Hewey's wood thread - Making a Paipo p20 - Tiki Carving

H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 4:44 AM Thanks Pdrake. Theres a bunch of guys who do Paulownia wood Alaia and Paipo boards (like Tom Wegener, Surfing Green etc) and they only coat their boards in Linseed Oil. The Paulownia is really salt water resistant, which is why its ideal for board making (plus its light). The varnish wont be as strong as a glassed board, but I'll only be taking it on small beach brakes for now so it should be fine. Heya Paipo! Yeh, when you buy the blank they include a booklet on shaping the board including the rails and concave section, helps counter the lack of fins. Ive just bought myself a Go Pro waterproof camera, so will be hoping to get some cool action shots in the future (prob next summer :lol: )

Thanks Pdrake. Theres a bunch of guys who do Paulownia wood Alaia and Paipo boards (like Tom Wegener, Surfing Green etc) and they only coat their boards in Linseed Oil. The Paulownia is really salt water resistant, which is why its ideal for board making (plus its light). The varnish wont be as strong as a glassed board, but I'll only be taking it on small beach brakes for now so it should be fine.

Heya Paipo! Yeh, when you buy the blank they include a booklet on shaping the board including the rails and concave section, helps counter the lack of fins. Ive just bought myself a Go Pro waterproof camera, so will be hoping to get some cool action shots in the future (prob next summer :lol: )

Post #519556 by hewey on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 4:44 AM