I've been surfing for about 30 years and attempted my first wooden board when I was 15 (I had a fascination with things made of wood).
Growing up on the NSW far north coast (Australia) I was being spoilt by great surfing from Ballina to Byron Bay. After attending university in Queensland with intentions of becoming a manual arts teacher (wood work) I discovered these newly acquired skills cold be put to even better use. After designing a board with a rigid structure but still very strong and light I started making my unique lightweight boards.