Testing the bulb tipped flex fin tunnel fin combination

Testing the tunnel plus bulb tipped flex fin on the 11'8" Resolute Salmon hollow redwood surfboard, in 2005 at Mount Maunganui's Main Beach, in the Bay of Plenty New ZealandThe board was built under a canvas awning in Welcome Bay

Fairing the planshape on the new 12 foot Resolute Salmon

Preliminary fairing of the planshape completed, this board is going to be very sweet, there's a nice flex response, and a great resonance. The volume, weight, and thickness seem very promising in the hands.

Resolute Salmon 12 footer: cutting out the planshape

Handsawing 24 feet of laminated wooden rail:

Resolute Salmon 12 foot surfboard construction continued.. .. .

Here's the first frame and rail block layer being glued to the deck this evening:

The Resolute Salmon 12 foot paulownia wood surfboard

The double diagonal deck panel and first internal frame and rail block panel for the new Resolute Salmon 12 foot paulownia wood surfboard prior to being being laminated together.We rebuilt the rocker jig after dismantling it and refining the curve, now the lamination starts, extra strong construction so that the board has the weight we are after ( about 40 pounds ) to give it more drive and penetration