Hello Everyone! I just finished my first Project and I would like to share some pictures with you.
It is more an experiment than a good or rather a undistinguished beginner shape.
The ultimate goal for me was to build a Surfboard without using any toxic materials.
That means, that I made first an extensive research to find the right materials
(robust, waterresistance, …). Second step was to do trials with some glues. Leaving them
a couple of hours in salty water … After all I just udes Paulownia Blanks, usual water resistant
woodwax to fill some cracks and splits, ecological Polymere-Glue to connect the blanks and
lightweight screws. To preserve the wood, I used a linseed-eucalyptus oil, what I
applied three times. The shape is based on an classic ancient alaia shape, but anyway
it has some modifications like a light nose rocker and a deeper concave, what you can call
more a channel, going straight from the tail through to the nose. There are also two small
keel fins made of solid beech wood. I don´t know why, but I made three kind of rails shapes.
The Tail part has sharp rails, the middle part has more rounded rails and the nose part has
soft rails. My mind was, that a heavy and large board like the woodpecker (I call it Woody Woodpecker)
is really easy to maneuver and it will also be difficult to hold a respectable line in the wall of a wave.
So I thought that I could achieve a better position with hard rails (Tail Part) but a forgiving ride due
to softer rails in the middle and front part too.
What do all you think about my project? Is it all rubish 
If it doesn´t works, I can use it as a gardentable.
One step before oiling the Board, I saw three pieces to chamber the inside a little bit.
The dimensions are 6’ 6" Inch, 21" Inch, 2 3/4 and it has about 9,3 kg.
I hope that I can test my Board soon!
Regards Nik
PS: By the way, Swaylocks is the best forum I have ever seen!!!
