Bonzer 5

Posted in: News, Surfboard, Uncategorized by Richard Harvey on April 12, 2010 | No Comments

Just shaped a stringerless Bonzer 5. It’s going to have hardbond rails with some yellow tint bonzer fins and an unusual treatment to the timber single fin. Glassing the hardbond rails today and then will upload those pics. With all the talk about finless boards, I think a lot of the modern version are derived from the Campbell’s original Bonzer. Check their site at www.bonzer5.com

Timber Fish bottom completed and rails started

Posted in: News, Projects, Surfboard, Wooden Surfboards & Alias by Richard Harvey on March 28, 2010 | No Comments

A  friend in Sydney, Peter Janecek, recently bought a Grain timber surfboard kit, a 6′ Wherry fish. After opening the kit and discovering the complexity of building one, he has sent it up to me and over the next couple of months I will put it together. I’ll be taking progress photos all the way along, and will load them onto the website when I have something to show.

The first step is to glue the keel and the cross pieces together. Ensuring the bottom of the pieces are straight and aligned. Even though the pieces are computer cut and small adjustments can be made without difficulty, care is needed, as a twist in the internal frame will be carried throughout the finished board. More pics as I progress.

Have now laminated all the bottom planks together. The first centre planks were done with clamps and timber cross pieces that stop the planks springing up.But the last two side pieces were done separately. For those trying it this way they will save the expense of clamps and it was help in place with good old masking tape. The technique is to tape the join lengthways on the side you want to be the outside of the deck. This will then fold down when moved over the edge of the bench, opening up the join for glueing but still keeping the plank in place. Once the glue is applied it is then taped back into place as per the photo. I think all the planks can be done this way.

Takes more time but gets a cleaner result. Like the old saying “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”

Had a change of plan regarding the construction technique, originally, the kit said a rocker table was needed and a bunch of clamps, quite a lot of fussing around. I thought it could be put together with a much simpler method and no need for all those clamps, just some pins and a roll of masking tape. Using new narrower planks, 4 mm thick and glued individually as the wider slab of 6 mm thick timber wouldn’t bend, but the 4 mm thick done individually worked well. So here are some pics of the bottom deck being attached then the rails have been started. Also some fancy laser cut logo inserted into the centre stringer. Still a long way to go, but coming together without the need for all the extra gear.

Shapers Workshop

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It has been a good project and now has been completed. The Shapers Workshop DVD covers the shaping bay, tools, blanks, techniques for shaping both foam and timber Alaias. The price is $39.95 which include postage to anywhere in Australia. Overseas postage depends on the destination. Will upload a section of the DVD shortly

Noosa Festival of Surfing – Charity Auction

Posted in: Art, News, Surfboard by Richard Harvey on March 11, 2010 | No Comments

As I have done last year, I am again donating a piece of art on a board supplied by sponsor Global Surf Industries to be auctioned off at the Noosa Festival of Surfing.

Called “Tip Time” it is what most surfers dream about, pleanty of empty waves to be shared with friends.

Pics of the Mini Simmons

Posted in: Harvey, News, Surfboard, model by Richard Harvey on January 25, 2010 | No Comments

Finally got some pics of the Mini Simmons (had a camera meltdown).

5′6″ x 20″ Some of the features are a high low rail, double foiled cedar and glass fins, yellow resin tint.

More coming through the factory now.

Spoon & Balsa Kneelos

Posted in: News, Surfboard by Richard Harvey on January 7, 2010 | No Comments

Been working on these two from before christmas and they will be finished ready to ship to the new owner Greg Walsh in Western Australia by the end of the week.

The Greenough style spoon, built to original specs will be sprayed red with a clear centre section and will have a 600 wet & dry finish.

The triple stringer balsa slab is going to be finish coated and polished.

More pics when completed.

Oh Magoo, you’ve done it again.

Posted in: Harvey, Surfboard by Richard Harvey on December 20, 2009 | No Comments

Surprised at the opening by an old classic shaped in the 70’s at The Burleigh Surf Co. In beautiful original condition, this one owner single fin has soft full box rails, hairline resin pinline with custom airbrush and a soft vee in the tail. It was shaped for John McGhee and is now part of his family’s collection.  The airbrush depicts Mr Magoo (being blind as a bat) with his Billabong cord shorts, layered thongs, looking for waves in the wrong direction. Of course with John’s passion being photography, the Nikon is hanging around Magoo’s neck. Left to right Richard, John and son Andrew.

Will be down at the Burleigh Single Fin comp along with some other single fin gems, on the 9th & 10th Jan 2010

Kneelos

Posted in: News, Surfboard by Richard Harvey on December 19, 2009 | No Comments

More interesting projects in progress.

A replica Greenough Spoon and a Balsa crawford slab with burnished logos and triple stringer.

Harvey Surf is open at Miami

Posted in: Harvey, Surfboard by Richard Harvey on December 6, 2009 | No Comments

The last six weeks sure went quickly, even though I was spending 12 hours a day and seven days a week getting it organised.

When all the boards were shifted and in their new racks and all the paintings had been hung, there still seemed to be so much space.

So it’s only the fine tuning of the new shop that has to be done over the next few days and a clean up at the old address and all is in readiness for the opening.

Surfboard orders have been steadily coming in so I will be back into the shaping bay this week and getting it all moving again.

1970’s Single Fin Channel Bottom Half Surfboard Model

Posted in: News, Surfboard, model by Richard Harvey on June 14, 2009 | No Comments

Been having a timber moment (lasted a few weeks) so I finished this half model that has been sitting in the gallery for a while.