Nico Brings his Alaia to Grain Surfboards
Our friend Nico came by the shop a few weeks ago and bought a few sticks of cedar from us for a home-build project he’d been thinking about. Gluing the wood together into a 3/4″ thick panel, Nico cut the outline he envisioned, and shaped the rails and deck. With just a few coats of oil he’ll rub in, there’ll be no need for glass or resin, making this type of board the greenest, most low-impact surfboard you can get. Or make yourself. Advanced surfers find these boards a complete new challenge that changes all the rules.
For alaia blanks that you can use to make your own, get with Jon & Rosa at Wegener Surfboards.
November 20th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Never seen an Alaia shaped like that. Is he leaving the tail pinned like that? I’d be interested to hear how it works out. I’m making one right now down in So. NH with a more traditional outline, though I’m putting a little more volume in the nose. Get some pics of him riding that thing if you can!
November 21st, 2009 at 8:05 am
Nice! we liked new experiences.
November 23rd, 2009 at 10:34 am
Erik,
Far as we know, that’s what he’s doing. We’ll see if Nick can get some pics of Nico in the water with this thing!