Current work

View fullsize As one board is finished. Another is ticking along. Steve and I made this lovely 9’ noserider a couple of weeks ago and I’m just finishing the #speedcote. Helena has made the frame and decked it and we are just starting to shape the rail
View fullsize Is this your paddle? If not do you know whose it is? I mended the handle for a really nice guy who came up to my house and left it with me one Friday night. Embarrassingly I’ve lost his contact details and I really want to get him his paddle b
View fullsize Just laminated this lovely 9’ single fin that I made with Steve last week. Rather like the look of it before sanding off the lap. #woodensurfboardworkshops #woodensurfboards #giftideas #shaper #handmadesurfboards
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View fullsize Evening sun lights up the #speedcote vapour indicating that I’m at the final stage in the build of this lovely 9’6” single fin. Delivery next week! #woodensurfboards #shaper #longboard #craft #giftideas #paulownia
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View fullsize Saturday afternoon spent getting the fin routed in. Always a worry that you are going to go right through the board! All went well and then back in time for the FA Cup final #woodensurfboard #woodensurfboardworkshops #surfboardshaper #giftideas #sin
View fullsize Glassing the deck this morning on this 9’6” noserider. 2 layers of 4oz cloth on the deck. #resinresearchepoxy later down beautifully as always. Thanks #seabase 🤙🏼. #woodensurfboardworkshops #woodsurfboards #hollowwoodensurfboard #surf
View fullsize This #Prisma app makes my scruffy glassing room look positively artisan! #woodensurfboardworkshops #woodensurfboards #giftideas #surfboardshaper #noserider #resinresearchepoxy
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View fullsize Just spent an arty afternoon burning a little turtle on to this noserider I’m building. Getting to this point means the end of the woodwork stage and on to the glassing. #woodensurfboardworkshops #surfboardart #giftideas #
View fullsize Loving this new app I’ve found called #prism. Made a really arty pic out of this workshop photo from yesterday. #woodensurfboardworkshops #surfboards #art #giftideas
View fullsize The board is out of the jig and ready for shaping. I love this bit! With the decks only 5mm or so thick it’s always on my mind that I mustn’t sand right through! #woodensurfboardworkshops #woodensurfboards #giftideas
View fullsize 2 trees cut into 50 pieces, rearranged and glued back together. Getting the “lid” on is always a bit stressful as you are forcing wood into bends and curves but taken slowly and carefully it generally works out. Gone well today anyway!
View fullsize To maintain the illusion of the 3 solid cedar stringers in this hollow 9’6” noserider, I’ve inserted these tiny little cedar pieces to connect the deck to the bottom at both nose and tail. #woodsurfboards #woodensurfboardworkshops
View fullsize Attaching the bottom to the frame is a good moment, feels like real progress. Check out the curve you can cut with these super flexible Japanese hand saws that only cut on the pull. The deck goes on tomorrow. #woodensurfboardworkshops #woodensurfboa
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