Wooden Board Day number 10

We got lucky again this year with a classic Gold Coast winters day 26c and a small swell that grew as the tide came in. A smaller gathering than some days in the past but no less passion and a very high standard of boards. Lots of questions and sharing of ideas was the order of the day. Check out below some of what was on show on the day.

 Classic day as things come to life

 We all have our way of doing things

 Nice grain

 Ben Oakley / Neema Watercraft

 Surf Rider sharing the day

 Different but effective we are told.

 Jun/ Surfers Country - unglassed just oil

 

Nice mix of timbers

 

Frank with one of his boards

 A couple of likely lads catch up -  Trent and Steve

 Mister Stick and his boards up from Melbourne for the day

Always good to catch up with mates

 Beautiful chambered boards by Tyron Morgan

 

 Tom Wegener experiments

 Nice hollow wood knee board

 Dana and the McDonald brothers

 You can't do these things without good support, thanks Jackie

 Dana from Wood Surf Co.

 Trent with some nice new Fish, cork and wood

These two young guys from Byron Bay never got out of their wet suits all day and surfed for hours on all sorts of wood craft. I bet they slept well Sunday night.

Master shaper Tom getting the boys sorted with the speed square and rabbits foot

On this Sunday

The 10^th ANNUAL WOODEN SURFBOARD DAY

Sunday August the 5th is set down as the date for this year's Wooden Surfboard Day to be held in the park at Currumbin on the Gold Coast as in the past years.

We look forward to meeting other budding wooden board builders and the projects that they have been working on through the year. Each year peoples experience grows and the level of skills and finish of boards is a testament to the long hours and effort being put in.

The day is a gathering of like minded people who enjoy being challenged by spending countless hours in the shed building wooden boards. A great time to meet others with the same passion and to see what they have been up to.

If you don't build boards but want to find out more you could not be in a better place to ask all the questions you want. There are many ways to build a wooden board and they will all be on display on the day.

So bring your boards a picnic lunch and go for a surf. The Alley in winter is often at it's best for a slide across the banks on a wooden board. And there is nothing better than being on one you built yourself.

Looking forward to catching up with old faces and welcoming new ones. 

“Wooden Surfboard Builders - We're a Splinter Group”

 Grant Newby

For any more info contact: grantnewby@bigpond.com

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