Michael Powell is a design tech teacher in Brisbane and judging by the professional finish of his first HWS (hollow wood surfboard), his students are in good hands.
A simple jig made using the rocker curve of the central spine.
A bit tricky negotiating that tight radius at the nose but once the skins are on the outline will be shaped "fair" and any small kinks in the frames will be hidden.
Some nice detail in Michael's top and bottom skins. Nice and fine and not overdone.
Ribs are square and spine is straight and central, ensuring a wonk-free outline and foil.
Ready for rails
Finish sanding and fine tuning of bottom contours.
Some nice Australian silky oak and balsa fins. Different densities make shaping difficult but Michael has managed to get them foiled nicely.
4oz glass fabric laminated in Kinetix epoxy plus a fill coat gives this board a super tough finish.
Coupled with internal lamination, this board will be really hard to hurt.
Why would you fill your rack with white thruster popouts when you can have a beautiful, superbly handcrafted "piece" from your own hand.
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