northgate workshop whilst he was in Brisbane .
Nobby personally delivered my custom made fins which are made from walnut , rock maple and purple heart.
I cannot wait to attach these on to one of my boards and test it out in the water