Thinking about making an alaia and i was wondering if anyone had any tips or have ridden one before.
Thinking about making an alaia and i was wondering if anyone had any tips or have ridden one before.
search the threads...i know there's one dedicated to this question already.
There are other threads but I'll say it again..... Rob machado is awesome on alaias on perfect waves on youtube. You probably won't be. It takes a lot of sacrifice of good waves to even begin to ride these things.
However they are a fun build and make great wall hangers.
I'm building one right now and it's really fun thats all I got
What r u usin for your blank? Home Depot special?Originally Posted by Zman9398
I want to start one when I get a little less busy in the woodshop, too many paying side projects right now.
I have a pretty good connection for getting Paulownia at a decent price. Maybe mix it up with some sort of Mahogany and Teak accents--maybe I'll even start on it some day...
It's amazing how simple these look to make!
I made my first one not that long ago, It was fun and not that hard at all. I bought paulownia blanks from papa kai (search on the web) Jeremy over there hooked me up with some templates as well. On its maiden voyage i stood up on a few waves and it is fast and slidey to say the least. I went with the traditional squared off tail....but on that same day it cracked...so i glued it and cut it into a fish tail (shortend it up from 6'8")
Haven't gotten back on it, waiting for a smaller clean day with less of a crowd. It is no where near as buoyant as a modern board but its...and if you can master paddling on it you will be a machine on a regular board fer sure. Ill try and get a pic up of her... she is called "the sprout" lol
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