Diffenderfer, Mike
Good-natured surfboard builder from La Jolla, California, once described as the "Michelangelo of shapers"; best known in the 1960s and '70s for his exquisitely crafted big-wave guns. Diffenderfer was born (1937) in Beverly Hills, California, raised in La Jolla, began surfing in 1949, and two years later shaped his first surfboard, out of balsa. In 1955, after graduating from high school—where he ...
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Mike Diffenderfer, around 1970. Photo: Drew KampionSubscribe to view
Mike Diffenderfer. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Mike Diffenderfer, Windansea, 1969. Photo: Glenn FyeSubscribe to view
Mike Diffenderfer, Sunset, 1959. Photo: Bev MorganSubscribe to view
Mike Diffenderfer, 1962. Photo: Ron ChurchSubscribe to view
Mike Diffenderfer
Mike Diffenderfer, around 1970. Photo: Drew Kampion
Mike Diffenderfer. Photo: Jeff Divine
Mike Diffenderfer, Windansea, 1969. Photo: Glenn Fye
Mike Diffenderfer, Sunset, 1959. Photo: Bev Morgan
Mike Diffenderfer, 1962. Photo: Ron Church