I still think wood boards are cool

Ill join in:)

…the bonus is , they perform on all level superior to glassed foam !

That’s your opinion .  And foam cores are used on most.  So you can’t say they are pure wood.

Still one of my favorites

All beautiful examples.

That Robin Mair spear Gdaddy posted looks similar to the Mair shaped boards Felipe Pomar brought up to SHACC a couple weeks ago.

Big Beautiful Guns. 

And I didn’t take the photo…

yes a bit more tech than that.

all woodwork on these blanks done by my good freind  kayu

the gun was shaped by john harris

fins in wood by huie (-:

 

 



this is a tricky one

6’ 8’’ dble ender

inner core surfblanks pink lighter than most moulded eps

rails high density

double skin oak inner diagonal

lighter than the std pu 6x4 glass job on same design

 



I think that wood have another feeling of foam, but not all people may like it.

For example I love it!!!

Wooden boards,

https://www.facebook.com/whynotshaping/photos/?tab=album&album_id=617658558392874

https://www.facebook.com/whynotshaping/photos/?tab=album&album_id=383656608459738

 

Kayu-- huie collaboration

7’3’’ mini gun  singlefin balsa --australian red cedar

 


…hello Huie, the 6 8 and 7 3 are very nice from here.

Normally I think that solid good are too heavy, included Balsa wood, so I shaped Balsa but with chambers; it s more difficult but the weight is more performance oriented in my opinion.

 

Cheers

Its a bit more than just an opinion McDing…as we would all agree , solid wood boards do not meet todays performance criteria ( except in the case of big wave guns or tow boards , in solid or chambered balsa)…when the wood that doesn’t need to be in the board is taken out , leaving only what needs to be there , the performance level lifts dramatically…with two identical board designs , built to the same weight target , one using wood , the other using the staple poly blank , the wood will perform better in all conditions… it will also be far more durable . Poly blanks have served the surf industry well for many years , and will continue into the foreseeable future . The expansion of the industry since the 60’s has been developed on the back of the poly blank companies…but the wood has been here since the roots of surfing , and it’s still here and growing , with the addition of modern composite developments…as yet , wood has not been adapted adequately for big number manufacturing , but I don’t think it’s far off…wood is still the ultimate surfboard raw material.

…a 70’s single fin in red cedar and balsa , built to exact specs of the original …it’s 1 1/2 pounds lighter than the original , and has a tad more over-all twang .


Speaking of wood, the tree to sea forum is in the process of  being decommisioned.