Paul Joske is incredibly passionate about anything wooden, and loves the
aesthetic and ecological aspects inherent when working with timber. For
years Paul has even sourced special timbers which he mills himself and
uses as stringers in his custom surfboards. In 1995 Paul made the first ever Paulownia surfboard. It was chambered
and painstakingly crafted. We had the pleasure of him telling us of this
board at the wooden board night last year. He always has wooden
projects on his mind and he told me of his latest one which has been a work in progress for
some years now. He planted a paulownia tree and waited for it to mature to
be large enough to build this board...
There are no short cuts to chambering a board. You need to have a well thought out plan.
The pieces of the puzzle come together
The final shaping and fine tuning
How sweet it is
I am sure this will be no wall hanger.
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