**I’ve enabled the cash upon delivery option only so that I can get the order and let you know when I can do it. This is a side thing for me but I enjoy getting these blanks out for people to shape. Anyway, you’ll be able to make an order without paying initially, and when we connect and make sure you’re ok with the delivery window, we can do payment through Venmo or another way.
The new shipment of paulownia wood alaia blanks is even better than the last. It’s thicker at 1″ and a bit more solid. My last alaia lasted three years before an irreparable split. I expect these blanks to last even longer. If you have questions or your request isn’t available on the shop, reach out to me through the contact page for a custom quote.
All blanks are made of strips of various widths that have been glued together. Paulownia is an exceptional wood for most any woodworking project. Our paulownia blanks’ tight grain and light weight however, make it ideal for ocean use. Though most of our customers have used it for alaia surfboards, some have used our paulownia alaia blanks to make waveski’s, kite boards, and other ocean crafts.
Learn to ride an alaia surfboard and you’ll love it. Hang it on your wall and you’ll enjoy looking at it. Either way you go about it, alaia surfboards are great.
It may be hard for us to imagine how a surfboard shaped plank of wood could be so fun when most people are riding epoxy or fiberglass, 3, 4, or even 5 fin boards? Its simplicity however, is also its strength. Alaia surfing offers a completely new experience for the seasoned or beginning surfer. The lala, diagonal surfing, or the controlled slide, brings a speed and stoke that keeps you coming back.
