Pulled these photos from Treehouse wood boards very nice its 8'6 , i love the idea of owning a wooden board.has any one ridden a wood Sup if so what was the feeling like.

That board does have a big barge-arse.. Nice tho..

DJ

That is Stuart Murray (suplove.com) and that is his 8'6" (I think) Treehouse board.

Stuey lives just down the road from me and we often hit the waves together. His Treehouse board has been getting fixed recently (he put it on the rocks) but he has just got it back so I'm sure I'll catch him out on it again soon.

I've ridden it once (up at Noosa) and was pleasantly surprised at its performance. It's the shortest board I have ridden but it is really stable. That super wide, round (not bum) tail acts a bit weird but it actually turns quite well - it doesn't really carve through turns but you can spin it around (flat turns) pretty easily.

The shape isn't my cup of tea but Stuey really likes it and he says he can ride it in really choppy conditions without too much trouble. The workmanship looks great and it's all eco friendly apparently.

very jeff mc coy nugget

Tux said...

Wooden SUPS are a great idea...due to the differnet properties of wood vs foam you actually get alot more bouancy than you would with a foam board...they can weigh a bit more but you can get a better plan shape and rail shape due to thinning them out....sometimes they come out a bit heavy depending on the glas/wodd combo but hey SUP's are pretty heavy anyway so a 10-15% isn't going to make much difference......there a couple getting around melbourne

Tux ! your avatar do you know what type of shark that is ? because i saw that exact same profile below me kiting the other day !
Oh yeh ! i want ot get into this SUP ing ! i am 86 KG an di will be using it in mainly flat water and sometimes in waist high waves maybe a little bigger ...basically if i cant ride my 6'6" so i guess anything under shoulder high.
Im looking at the LAird 11 ft tuflite
an 11 ft Starboard
or a 12 ft Starboard
Anyone like to hit me a helpfull decision !
Cheers Guys
Hey hi
LOCO !

Tux said...

Wooden SUPS are a great idea...due to the different properties of wood vs foam you actually get a lot more buoyancy than you would with a foam board...they can weigh a bit more but you can get a better plan shape and rail shape due to thinning them out....sometimes they come out a bit heavy depending on the glass/wood combo but hey SUP's are pretty heavy anyway so a 10-15% isn't going to make much difference......there a couple getting around melbourne

your dreaming tux,wood veneer covered foam may be lightish but now where near as light as foam,tom wegeners pawlonia chambered board start at 20kg and the 18 footer he made is 50kg,these are not veneer but solid timber with chambers,i have a veneer balsa with solid rails and stringer 9 foot long board that is 2.5 kg heavier than the exact same shape foam board.solid timber boards(chambered) set surfing back 60 years but do look great

Tux ! your avatar do you know what type of shark that is ? because i saw that exact same profile below me kiting the other day !
Oh yeh ! i want ot get into this SUP ing ! i am 86 KG an di will be using it in mainly flat water and sometimes in waist high waves maybe a little bigger ...basically if i cant ride my 6'6" so i guess anything under shoulder high.
Im looking at the LAird 11 ft tuflite
an 11 ft Starboard
or a 12 ft Starboard
Anyone like to hit me a helpfull decision !
Cheers Guys
Hey hi
LOCO !

Its a great white pic was taken during a shark study in South Africa....Nat Geo has all the details.....I have an 11'6 Kalama but I weigh in at around the 105kg mark and will be looking to downsize for the surf soon........