Hmmm, the sweet smell of ceder fills the air as strong hands shape the wood. Sand paper meets timber as it slowly reveals the form within. Then, after two weeks of hard work, the wood is sealed in six to eight coats of epoxy to keep the water from ruining the board. The hollow core wooden surf board, that is.
Although Hawaiians, who invented surfing, originally used solid core wood surfboards, almost no one now uses wooden boards. Except for these guys. A company in far off Maine called Grain Surfboards is making wooden surfboards and charging people $1,500 USD to buy one. Although cost is a disadvantage to using a wooden surfboard, the surfers buying these board say the "wooden boards handle like a dream, absorbing the jolts and bumps of the waves to create a ride as smooth as silk." YMMV. Use at your own risk. Watch out for splinters.
Aloha!
