READY TO REBOND

The nose on this board was badly delaminated.
Drilling and injecting was not an option.
So it was opened up around the apex of the rail.

SAM'S "SAM" ?

Looking at this board in the flesh. Was it based on Nat's
long lost Sam? Or were thing moving in that direction up and down the coast anyway?

PATIENTLY WAITING

Gordon Woods ,Ron , Gordon again,Taylor and Joe Larkin.

A LONG WAY FROM HOME

Easter Reef 1991. Look closely and you will see a surfer on the wave

FIVE SINGLES

Nat young surf designs
Barry Bennett
San Juan
Nirvana
Nirvana

SAME FIVE SINGLES

Nirvana
Nirvana
San Juan
Nat
Barry

WHAT A LOAD OF ROT

Bit of a major. But it makes good compost.

NEW STRINGER

New life.

papa he'e nalu

"Boards for surf sliding."

Made from recycled end grain balsa and western red cedar.

The balsa board left, has beed glassed.
The two on the right are blanks made from old seats from an outdoor setting. These will be oiled.

alaia

Two alaia 6'6" and 7'4".

The 7'4" has been made from an old cedar table.

kūlana nalu

Diamond Head.

"The place were waves swell up and the surfer paddles to catch them."

kīpapa

"Surfing prone."

On a crisp winters morning. Steamer, booties and flippers. Not what the ancients would be use to.