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Article published on Swellnet

April 22, 2016 CassLeave a comment

So I got this article published last month, detailing the design and construction of my agave board, which I finished building back in February.

 

Agave americana
Agave americana
Half a board, stacked and curing
Half a board, stacked and curing
Milled agave
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AgaveBoard

http://www.swellnet.com/news/design-outline/2016/03/31/agave-and-distilled-spirit-board-making

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Welcome to the Sea Dragon Surfboards website/blog. I've been shaping boards for a number of years now and, although I'm more than happy to carve out the odd standard short board now and then, I'm really most interested in exploring the capabilities, both in terms of aesthetics and performance, of what's commonly known as 'alternative' designs. Hence, I don't really hold with the model-based shaping philosophy, and no two boards coming out of the Sea Dragon Surfboards shed will ever be exactly the same. If you want to get a custom board shaped, get in contact and I'll happily discuss with you exactly what you want out of it. Board building and design is, at its core, a collaboration between the shaper and the rider, and it's this aspect of the business that really gets my creative juices flowing.

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  • A guide to cutting & blending rail bands
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  • Testing – board, fins and personal limits 
Original Artwork by Jillian Dunn

Latest Posts

  • Templates 101
  • Template – The Phoenix
  • A guide to cutting & blending rail bands
  • Space filler
  • A note on the shaper’s toolkit
  • Template for a 6’5″ Single Fin
  • Testing – board, fins and personal limits 
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Inspiration

  • Andrew Kidman
  • Ben Chipper Creations
  • Dave Parmenter; Shaper, raconteur and all-round style master
  • Gerry Wedd, Surframic Artist
  • Huck's Hollow Wood Surfboards
  • Liquid Salt Magazine
  • Lucky Bastards
  • Nathan Oldfield's Blog
  • Neal Purchase Designs
  • Peter Walker Surfboards
  • Royal Surfboards
  • Surfy Surfy
  • The Swallowtail Society
  • Windy's Seahab
  • Words by Tim Baker

Surf-related Links

  • 18 Seconds
  • Coastalwatch
  • Surfing World Magazine
  • Swaylock's
  • Swellnet

Inspiration

  • Andrew Kidman
  • Ben Chipper Creations
  • Dave Parmenter; Shaper, raconteur and all-round style master
  • Gerry Wedd, Surframic Artist
  • Huck's Hollow Wood Surfboards
  • Liquid Salt Magazine
  • Lucky Bastards
  • Nathan Oldfield's Blog
  • Neal Purchase Designs
  • Peter Walker Surfboards
  • Royal Surfboards
  • Surfy Surfy
  • The Swallowtail Society
  • Windy's Seahab
  • Words by Tim Baker

Custom orders? Email me...

seadragon.surf@internode.on.net

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