The wood is called Paulownia. I use a mixture of beeswax, linseed oil and gum turpentine to seal the wood. Once dry, I put a light coating of wax before surfing it as it can be a little slippery initially.
im in woodshop and im gonna make my own alaia and i have a few questions. what did you use to coat the board after it was completed and will i have to wax my board before i go out
Great Vid. I'm picking up a paulownia blank in the next couple of weeks and going to shape an alaia over the Chrissy Hols. Can you tell me what thickness your blank was if you can recall and the thickness when finished. What length is yours? How did it go - looks like it would be beautiful to ride
@slatywater - Thanks for the comment. The thickness of my blanks are around 3/4 of an inch. Once shaped the rails are around 1/4 of an inch and a bit thicker around 3 inches in from the rail. This one I shaped was 7'6, which i then continued to shape down over some time and now the board measures 6'2! It goes great too. I found the longer boards to be better for bigger, more open waves. The smaller boards are more loose and are easier to control.
Hello I am passionate about this type of the Alaia boards ... I wanted to ask what kind of wood you use and whether the board is completely flat! Thanks:D
@slashdude44 - yeah you can use pine or a number of other types of wood. The thing about paulownia is that it is light, yet as strong as a hardwood and the best thing is that water does not soak into it, it actually repels water. Unlike a lot of other woods
At first its a bit tricky as with most things. Took some time to get used to the 'lack' of paddle and buoyancy. But once you get the right conditions and stand up on a few you'll love it. Enjoy making yours!
nice vid, im gunna start to make an alaia soon for summer and as a fun project but im not sure how u go about getting a nice, thin, even rail all the way round and how to finish the board off- vanish, resin, oil? any help would b great, cheers
@osheasurfer Hey, theres various methods used to shape the rails. Im no pro so i used wateva method I saw fit. Work out wat measurement u want ur rails and measure appropriately from the top and bottom rail to get ur desired rail thickness. Depends on if u want a rolled deck on top and wat u want ur underside to be like too. I used pure linseed oil to finish it off. enjoy!
@studebaker04 - yeah i've ridden it a whole bunch of times when conditions allow, surf up to 2-2 1/2 ft Its been awesome. The original length was 7'6", since then I have cut it down to 6' and have changed the tail shape to a swallow. It feels better than the original shape, more responsive, holds in the wave face better and the tail doesn't try to slide up the wave face. Surprisingly, its still quite easy to paddle onto waves once the board is in motion and on a plane
Very nice bro. My buddy and I have made two alaias using pine, not nearly as good as paulownia but its a start, I've enjoyed it thouroughly, May I ask what dimentions your alaia has, mainly the width, My personal board is 6 x 17 x 3/4
Is the bottom of the board supposed to be flat? and why did create some rocker in the front, i mean where is it good for?
YannickBats 1 month ago
what is the name of this song
41luckey 4 months ago
The wood is called Paulownia. I use a mixture of beeswax, linseed oil and gum turpentine to seal the wood. Once dry, I put a light coating of wax before surfing it as it can be a little slippery initially.
Sudiyasa 5 months ago
im in woodshop and im gonna make my own alaia and i have a few questions. what did you use to coat the board after it was completed and will i have to wax my board before i go out
752ada 9 months ago
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nice board what tipe of wood thid you use?
joaquinflecha 10 months ago
nice board what tipe of wood thid you use?
joaquinflecha 10 months ago
Great Vid. I'm picking up a paulownia blank in the next couple of weeks and going to shape an alaia over the Chrissy Hols. Can you tell me what thickness your blank was if you can recall and the thickness when finished. What length is yours? How did it go - looks like it would be beautiful to ride
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slatywater 1 year ago
@slatywater - Thanks for the comment. The thickness of my blanks are around 3/4 of an inch. Once shaped the rails are around 1/4 of an inch and a bit thicker around 3 inches in from the rail. This one I shaped was 7'6, which i then continued to shape down over some time and now the board measures 6'2! It goes great too. I found the longer boards to be better for bigger, more open waves. The smaller boards are more loose and are easier to control.
