Wooden Surfboards Day
from Grant Newby
Currumbine Alley 4-5 August 2012
check out:
woodensurfboards.blogspot.it
We had a classic winters day for this years wooden board day. 20c water
and sun out all day with clear skies and a falling swell. Here Simon
from Hokitika on the wild West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand
inspects a board built by Nathanial Grey from Bondi Beach in Sydney. And
this was typical of the day , people who build wooden boards from all
over checking out each others efforts and sharing in the experience of
building wooden boards.
A couple of locals catching up on a great day in the park.
Local shaper , Richard Harvey catching up with a long time mate
Board slayed out by proud owners for all to see and ask questions
Micky from Riley Balsa boards from Sydney up for the weekend. Here
Micky holds a Balas board built out of a Balsa tree that blew down in
cyclone Yasi. The owner gave the tree to Mark Riley to build some boards
from if Mark built him one. Micky was off to North Queensland to
deliver the board in the next few days.
Boards of all sorts of construction and design
First time board builder from the Sunshine Coast , built this board from solid Paulownia
A nice spread of board by Geoff and Jack from Dovetail wooden surfboards here in Burleigh.
Peter McIntosh from Brisbane with his first wooden board.
Greg Wheeldon with his latest board prior to glassing
Stuart Bywater and his mate from Brisbane with some of their first wooden boards
Jacko with his first wooden board. He had just been out catching a few.
Proud owner with his first wooden board.
Matt Foy with his Tom Wegener wooden board
South Australian shaper Shane Wallbridge with a solid Balsa blank and a finished board
A couple of very tidy boards
Simon from Hokitika in New Zealand with his Danny Hess inspired board
Zinny flew out from Dunsborough Western Australia for the weekend. He
flew in Friday morning and is on a flight back tonight landing at
midnight , 2 hour drive south of Perth and off to work Monday morning.
Now this is the sort of spirit of camaraderie that exists among people
who build wooden boards. A passion for the efforts that have been put
into their projects that is appreciated by others and worth sharing.
This is what the wooden board day is about. Thanks guys for your support
once again and lets do it again next year.
