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Wooden Surfboard Builder

Luxury wooden surfboards built by Roy Stewart and sons.
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Related Topics: panel, paulownia, rail, surfboard, wooden
Author: Emma S. Roy Stewart
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Tunnelfish

Feb 8, 2010
The Tunnelfish: Don't try to wrap your head around it !

Pervasive surfboard myths: Alan Byrne and Ray Finlay feeding the fire

Feb 7, 2010
Here are two myths of 'Humdinger' proportions, the fact that they are still around tells us a lot about the average ( or below average ! ) intelligence levels of surfers. "The greatest thing about the six channels is that there is no top end speed....

Resonance in wooden surfboards: Balsa vs Paulownia and the delights of the parallel profile

Feb 2, 2010
Paulownia has far better resonance than balsa, which is why paulownia is used in musical instruments. Balsa dampens resonance and behaves more like foam in that respect We call it 'organic foam' partly for that reason and partly because it sucks...

The 'Duke' 9'3"

Jan 27, 2010
Loosely inspired by the Duke Kahanamoku boards of the 1920's and 30's the 'Duke' model is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Vital statistics: 9'3" by 27" by 2" Squaretail Cutaway D fin Hollow Paulownia construction Weight 25...

The Baron part 11: sanding, sanding sanding

Jan 24, 2010
First rail facets ( all 52 feet of them ) done yesterday, with pauses as the mighty Hitachi 8kg belt sander got so hot that the sawdust ignited . . then four hours of hand sanding today, and half the bottom is done with the first and roughest grit


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