MAKING A SURF BOARD
To make a good surf board is not difficult. . White pine or kauri is the best timber for the purpose, or if these are not available, an excellent surf board can be made of Pinus radiata, willow, or even poplar. Take two boards 12in
wide, lin thick, and 6 or 7ft long, and shape them as shown in the diagram. The narrow end should be Sin wide and the other end should be rounded off so that the widest part of the board is 12in
from the end. Join these two boards together with three short pieces of 4in x lin, in the way illustrated in the diagram, using brass screws, as iron corrodes very quickly in salt water. The most suitable screws for the purpose are
1J x 14. The timber should be planed and sand-papered thoroughly before being put together. When the board is finished it should be given two or three good coats of linsseed oil.
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Southland Times, Issue 23374, 4 December 1937, Page 8 (Supplement)
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163MAKING A SURF BOARD Southland Times, Issue 23374, 4 December 1937, Page 8 (Supplement)
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