He's equal parts artist, shaper, surfer, and craftsman. Saying he makes forts for a living isn't too far off the mark. In between sessions in his hand-built artisan studio in San Francisco, where he drafts plans for surf buggies, tree houses, camper vans, and single-fins, Nelson paddles out at Ocean Beach, proving that yes he's an artist and yes he's a woodworker and yes he builds installations for Facebook, but first and foremost he's a surfer. At the least, he says, a good surf helps him wash off all that sawdust. Music: The Everywheres "Courtyard Blues" http://theeverywheres.bandcamp.com/ Go to Surfer.com for the latest daily videos, photos, stories, news and more: http://www.surfer.com/ Like Surfer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/surfer Latest photos and breaking news on https://www.instagram.com/surfer_maga... Latest videos at: https://www.instagram.com/SURFERfilms Tweet at Surfer: https://twitter.com/SURFER_Magazine