Hollow wooden board building class with Paul Jensen in San Francisco.

Paul Jensen , just got back from a trip down to San Francisco for a small HWS class... " We built two small fish, one big fish and a couple of longboards...

Our shop space was great, an i-Pad case factory with a lot of room to move...Nice......

I shuffled the class hours a bit...The first three days were 9AM to 5PM...The final two days were from 2PM to 10PM...The late start gave a feeling of having a at least a half day off...I surfed, others went into work...I'll do that again...

The workshop participants were all very keen, had heaps of skills and great life experiences to share during our long hours together...We all had a lot of laughs and everyone went home with boards ready to glass..."

If this is what you would like to do get hold of Paul and organise a class for yourself and a few friends.

Paul Jensen board building class.

Five Day - Build Your Own Board Workshop

To be held in San Francisco, California
September 3 - 7, 2011

This classes will have up to ten participants build their own boards and at the end of the class the boards will be ready for glassing. Tuition is $800 USD per person, with materials extra, typically around $50 per foot of board length. A "How To Build A Hollow Surfboard” CD ($100 value) and a Frame Kit of your choice ($200 value) will be included in the cost of the class.

What’s NOT included: Food and lodging.

To book and get more information : www.hollowsurfboards.com/fins.htm

Wooden board building class

Five Day - Build Your Own Board Workshop Monday, July 4 to Friday, July 8, 2011 Vista, California - USA

This classes will have up to ten participants build their own boards and at the end of the class the boards will be ready for glassing. Tuition is $800 USD per person, with materials extra, typically around $50 per foot of board length. A "How To Build A Hollow Surfboard” CD ($100 value) and a Frame Kit of your choice ($200 value) will be included in the cost of the class.

What’s NOT included: Food and lodging.

Booking deposits of $100 are required.

This will be the only workshop in the USA for 2011...

For more information and to register for this class go to this link :
http://hollowsurfboards.com/fins.htm

Kate's fish

Kate was another to do the Paul Jensen class last year and has just picked up her board. It is a buzz to see all that colour come out and look forward to that first wave. A great experience.

Brett's board all polished up.

Brett Phillips built this board in Paul Jensens class last year and has been enjoying the ride.

Great looking laminated fin.

Paulownia skin and cork and ply rails.

Old school shape but a ton of fun. And that is all that matters. Brett I hope this is the first of many projects that you will share with us.Thanks mate.

Davids first board

" Hi Grant

I have just come home from an awesome week spent with Paul Jensen at his recent Coast workshop. I'm so proud of my board I wanted to share with you and your readers.

As you know Paul is an amazing individual but the fact I was able to achieve what you see in the picture is pretty phenomenal considering the only tool I was familiar with before the workshop was the sanding block. This is a credit to his method and certainly validates his approach to board building."

" I'd like to thank to Paul Jensen for sharing his knowledge. Not only do I have a epic looking board, I also came away with new skills.

And the great friends I made during the class just made the week even more memorable.

Also, I live in Newcastle and was wondering if you could put me in touch with Derek (from Redhead - Newcastle) who attended you class last year. I need to find a glasser in Newcastle comfortable in glassing a wooden board and fins."

Doing a class is a great way to learn new skills and face new challenges and it is great that David has wanted to share is experience. I don't know David at all but I am sure he will be the first to say he also learnt alot about himself after the experience.If you surf and would like to build a board it is a very rewarding thing to do. You will have a new found appreciation for what others have done.There is no easy way to build a wooden board and so you will gain a mutual respect for others that have had a go.

So if you would like to do a class then get hold of Paul Jensen and organise one and make it happen for you and your friends. Paul has all the info on what to get together and how many people are needed to make it worth his while to travel out here once again to teach a class.

Paul Jensen Wooden board building classes

Paul Jensen from Washington State USA is a credited with the revival in hollow wooden boards and has set about conducting classes in his construction method.Paul uses the same internal frame method as say the Grain construction but varies in his rail build out.

Paul's boards use laminated cork and bending ply rails as above. Where as the Grain method is cove and bead more akin to their boat building roots.The difference with Paul's courses is that he is mobile and will come to you where ever you are to conduct the class , as long as you have the minimum numbers and a venue for a week to build the boards in.He has conducted classes in many countries in all sorts of situations , so he is very adaptable.

"During a workshop under my guidance you will build a hollow wood board starting with the assembly of a supplied frame kit. After that you will create the deck and bottom “skins” from very thin solid wood strips, fiberglass and epoxy. Next the skins are attached and tensioned to the wood frame. You will then build the outer rails onto the board with bending plywood and cork. Finally the rails are hand shaped and the board is given a light final sanding. At the end of the class the board you have built will ready to take home to be glassed. I will also show you how to apply those epoxy and fiberglass layers when you get home. There are several to choose from."

Paul has options on his classes as well:

Five day - Build Your Own Board workshops ,will have up to ten participant build their own board ready for glassing.The actual cost of materials will vary, depending on location. Some places things cost less than others.

Three day - Collaborative Board workshops ,will have up to twenty participant building two collaborative boards, ready for glassing.

Again, the "How To" CD will be included, as will a Template Kit .

The finished collaborative boards will be offered for sale (for the cost of the materials)

to selected class participants, chosen by a random drawing .

If you are interested in being a part of one of these workshops, or would like to organise one in your area , contact him at:

Organise a class

Wooden Boards building class with Paul Jensen planned for October 2010

If you want to do a wooden board building class with Paul Jensen then you will need to get hold of Nick Yee to book a place. It will be held at Manna Park near Bega far South coast NSW to be held October 20th - 24th.
Contact Nick : nick.yee@elgin.com.au
Paul Jensen : hollowsurfboards@comcast.net

Greg Wheeldon's board ready to get wet.

Greg is an architect from Brisbane who took the week off to do the Paul Jensen Hollow Wooden board building class I organised at The Eco Village Currumbin. Greg took his time and put in a lot off extra effort to create a very nice board. A great first effort and he is keen to build one for his son now. And that is what this is all about. It was a great experience for Greg and now to build a board at home with his son and share in something that they will enjoy and remember for a long time to come.

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