The Original Longboard #1

My very first "longboard" design was literally just that, a long, straight, narrow board.  At the time I had a very simple goal in mind: I wanted a serving board that looked like it was made just for our dining room table.  What I came up with, I thought, was simple, beautiful, and unique.  The fact that we actually used it made me want to do more with the idea.

It didn't take long before I wanted to do it again and improve on it.  I liked the narrowness on the ends but wanted to give it some more body in the middle.  Big curves were added and a few iterations later, tweaking the edges and proportions, I've got a board I think is functional, elegant, and provides a superlative canvas for displaying visually expressive wood designs.

Though it was unintentional, it does look like a surfboard.  And that's really cool, actually, because the material used on this is western red cedar (my favorite wood).  It's a beautiful, lightweight, durable wood that is easy to work with and was a wood long favored in the construction of the vintage hawaiian surfboards.  Bringing this all together, it felt fitting to not only make a surfboard but to use WRC to give it some authenticity and connect with its history

But wait, there's more!  This board is more than just a visually striking piece of functional art. The herringbone maple inlay down the center adds a touch of warmth and character, and its origin as reclaimed hardwood flooring salvaged from my friend's home I think gives the board a personal and meaningful touch.