5ft 8" Shovel Head Simmons

5ft 8" x 23" x 2 1/2"

I tapered the rails to keep them fine and still keep the thickness in the blank.

Square nose with a hull entry to a flat under the front foot and a concave out through the tail.

Big blunt nose with an S deck

Gone to a good home

One of my early hollow wooden boards has gone to a good home. Kevin Hill from Bagara near Bundaberg .

The 5 foot Shovel Head Simmons

5ft x 22 1/2"

Beveled rails help to hide the thickness and gives a nice fine rail for bite.

Nice soft concave out through the tail.

Hullish entry

Nice flowing foil over a very short length

Should be a little rocket. I shaped this for Brian Punch to glass himself for his son who also has a 5ft 4" Mini Simmons I shaped for him.

Easter waves are fun

The Alley early morning before the Easter rush. Nice

The good oil on fish

This is an interview I did with with Swellnet on the upcoming 2011 Alley Fish Fry which was the 5th such event I had organised..

And this is a clip of the day...

Nalu magazine.

It was a great honour to have the guys from Nalu magazine come by home about 6 weeks ago to interview me and shoot our house. They were the nicest people and a big thanks to Tadashi for recommending me. Unfortunately we had onshore winds for the week and getting some decent water shots was a mission. Oh well they weren't here to showcase my surfing.

Sam's Alley Slider

Sam wanted to be there and check out the shaping of his 9ft 2" Alley Slider...

He loves his board and has introduced me to his friends who have want one as well. Thanks Sam.

Woody Alley Slider

The foam Alley Slider was so much fun to ride that I decided to build a wooden version.

All Paulownia construction and 1 x 4oz glass top and bottom.

Once you put the deck on it is as strong as with so many glued surfaces

Shaping the laminated rails is a big job and a test of your skills and sharp tools.

I built the woody fish at the same time, so was pretty busy in the garage.

The CNCed parts go together like a jig saw puzzle and are very accurate and strong.

I started the build down at Mikes shed where he had all the gear to make it happen quickly and so that we could check out our ideas and construction design as they came together.

For more pics and the whole build process , I have posted it on my Wooden Surfboard Blog.
www.woodensurfboards.blogspot.com