New wooden board building class in UK

" We are planning to do another hollow wooden surfboard workshop in the UK.

Date will be one of the weekends at the end of January (20-22 or 27-29).

The location will be the Bridge Boathouse in Richmond near London. http://www.richmondbridgeboathouses.co.uk/
 

 We calculate the price as £250+£32/foot and that includes tuition and all the material you need to construct the shape of your choice. (Plywood stringer+Frames, Paulownia, Cedar, Glues, Epoxy) After the three days of workshop you'll have a board that only needs final sanding and laminating.

have a look here for well tested shapes: http://treetosea.org/richs-template-shop/

or here for pictures from past workshops: arbosurfboards.blogspot.com

 
 

for questions or to sign up get in touch."

Paul
arbosurfboards.blogspot.com

Balsa Surfboards

Kun tiqi manufacture balsa boards in Northern Spain. They have quite a range of boards and go to great lengths to create boards in the most ecological ways possible.

Check them out at :  www.kuntiqi.com

Every Board Has A Story

Every Board Has A Story is a multifaceted feature length documentary about the evolution of surf boards and the current efforts to produce environmentally friendly boards. The projects mission is to honor the past while creating an opportunity, an inspiration, and a call to action for environmentally conscious alternatives.

Thread 1: The film follows the 1st Annual Green Surf Board Challenge as board designers race to develop their innovative boards in time for the international trials held at one of the world’s choice surf locations. The project will document five notable participants’ setbacks and triumphs as they risk their reputations on their visions of the future of surfing.

Thread 2: The documentary explores the history and evolution of surfboard design from the original hand-made Hawaiian wooden boards to the manufacturing of modern synthetic boards. Segments include interviews with master board shapers asking them about their craft and ideas for the future.

Thread 3: Interview surf icons about the glory (and the contradictions) of their boards of choice, their assessments of green boards, and would going green take the joy out of surfing?

 David Whitney and Andrew Rice of Kenai Productions are excited to announce their latest video
project, EVERY BOARD HAS A STORY, a feature length documentary about the evolution of surf boards and the current efforts to develop environmentally friendly boards.

Kenai Productions, a Maui-based production company and member of the Maui Film Alliance, has over 20 years experience in all aspects of video production. EVERY BOARD HAS A STORY is Kenai's debut feature-length production, and has already garnered the support of many industry veterans.

Kenai is seeking pre-production funding through Kickstarter.com, a crowd funding website that facilitates investment pledges from the public for all kinds of great projects. "Investors" can pledge $10 to $5,000 toward EBHS, and will not be charged until the full amount of $12,950 is raised in the specified amount of time. With less than 60 days to reach their goal, every pledge counts, and you can help.
Where does the money go, you ask?

PHASE I
1. Develop production plan and pitch materials in order to attach sponsors, professional surfers,
and 5 ground-breaking shapers.

2. Write Treatment/Script - researched and written by David Whitney

3. Produce the 5 Minute Teaser- shot and edited by Andrew Rice

4. Kickstart the Green Surf Board Expression Sessions Challenge - coordinated by Ken
“Woozer” Goring

Their mission is to develop the materials necessary to acquire complete funding for the
documentary from sponsors, like QuickSilver, Billabong, Dakine, and other big surfing
companies. We will also be approaching green organizations and private investors.



If you or someone you know is involved in the next generation of surfboard design, and is a
candidate for the Green Surf Board Expression Sessions Challenge please contact Andrew at

andrew@kenaiproductions.com.

Mahalo for your support!

Find the Glide

Mathew Pearson from the UK has just sent me a link to his site to check out his new approach to building a more natural surfboard. Great looking boards on the outside , but quite different inside in that he uses natural Loofah instead of a foam core. Light weight natural product that is very rigid and strong. Vacuum bagged Paulownia and finished in Bio Resin. Very cool.

Check it out in detail at : www.findtheglide.com

Holiday Party & Art Show

                                    For more info :  timberlinesurf.com

Building the wooden fish

I just got this video from Aitor in Spain showing his building process.
" I recently finished my last board, a 6.6-21-2 3/4 fish, its a copy of the Surftech Soul Fish.
It has a good bouyancy, and surfs really smooth, as its my first glassing work it is a little bit heavy, but in the water it is not a problem if you are looking for a soul and calm surf.
It is made of paulownia for the stringer, ribs and rails and paulownia red cedar for the deck and bottom, and 6 oz fiber glass with bamboo fins."

www.woodsurfboard.org

The ultimate board test

Great looking wave.... check out the story below.

" A few weeks back we were visited by two really great guys, Tyler Fox and Jon Free. They run a local website called “Santa Cruz Waves” which is a really cool site geared toward the Santa Cruz surf scene as well as local restaurants, music, and so on. They stopped in to do a short article on their website about our boards, and to share what they are working towards with their website. Fox was really eager to try out a board, so we told him to stop by anytime and we would go for a surf. A few days later the swell picked up to 16′ on the buoy. Fox showed up at our shop in the afternoon, straight from an early morning surf at Mavericks, and suggested that we go catch a few. I gave him my personal board, a 9’0″ Redwood glider, and I took out my 7′ Birch hull. He surfed the board amazingly and gave some great feedback on the design. It was the best day we’ve had in town all year, no wind, 80 degree weather, and pumping surf."

Now I think you are convinced that wooden boards can perform.

The Glider is built for forward trim surfing, quick turning, and down-the-line effortless speed. It can be ridden in two foot soup, or overhead surf.

The deck is built from scrap poplar, and some very special redwood. The redwood was given to us by our good friend Alberto (aka Birdo). Alberto cleared a small grove of trees up in Bonny Doon some 30 years ago to help his godfather build a workshop. The leftover wood was milled, stacked, and left to cure until now.

www.ventanasurfco.com