1950's wooden board

Bruce Russell just sent me these shots of a board he has as he wants to find out more about the board, with a view to selling it. So if you know anything about boards of this era and who may have built it you may like to let Bruce know. He is on the Sunshine Coast Qld.
Bruce Russell    brucerussell52@mac.com

Back to the woods in the Philipines again

Chris Gonzaga has just sent me this update on their latest board building get together and community gathering on Skull Island.

" Hi Grant, we have done it again! back to the woods in skull island went off well. This time was something different, we had the workshop, a medical mission and ambitiously we had a new house/work shed built on the island. This house will be a venue for building, testing and developing wooden surfboards. at the end of the build it became more clear to us that back to the woods is not just a workshop or a gathering of like minded individuals but more of like a personal reminder. A reminder for us to give back and live a simple life."

I love what these guys have done with little resources but lots of drive and passion as a group.
Check out the following images that more than tell their story. Love to join them one time.

You can view more images at :
 https://www.flickr.com/photos/105465297@N06/sets/72157653692991963

European Wooden surfboard meet and Irish film Premier of ‘The Fisherman's son’ to take place at Moy Hill Community Garden on the 15th of August

With so many beautiful and passionate designs of wooden surfboards being made all over Europe.  On the 15th of August there will be a meeting of wooden surfboard designers, surf board enthusiasts and the environmental conscious surfer at the Moy hill community Garden. The Day will include talks, shows, food and a film premier.

The Moy Hill Community Garden known for is fresh organic vegetables will become the place for a small gathering of surfers, designers and anyone interested in eco surfboard design.

The Day will begin with a meeting at 3pm on Lahinch beach on the west coast of Ireland to look, feel and test up 20 wooden surfboards. At 6pm all will be welcomed to the community garden for a cook up of fresh organically grown and traditionally harvested produce, an Irish feast. There will be talks from Spanish wooden surfboard shaper Sergi from Flama surfboards, Irelands Vincent O’halloran,  Tom Doidge-Harrison a conventional surfboard shaper and Ex Irish Champion turned organic farmer Fergal Smith  finishing the evening with the premier of Patagonia's beautiful film “The Fisherman’s Son’

The Day is Welcome to everyone and anyone if they are professional surfers or never even felt a surfboard. At the Garden with the same ethos every day, open gate generosity and a celebration of community. The wooden surfboard meet will be a beautiful day and promises a warm spirit of creative talen, fuelled by great healthy food, surf talk, film-makers and surfers whom are all drawn together to celebrate eco friendly surfboards.

more information can be found at www.growing.ie

To support the event, please visit https://www.facebook.com/moyhillcommunitygarden or follow @moyhillgarden

The 7th Annual Wooden Surfboard Day

 This years wooden surfboard day went off well. The weather was about 25c and the wind was from the North West all day so the surf was not worth looking at. But it was warm and clear and people were out and about. A great crew of regular board builders and lots of new faces as well. Maybe not as many boards as in the past but a steady stream of very interested onlookers with lots of questions.
Most are blown away that we share all our ideas and the help each other out by sharing our knowledge and experiences with each other. And why not. We encourage each other and support each other to experiment and have a go. We have mutual repect for each other as there is no easy way of building a wooden board. But there is no better feeling of surfing on something you have crafted yourself. Thanks to all who came and made the day what it was. Thanks to Stone a Wood for the nice cold beers at the end of the day. They were much appreciated by all.