A practical FAQ answering common questions about wooden surfboards, from how they ride to how they’re built and maintained.
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For over a decade we’ve invited participants to spend five days crafting their own wooden surfboards
in the stunning Cape Point area. No experience is needed – just enthusiasm, steady hands, and a willingness to learn. Photos, dates, and booking details are available through the link.
Forget the usual surf shop stocking fillers: These Christmas gift ideas for surfers come infused with salt, soul, and sawdust. Ideal for anyone who loves the sea and the stories that come with it.
Making wooden surfboards and the skills that the craft imparts is core to being human and that’s one of the reasons it keeps us coming back for more.
Making a hollow wooden surfboard is a labour intensive and old-fashioned way to make a surfboard. So why would anyone want to make one?
Imagine working with a beautiful natural material, using your hands to craft and shape a surfboard, channeling your creativity into every stroke, and witnessing a lasting work of art come to life.
Here’s a story about one man’s mission to take wooden surfboards to remote parts of Africa and teach kids to make and surf their own rides.
Step-by-step in the making of a 9′.8″ hollow wooden longboard.
Here’s a perfect board for riding on the back of waves like royalty.
A new one-day workshop takes you through the shaping and final finishing of your wooden surfboard.
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