WoodLust! – Koa Surfboard
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Aloha, this will be an ongoing blog around the building of a new Koa Surfboard. (scroll to bottom to see the process:)
Here we are 3 month after the Koa was picked out to the finish Surfboard :)
Amazing wood, wow, I love Koa!!!
10’3″ Curly Maui Koa Hot Curl Surfboard
This pix shows both sides :)
Avalible for sale at Native Intelligence 45 North Market Street , Wailuku, Mauiu - (808) 249-2421
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Update: June 22, 2011
The board has been blessed with salt water!
So much fun – we will do it again!!!
So much fun – we will do it again!!!
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Update: June 15, 2011
This quote inspired me to make my 1st wood board.
I have an inner struggle with how “perfect” to make um, then I remember these words and stop when it feels good!
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Update: June 13, 2011
Rough shaping done…
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June 2011
<<<< This one sold recently at the Native Intelligence Gallery in Wailuku.
This meant a new one was in order.
Finding Koa the size and quality for a 10 foot surfboard is not easy or inexpensive.
A couple years ago I helped cut some massive slabs at our local mill on Maui.
So, I went to see if they were ready for use. ( It takes year or two for the wood to air dry after milling.)
Sure enough it was ready to go and after searching through a few slabs, I found the one that would produce the board I wanted.
Roughly 11 feet by 24 inches of shimmering curly Koa from high on the side of Haleakala, east of the park.
Back at home, I hand planed the rough cut sides to reveal the amazing grain and shimmering curl.
A Hot Curl template was selected and rough fitted to the piece of wood.
It will yielded a 10′+, by 19″ wide, around 2″ thick!
More to come….
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