If you would like to do the same or buy a blank , get hold of Richard.
"This is the 1st I’ve built, poplar and pine, 7′-6″, 17″ tapering to 16″, 3/4″ thick. The pieces are doweled together with dowels spaced at 4″ on center…overkill I think….but the boards will break before the joints do.
A little pyrography on the deck, both as artwork and to provide grip. Most of it with a Hawaiian tattoo influence."
"This is with just two coats of oil on her. 4 more to go and a buffing. I had fun building this and am going to start another shortly.
Much thanks to Tom Wegener for sharing his stoke and wisdom."
Mike must be a great friend as you have done a nice job on this board. Bob is from the Cape Cod area USA.
A nice clean example of a hollow wooden board / Paul Jensen method for sure.By Malwitz Custom Surfboards. Rick builds custom boards and is also a freelance designer / animator.
" Thought you might be interested in my latest creation. Hollow wood kneeboard slab, 6'8 by 24 by 3. I sliced up an old baltic pine table and vj boards for the deck , paulownia rails and bottom. The fin boxes are jarrah(surprisingly easy to make). It's a big boy cruiser with wave catching ability and speed the main objectives(as an experiment). Had one surf so far and it is obvious it needs the side fins. "
Greg chose some nice timbers here, Paulownia and Western Red Cedar.
Designed and shaped his own fin from off cuts
Nice touch with the leggie attachment.
Great glass job by Miami Longboards on the Gold Coast
Rails cork and 4mm bending ply
The legendary Bob McTavish will be amongst the line up of guest speakers at Surf World Gold Coast’s “Shaper’s Night at the Museum” that will be attended by the who’s who of Gold Coast surfboard shapers on Wednesday, 9 September 2009 from 6.00pm.
The event will give shapers the chance to come together for a relaxed night at Surf World where shapers and the general public will get the chance to interact in what could be the first of an annual event for the recently opened museum.
Bob McTavish started surfing when he was 12 and began shaping at the age of 17 and was the inventor of the vee-bottom surfboard. He was Queensland state champion in 1964, 1965 and 1966, and was runner up in the Australian National Titles in 1966. Bob has appeared in about 10 surf films. Australia’s Surfing Life magazine selected Bob as the “Most Influential Shaper of All Time” in 1992. In 1996 he was inducted into the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame.
The night is being held as a non profit event and all proceeds will go towards Surf World Gold Coast. Guests will get the opportunity to hear first hand how shaping and surfing evolved over the years and where the industry is heading and will take a tour through the museum’s big surfboard exhibition.
It promises to be a night not to miss. The public are urged to book their tickets quickly as numbers are limited and should sell out quick. Tickets can be booked by sending an e-mail to shapersnight@hotmail.com. Tickets are on sale for $10 each and will include snacks and refreshments.
Nikki Jackson Ph: 0432 743 599
Karen Hutchinson Ph: 0439 226 057
How's this for a great little get together ? The South Coast Alaia & Bellyboard Society are organising a day of sliding the waves on ply and wood.
Mark Riley has been busy making heaps of fins to suit all types of wooden boards.
You can buy a blank and foil it up yourself.
Or order whatever glue up you want...
Big buggers for tankers
Quad sets
So check them out at - www.balsasurfboardsriley.com.au
Check out his other board building at - www.islanddreamssurf.blogspot.com
Nothing better than a few waves on a wooden board you built in the shed at home. Better still if you can surf all week like this in winter.
John just couldn't get enough of the winter swells at the Alley
We have had 3 weeks of sunny days and another week ahead of us and up to 27c , not bad for winter. John brought his wooden board for the week to the Gold Coast and surfed each day before heading back to New Zealand. He will be back next year with a new project added to his quiver. Thanks Johnny Diesel for your support.
John Cherry has just finished another great board. " I’ve done a lot of stunning wooden boards over the last several years. None quite compare to this one. I’m not even going to try to put its in-person visual impression into words. But the board is absaolutely PERFECT! It will be dropping jaws for decades to come.
Troy just built himself a 9 foot longboardin Paulownia and Cedar , with and 1/8" cherry top.
Also a 10 foot 10" Stand Up Paddle board in Paulownia and Cedar.
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