The Alaia Sandal

The Hawaiian Alaia Surfboard along with the Japanese Geta Sandal combine to inspire this creation of The Alaia Sandal. 

Made from laminated cedar and pine along with jute rope straps.

Designed and handcrafted by Richard Harvey.

See them along with other timber boards and surfing related timber paraphernalia at the Wooden Surfboards Day Sunday 9th August.

North Shore Cutback - Floral Series

Hawaiian shirt fabrics and Kelly's stylish cutback inspired the latest piece of work in the Floral Series.

This "North Shore Cutback" in classic Hawaiian shirt florals joins several other already completed Batik florals pieces.

They are only the beginning of a number of floral fabric artworks, with lots of ideas in Hawaiian, Polynesian and Batik fabrics still in the sketch book.

I am planning to complete more pieces in this style to be shown at an upcoming exhibition, date yet to be confirmed. 

Will post exhibition details on the blog and send invites out when finalized.

1930's Replica Timber Surfboard

Started with some sketches done on my computer to give me an idea of the construction and steps.

Cut the side panels of the frame with a slight amount of bottom rocker in the nose and tail and cut the cross pieces to fit.

Glued the lightweight frame together then glued 3mm ply to the bottom and deck.

Trimmed the overhanging ply along the rails then glued the cedar strips onto the outside.

The cedar was trimmed then the balsa strips that I had left over from a previous board were glued onto the rails. 

I will be rough shaping the rails today and then once I have found the timber for the nose and tail blocks they will be glued on and the board will be finish shaped.

The measurements of the board are 9'0" x 22" x 2 1/4"

The weight made the board sit deeper in the water and the squarer rails stopped it from sliding sideways. There are many comments about sliding ass, referring to the sideways movement of this type of boards while riding a wave.

Not sure whether to add a fin as this style of board didn't have one.

I have braced the inside of the bottom incase I decide to add a fin later. 

More posts as progress continues. 

Paul's new 7'4"

7'4" x 19' x 2/12" Twin concave vee with a slight nose vee. Mid boxed rails and a custom wipe-on design.

Small swallow tail and glass-0n fin with a stiff flex make this board a safer option than a full concave bottom.

Designed for mid sized waves in the Pacific and Indonesia.

This design is also available with a pintail and a variety of colours, patterns and fin systems.

As always contact is info@harveysurf.com

Dont lick the surfboard

"The all day sucker" is this Micro Mal's inspiration.

Dimensions are 6'3" x 22 1/2" x 3", wide mal nose with a flow thru concave and a rounded pintail flyer with concave vee.

Single fin, twin fin, mal, thruster whatever flavour you choose it will be fun, fun, fun.

Andy knows, he bought the Austin Powers inspired "Yeah Baby" and is loving it.

You will too.

Balsa Gun

The balsa board has been finish coated and polished by master polisher Jun and is a now a pleasure to behold.

The abalone and cedar logo glows and the colour and grain of the balsa is revealed.

I'm happy with the result as I'm sure the new owner will be.

The final weight came in at around 17kg.

Well now it's back to the easy shaping of foam, although I am in the process of preparing to build another timber board of cedar and balsa in the Duke finless style of the 30's. 

More to come on that one.

New Painting finished

Over the last few weeks this piece has been sitting on the easel and every time I walk past it screams "finish me". Well now I have. A third piece in the Batik series.