Thad Nicholls crafts custom surfboards inside a 12-foot by 24-foot backyard shed at his Hyde Park home.
The logo of Slide Theory Surf Craft is seen on a custom surfboard made by Hyde Park resident Thad Nicholls. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Thad Nicholls gets his respirator from a workbench before working on a custom surfboards inside a backyard shed at his Hyde Park home. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Thad Nicholls shapes one of his custom surfboards inside a backyard shed at his Hyde Park home. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Thad Nicholls works on one of his custom surfboards inside a backyard shed at his Hyde Park home. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Thad Nicholls works on one of his custom surfboards inside a backyard shed at his Hyde Park home. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Mixing containers are seen on a workbench inside the backyard shed of Thad Nicholls where he crafts custom surfboards. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Thad Nicholls talks about one of his custom surfboards he crafts inside a backyard shed at his Hyde Park home. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Thad Nicholls talks about one of his custom surfboards he crafts inside a backyard shed at his Hyde Park home. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Thad Nicholls' signature and the dimensions of a custom surfboard are seen on the bottom of a mini-Simmons at his Hyde Park home. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
The logo of Slide Theory Surf Craft is seen on a custom surfboard made by Hyde Park resident Thad Nicholls. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Thad Nicholls works on one of his custom surfboards inside a backyard shed at his Hyde Park home. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Thad Nicholls works on one of his custom surfboards inside a backyard shed at his Hyde Park home. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Thad Nicholls works on one of his custom surfboards inside a backyard shed at his Hyde Park home. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Thad Nicholls works on one of his custom surfboards inside a backyard shed at his Hyde Park home. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲
Thad Nicholls works on one of his custom surfboards inside a backyard shed at his Hyde Park home. John Zsiray/Herald Journal▲