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Alaia Blanks now in stock

Richard Harvey — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:42:49 +0000

Now have a bunch of paulownia Alaia blanks. Australian first grade quality at 25mm thick, rough sawn, 2.1 mtrs long 48 cms wide. Can glue up with cedar stringers if required. Call for more info.

Timber Alaia

Richard Harvey — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:55:17 +0000

A reversible timber Alaia with removable timber fin, stained with a deep burgundy.

Due to the high / low rail design this board can be surfed upside down and back the front.

Remove the fin for the true Alaia slide.

6’9″ x 18″ Paulownia. On display at the studio at Miami.

Also have some Paulownia blanks available if you want to shape your own Alaia.

Fish Fry Interview

Richard Harvey — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:50:51 +0000

Recently published clip on You Tube with an interview by Grant Newby at the Currumbin Fish Fry.

The easy way to find it is to Type in Richard Harvey Fish Fry in your You Tube search.

Balsa Rail Quad Fish

Richard Harvey — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:43:23 +0000

The beginning and the end result of a beautiful soulful quad fish. 5’9″ x 20 1/2″ x 2 5/8″

Balsa rails, light concave vee and removable fin system.

First one sold after 3 days on the gallery floor. Next one same dimensions, different logos. Available in solid balsa with cedar stringers.

Timber Fish bottom completed and rails started

Richard Harvey — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:55:59 +0000

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.