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the catalogue #360

1910 Hawaiian Redwood, 'Waikiki', 9ft 7''

#360

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER:
SHAPER:
DESIGN: Alaia/Gothic/Church Window
DESIGNER: Traditional

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
One piece solid timber blank. Hand shaped by

DIMENSIONS

*Length:*	9	ft	7	inches
*Width:*	22.5	inches		*Wide Point:*	+14.5	inches
*Nose :*	17	inches		*Tail:*	18.5	inches
*Thickness:*	3	inches		*Pod:*	17	inches
*Nose Lift:*		inches		*Tail Lift:*		inches
*Weight*	(heavy)	kilos		*Volume:*		litres
*Other, Flyer/s:*		inches

FEATURES
Nose: round pin
Tail: rounded square
Deck: flat
Bottom: slightly rounded
Rails: high for first 24 inches, then rounded square to tail
Rocker: slight nose lift

FIN: none, standard for the period.

DECOR
DECAL: none
COLOUR : natural timber grain
MARKINGS
Deck: Waikiki in white-gold paint at the nose(above), above a palm tree graphic, left.
Bottom

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
The board was shaped from one piece of solid timber, probably from Californian redwood and ts design suggests its vintage is considerable.

Dimensions and photographs Bennett Surfboards, 21st June 2014.
Many thanks to Barry and Greg Bennett.
Catalogue No. 3.
See Bennett Surfboards Collection

After extended negotiations with the director of a long-standing and removal company, located adjacent to the Bennett Surfboards factory, the board was added to their collection by Barry and Greg in the late 1980s.
The director reported that the board was retrieved from a deceased estate in the Freshwater area.
Clearly, it had been in storage for a considerable period, the timber extremely dry and prone to splitting.
The timber was treated with several coats of linseed oil, which significantly improved the condition of the wood and highlighted the deck decor, that had been previously virtually imperceptible.

DESIGN HISTORY
See references, below.

REFERENCES
History : Duke Kahanamoku
Plans and Specifications : Alaia, 1938
Snow McAlister : Sprint Walker, Solid Wood Boards and Victorian Surfing

CONDITION: 8, some minor splitting.

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Geoff Cater (2014) : #360 Redwood Waikiki, 9ft 7'', 1910.

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