A New Paipo for Winter

Just given another new paulownia paipo it's second coating of linseed oil. A few more oilings and she'll be good to rip. Beautiful grain and light golden honey colour.
Length = 98cm
Width = 42cm
Thickness = 18mm

my new paulownia paipo - unshaped

Here is the unshaped blank of my new paulownia paipo.

Valentine Ching

PAIPO Boarding 1963, Val Ching

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Hawaiian Val Ching stand-up riding a paipo at the Wall in Waikiki, Hawaii. 1963

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My new plywood paipo

Today (Wednesday) I created my new paipo from a scrap piece of plywood I've had lying around.
Dimensions: 95 x 50 x 7mm.

MONSTERBOARDS

a few days ago I discovered this blog of a Dutch artist/surfer building amazing alaia and paipo boards from salvaged plywood. Check it out here

hawaiian paipos, alaias and olos

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