Malcolm Campbell

Our friend Malcolm is back shaping his boards again and celebrating 40 years of doing the Bonzers. So if you would like to get your hands on one of these iconic boards please get in touch or come to the factory and meet the man himself.  

Malcolm here at the factory today 06/07/2010

Malcolm in the UK

Malcolm Campbell is currently shaping Bonzer surfboards in England from July 5th to 20th.
If you are a UK surfer and would like to get your own custom order in, contact Guy Penwarden at houseofbonzer@hotmail.com or phone 0774 921 0094 for all your order needs.

Malcolm Campbell at the Factory on 06/07/2010

Looking forward to seeing Malcolm here at the foam asylum again. He will be here on the dates above for two weeks so if you want a new board from him please get in touch ASAP.

Now that’s what i call a gun

9’4’’ x 21’’ x 3 1/16’’ Great orange tint trouble with this boards is you do not have any reason not to go in the water.

Letter from Malcolm Campbell

Campbell Bonzer

Ian Chapman picked up his new board today and was so stoked. Here at the Foam asylym we are so stoked to have the endoresment of Malcom Campbell to let us make his boards for him in the UK

This guy knows how boards should be made and does not let many people work on there boards. Thanks Malcom.

Malcolm Cambell and the crew

 

Malcolm Cambell And Nigel Semmens

NS and Malcolm taking a rest after Malcolms week in the factory working hard putting out some great shapes.

Malcolm Campbell

Malcolm with the  10’4’’Gun whilst over here in the UK at the Ocean Magic factory shaping some great looking boards for the UK market

and of course the legend that is Mr Penwarden.

Just a taster of things to come

Listen to this video and it will tell you what the man is about and his storey. If you wish to see him and talk with him or place a order please get in touch with us.

Or just come by the factory and i know Malcolm would be only to pleased to meet with you.

Malcolm Cambell comes to shape at the the foam asylum he is here on the 10 09 2009 get your orders in now for these great boards from the man himself.

The Past, Present and Future...
... come together in every Campbell Brothers three and five fin Bonzer, creating a dimension of timeless performanceand enjoyment. The past is expressed through 38 years of shaping experience, and focused contemplation of surfboard design. The present is represented by absolute state of the art shaping, top quality glassing, as well as our interaction with many of the world's top surfers. The future manifests in the Bonzer as well. With it's creation in 1970, and it's acceptance by Bing Surfboards in 1973, the Bonzer initiated a paradigm shift that continues to this day. And through the incarnation of the BONZER 5, we are keeping the pressure on. Simply put, the Bonzer is the most futuristic surfboard design on the planet.
Our vintage Bonzers are not retro in performance, and are definitely not made to hang on the wall. We have taken what was good about the old templates and profiles, and discreetly unified them with modern refinements. This produces a variety of shapes that brings the past and present together into a totally ripable combination. We have a variety of longboards ranging from a basic cruiser, to the Elevated Wing 5-Fin Bonzer (aka EB5). This Campbell Brothers/Max McDonald collaboration has produced, hands down, the best hot dog longboard on the market. Our contemporary Bonzer shortboards have capabilities that, given the chance, will take surfing into a entirely new dimension of performance. WELCOME TO THE FIFTH DIMENSION.

Swirly whirly

Jason, with Tim on colours and pouring direction, got all swirly on this custom for young Olly… 6’8” x 20 7/8” x 2 3/8” double wing pin bonzer Evo3…

 

Ocean Magic import cheap Indian labour.

His name is Tim and he is a very good worker and a fast learner.

Tim's Bonzer fin

What ever next art work on fins now nice one Tim think they look really good.

 

 

Blood'n guts resin tint

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I watched The Master Glasser (Jason) do the blood'n guts tint on my 7'0 B3 gun today. Pretty amazing how little time there is to get a good glass job... so to get the tints beautiful takes a lot of experience. I managed to get my new trainers covered in resin and got high 20 minutes later on the fumes...

 

 

This board is the first with the new-old Ocean Magic logo on it - I'll get a better picture of it next week. The last photo really appeals to me as you can see the colourway that I did for Jase to work to in the back ground.

It's going to have a cool black to red bursts spray on the deck, with some dusted peace bubbles over the hotcoat, pinlines, and some custom black doodles by yours truly on the two modified boozer side fins in a smokey layup.

Its the only thing I'm looking forward to coming back from New Year in Baja for (and the dogs of course).

Merry Christmas all.

Tim's new Gun

Tim's new travel board looking forward to some warm medium to big waves this winter while on his travels NOT to much reef inspecting though please Tim; 7'0''x20 1/2''x2 3/4'' 3 fin Bonzer

Pods and Bees

We just got some pics of some interesting boards we had the pleasure of making with Malcolm Campbell last year. He came and took over the shaping room for a week and made close to 50 boards for a variety of clients in Europe. The boards then went through the factory under the guidance of Nigel, Phil and Malcolm's agent, Guy Penwarden. Daz had to get to grips with the delights of fixing and sanding Bonzer 5s and Bonzer 3s, together with a huge swath of gloss and polish. It was an interesting slug of boards and a process we enjoyed being a part of. The pic is of a 6'0 Bumble Bee and a 6'6 POD.

 

 

Sammy the Shepherd

When boy became man...

Sam Jones, 19, from St Merryn  with his first custom board for his 7 month trip to Indo... a 6'4" x 18 3/4" x 2 3/8" 5-fin swallow tail.

Some pictures of Sammy ripping have come up on facebook and apparently he's loving the drive of all those fins. 

Transmullet

This is one crazy colourway designed by Newquay big-boy, Arran Martin, together with his own "Transmullet" logo that we transposed onto some laminating paper... I have no idea what the "Transmullet" thing is all about but its one hell of a board. 6'4" x 21 x 2 3/4" of finest Burford foam.

It's for a big guy for everyday surf. We are going to stick a 7" True Ames Bonzer fin on it as they tend to suit the bigger guys and wider tails better than the standard 6 1/2 inch. Nuff respect as always to Malcolm Campbell whose lifetime of making and refining Bonzers inspired both the customer and the finished board.

Test

They told me this blogging thing was easy so we have set up the Foam Asylum - aka Ocean Magic Surfboard Factory. Featured here is an unusual angle of an unusual board with a lime green/white/black resin tint on the bat-tail.
We are going to try and post a board a day, so watch out for more posts soon.