'The Duke' . . . a paulownia wood 9'3"

[Roy Stewart]

Some inspiration:



And the finished board:

[Roy Stewart]

[Roy Stewart]

[garbarrage]

very nice beard... uhm board.. well maybe the beard aswell
how is it in the water? hard to make? any pics of the build?

[isaluteyou]

a true beaty of a board Roy. How much does she weigh? and what are the dimentions? Also what type of ride does a board like that give say compared to the modern day longboard

[billie_morini]

All of your wooden boards are STUNNING! thanks for the pics.

[ANZAC]

Ive checked out the dukes board in real life.. Its in Freshwater Surf Club. Sydney Australia.

Awsome handcraft skills there. Congratualtions on your completed project.

[Roy Stewart]

Thanks for the kind words

isaluteyou the board weighs 24 pounds and its dimensions are 9'3" by 27" wide by 2" thick, with a ten inch deep cutaway D fin, and a moderate flex. In some ways it's like a shortboard as almost no walking is required, just go for it from the sweet spot. This kind of board is fast and drivey, it's kind of a hot dog board, like a 70's single only bigger. Easy to ride .. . . plus of course the resonance and flex from the hollow wooden torsion box construction adds a whole different dimension to the experience.

Garbarrage it's basically easy to build in the sense that only a few tools and no extreme woodworking skills are needed, the main ingredients required apart from the materials are stoke and patience !

ANZAC I'd love to see that Duke board close up, mine's tweaked in lots of ways, like the addition of a fin for example !


Here's some construction pictures I can post more if you like:

[Roy Stewart]

[isaluteyou]

isaluteyou the board weighs 24 pounds and its dimensions are 9'3" by 27" wide by 2" thick, with a ten inch deep cutaway D fin, and a moderate flex. In some ways it's like a shortboard as almost no walking is required, just go for it from the sweet spot. This kind of board is fast and drivey, it's kind of a hot dog board, like a 70's single only bigger. Easy to ride .. . . plus of course the resonance and flex from the hollow wooden torsion box construction adds a whole different dimension to the experience.

Now that is something i would really like to try out as modern day longboards just dont do it for me but i really dig retro single fins of course being a shortboarder makes attempting to turn a longboard feel like turning a big rig without power steering. Pity i dont know of anyone who is making boards like that down my way that is to my knowledge

One of these days i will attempt to make a hollow construction wooden board that is once ive completed making my quiver only 3 boards left and the quiver is complete

[Roy Stewart]

Yeah I'm the same mals don't do it for me after so many years riding singles and rail carving the 'walk to the tail and pivot turn' thing felt really ponderous so i made longboards that feel like shortboards and ride more from one position.

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[ANZAC]

The skeleton looks complex and a job truely for a crafstman... What sort of adhesive is used on the internal construction?

[Roy Stewart]

ANZAC the entire board is built and finished with a 4:1 epoxy resin.
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