By his own admission Maurice Cole is a far better designer than craftsman. He works better with his head than his hands, and MC's 'head full of ideas' manifest themselves in some of the most progressive surfboard shapes going around.
In this short clip, Cyrus Sutton and the Korduroy.tv crew catch MC in the shaping bay riffing on design and also ripping the top off his beloved Bells Beach.
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Living legend Mr Cole
Great stuff!
Been surfing MC boards since I was 14, I'm now 52. Surfed others but none as fast, as loose and they just carve. They also look awesome.
I feel privileged to have a custom made board from such a legend!!
Hi Brutus , how do your deep concaves go in fat waves? or do they need power to get em up and moving?
Got a 6'6 from that batch that Curren rode 'sticker less' at sunset in 91.
Still the best board i own .
Hold onto it and it might just become your most valuable board too.
Still remember Maurice from when he was the hottest young grommet in Warrnambool. Last time I saw him was when he and his young mates got me to buy them some alcohol from the drive in bottle shop.
And Maurice, as a fellow ageing heterosexual male who works pretty hard on his fitness, you are looking pretty slim and taut. Well done.
Good stuff. Brutus has still got it.
Great vid! Just curious as to what happens when a customer gets a board made on a'bad' day? Return/refund/re-shape?
I don't do bad days ....that's why I only make a few here in Australia , and shape when I am really sharp...shit is that why I only get 6 bds done a mth!!! hehehe
I also have a policy that I will refund money on a board someone doesn't like.......it did happen once!!
I have an old one you shaped in the shed that I don't like anymore, might even have the original receipt........................
sorry you didn't read the fine print...3 mins after the bd leaves the shed the warranty runs out.....
Got my first MC 5 years ago for my 40th, felt like a grommet again. So much speed, getting to parts of the wave I never had before. Now riding a custom metro, best boards ever!!