Along way from home

I couldn't cut and polish the 5'9 before I came over here ( Cambodia ) for my wife and I's holiday ,so no photos of it finished til I get home...... On a short note Cambodia is fantastic and Ive been to a few  places , this is one of the best,,,, cheers and Aloha yo all ! and don't forget the Wood n Glass show at Pacific dreams Surf shop at Darby st Newcastle  8 n 9th Dec 2012

Had to put a new fin on the Powlonia for the Exhibition at Newcastle and the 5 foot 9 x 5 finner sanded and getting handpainted sticker and start of finishcoats

Tiki is me and a bit more on the Wood and Glass exhibit

When I first started surfin at 14 there were two other guys Tony Dragan and Brian Sutton who I hung with and basically started riding boards with, I had a wooden tiki that I carved out of wood ,around my neck and everyone from that day on that we met were told my nickname, TIKI  as my name and in the 60s nicknames were as common as mud,   5o years later  99.9% of all the people that know me today, only know me as TIKI so the name of my boards became Tikiseasnakes and there you go!
Yesterday I took my Powlonia up to Newcastle for the exhibition and got aglimpse of some of the boards on show ,Amazing!all are from a variety of owners and the collection is huge, I couldn't honestly give you a figure, but be assured it will be spectacular ,

UPDATE ON CRAFTY OLD BASTARDS

OK...The venue for the TIMBER and GLASS day is on the 8 and 9 th DEC (sat n sun) at PACIFIC DREAMS SURFSHOP  Darby st Newcastle there will be a display of local wooden surboards and theremakers and a display of boards that from over the years ,of foam and glass ,that were made famous by the guys who rode them, including, Pat Rawson guns , that were surfed in Hawaii in major competitions . This venue will have Barry Bennet , Sam Egan, Bob Kennerson and Bob Brown attending apart from the makers of the wooden boards and I'd say by the time the do is on there will be others of similar credentials who will be there..... This is to get  all Australian surfers to realise that when you get a board handmade in Australia a lot of blood sweat and tears got us here today asthe best in designand quality in all aspects of surfboards , and if you want to buy chinese imitations ,well go to China and get your throwaway product. ....I wont be there as I will be overseas but my Powlonia 9 foot 5 will be ( shes over a year old now) and she aint a wallhanger , she's a used item !

OldCrafty Bastards

If your really interested in home grown and locally handcrafted wooden surfing equipment from around or near the Newcastle area ,well, on the 8 th December 2012 there will be a display of some of the finest handmade not made in China surfboards and, a bloody good day to boot ....... I'm waiting for some more info as to time and where but, the underground whispers are some of the most respected and oldest craftsmen will be there with a good variety of wooden equipment, so....... watch here for more details,and as soon as I kmow you will....

The fifth fin and deck and side shot after fillercoat...My Laptop is being sent away to be fixed so this will be the last post for at least a week or so!