Journal

Notes from the dirt.

Build write-ups, material calls, and what sixteen years on the shovel actually teaches you.

• 20 MAY 20264 min read

  The S13 spec, explained

  Every dimension on the S13 is the answer to a question. Here are the questions, and the answers.

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• 12 MAY 20263 min read

  Cutting a clean lip

  The lip is where every jump is judged. Most of it is technique. Some of it is the tool.

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• 3 MAY 20263 min read

  Why the handle is padauk

  Ash is the default. Hickory is the standard. I picked the wood almost nobody uses. Here's the actual reason.

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