Sudiyasa 10 months ago
Hello I am passionate about this type of the Alaia boards ... I wanted to ask what kind of wood you use and whether the board is completely flat! Thanks:D
alexlopi 1 year ago
@alexlopi - Paulownia wood. The board has a bit of rocker towards the nose and various concaves and curves on the underside and deck
Sudiyasa 1 year ago
hey can you use any wood besides paulownia?
slashdude44 1 year ago
@slashdude44 - yeah you can use pine or a number of other types of wood. The thing about paulownia is that it is light, yet as strong as a hardwood and the best thing is that water does not soak into it, it actually repels water. Unlike a lot of other woods
Sudiyasa 1 year ago
At first its a bit tricky as with most things. Took some time to get used to the 'lack' of paddle and buoyancy. But once you get the right conditions and stand up on a few you'll love it. Enjoy making yours!
Sudiyasa 1 year ago
im making one with a guy called grant pratt who's been taught by tom weneger, looking forward to it so much ! is it hard to surf ? :)
jordyboy056 1 year ago
actually an amazing video....
what is the song, its so chilled out, amazing.
cheers for the good video bro XD
surfskatesail 1 year ago
@surfskatesail - thanks! The song is real nice hey, its called Still by Volcano Choir
Sudiyasa 1 year ago
nice vid, im gunna start to make an alaia soon for summer and as a fun project but im not sure how u go about getting a nice, thin, even rail all the way round and how to finish the board off- vanish, resin, oil? any help would b great, cheers
osheasurfer 1 year ago
@osheasurfer Hey, theres various methods used to shape the rails. Im no pro so i used wateva method I saw fit. Work out wat measurement u want ur rails and measure appropriately from the top and bottom rail to get ur desired rail thickness. Depends on if u want a rolled deck on top and wat u want ur underside to be like too. I used pure linseed oil to finish it off. enjoy!
Sudiyasa 1 year ago
sweet movie, what did you put ontop of the wood once you have cut planed and sanded?
anuushumper 1 year ago
@anuushumper I used pure linseed oil, once dried sanded it back with a really fine grit, like 600 and oiled it again. Super smooth...
Sudiyasa 1 year ago
have you surfed it? how well does it ride?
studebaker04 1 year ago
@studebaker04 - yeah i've ridden it a whole bunch of times when conditions allow, surf up to 2-2 1/2 ft Its been awesome. The original length was 7'6", since then I have cut it down to 6' and have changed the tail shape to a swallow. It feels better than the original shape, more responsive, holds in the wave face better and the tail doesn't try to slide up the wave face. Surprisingly, its still quite easy to paddle onto waves once the board is in motion and on a plane
Sudiyasa 1 year ago
I was wondering if you bought the paunowlia as a rectangle or did you bond planks together?
PivotalSports 1 year ago
@PivotalSports The blanks i bought were in a rectangular shape, lengths of Paulownia glued together using the tongue and groove method
Sudiyasa 1 year ago
would you mind telling me were you got the paunowlia wood from?
eastcoastsrfr 2 years ago
@eastcoastsrfr Check out surfinggreen on the web
Sudiyasa 1 year ago
where did you get the wood for your alaia
dootoloo 2 years ago
@dootoloo check out surfinggreen online
Sudiyasa 1 year ago
Very nice bro. My buddy and I have made two alaias using pine, not nearly as good as paulownia but its a start, I've enjoyed it thouroughly, May I ask what dimentions your alaia has, mainly the width, My personal board is 6 x 17 x 3/4
Spliffnugz 2 years ago
Thanks for the comment! I used 100% pure linseed oil, 3 coats in total, letting it dry between each coat.
Sudiyasa 2 years ago
Nice work, what kind of oil do you use?
CBviolin 2 years ago
Very nice work, on the board, filming and the editing!!!
kizzor95 2 years ago