Cedar Surfboard (functional)

Awesome!!! I want one. How thick is the outer cedar? Looks like a lot of fun.

-- I didn't go to college, I was too busy learning stuff - Ted Nugent

Well done! I love the look of all the knots in the wood. I have been working on my own hollow wooden surfboard (HWS) for about the last year and a half now. Other projects keep getting in the way of me finishing. I know how much work these things take. 140 hours is a fast build.

A few questions:
- Did you use epoxy resin or polyester? Does your $100 quote include resin?
- I see you have a slot for a single fin. Did you make it out of wood? Pictures?
- It looks like you have another board in the works in the background of one of your images. What’s it going to be?

-- Scott, San Diego

Nice job man!

-- Live, think, breath wood...

I had no idea this was possible. It’s like making an airplane wing! Beautiful piece of functional art you have there.

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

Great looking board!

-- "The way to make a small fortune in woodworking- start with a large one"

Outstanding grain patterns…........very good job Quast.

What finish did you use? The purple color will turn brown if the UV light is not blocked. Spar Varnish is great for that.

This is one unbelievable build . Not something I would have ever thought of. Fantastic surf board.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

THAT THING KICKS ASS!!! VERY NICE WORK.. THE PICTURE WITH ALL THE CLAMPS LOOKS LIKE AN ADD FOR A CLAMP COMPANY. LOL

-- People who say it cannot be done should not interup those who are doing it

the outer cedar is about .25 inch. originally it was 3/8 but i had a LOT of sanding. the $100 quote includes resin. i just used your regular garden variety resin. i didn’t make a fin, because fiberglassing scared me before i got into it. really not that bad, but i didn’t have time to do a fin before heading to the beach. the 100 bucks doesn’t include the 20 i paid for the fin.

the boards in the background are the other guys building them with me. you can see one here on lumberjocks with lumberzack. the other guys haven’t finished yet. one guy is using alot of black walnut on his. can’t wait to see how that turns out

nice work ,
looks like a lot of fun too .
to be proud of !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Great Job, man! Functional, cheap, and something to be proud of!!