Nigel Wells from Christchurch sent us these pictures of an antique hollow wooden surfboard built by New Zealand surfboard building pioneer
Denis Quane in the Tom Blake 'kookbox' style of construction.The rounded pintail is quite an unusual shape for this kind of board, and it's in excellent condition. Nigel, who is building a new wooden board to the Power Surfboard
' Duke ' design
( plans available here ) isn't going to sell his board though, even though it is certainly worth a tidy sum, as it has been in his family for many years.
A closeup of the tail, judging by the wear on the fin it looks as though the board's pilots have followed the time honoured tradition of riding the board right up the beach and stepping off on to the sand
The cork vent and drain plug, with Dolphin inlay:
Simple, sleek lines. Kookboxes might be primitive but they can be beautiful in their simplicity . . .. . and very efficient in the water.
Thankyou for the pictures Nigel :)
A closeup of the tail, judging by the wear on the fin it looks as though the board's pilots have followed the time honoured tradition of riding the board right up the beach and stepping off on to the sand
The cork vent and drain plug, with Dolphin inlay:
Simple, sleek lines. Kookboxes might be primitive but they can be beautiful in their simplicity . . .. . and very efficient in the water.
Thankyou for the pictures Nigel :)
