Early hollow wooden surfboards, such as the "kook boxes" of the '30s, which were ostensibly lifeguard paddleboards, had some peripheral influence, but Hess' thinking was more directly shaped by ...

But the hollow wood surfboard ends up being so beautiful and natural that you see that it’s totally worth it. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube .

The Perfect (Wooden) Surfboard. Surf’s up! A Maine studio returns to surfboard building’s roots with a wooden, sustainable board. BY ...

The Grain Surfboard company, based in the unlikely locale of York, Maine, produces hand-crafted wooden surfboards that are a thrill to ride and more durable than standard foam boards and even ...

Making a surfboard from foam is of course very cool, but it does not have the tradition of “whiskey planks," which means it will forever be inferior to the process of building a wooden surfboard ...

A New Zealand-based surfboard shaper has taken the wraps off what may be the world's most expensive log. Along with a whole lot of sandpaper, Roy Stuart's stunning Rampant wooden surfboard was ...

Grain Surfboards of Maine, New England, have been crafting hand-built wooden surfboards since 1999 aimed at environmentally conscious, cash-rich surfers.

YORK, Maine - When the surf's up, you can find Mike LaVecchia and Rich Blundell carving the waves at York Beach, even in winter. Their surfboards, however, are nothing like the fiberglass-over ...

A surfboard manufacturer used the pandemic’s down time to finalize a hybrid design combining wood construction with a plastic perimeter rail. The pandemic is driving increased interest in surfing.

Peugeot Design Lab's one-off GTi Surfboard Concept features a wooden nose and a carbon fiber main body. If you want something to look elegant, you build it out of wood.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Mike LaVecchia likes his wooden surfboard because it’s a little ...