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We looked at a lot of logs and agreed that we would do it soon but the time always was pushed back. In January a tremendous storm tore through the Sunshine Coast and the biggest paulownia tree that I have ever seen fell down in the nearby town of Pomona.\n\nThe great Bill Wallace called me and told me that I should pick this tree up (When Bill calls you know it is important!). I looked at it and called David right away and said the time is now.\n\nBy a miraculous twist of fate, the log was delivered to my driveway the day before I took off to Waikiki Hawaii to promote Jack McCoy’s movie, “A Deeper Shade of Blue” as well as to work on an alaia article with the Bishop Museum. I was going to be in Hawaiian canoe heaven.\n\n![Dugout Canoe David Rastovich](https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F81dca5dbe8\u002Fdugout-canoe-david-rastovich-2.jpg)All went well in Hawaii and I met many incredible canoe experts and soaked up their information. 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","2013-04-05 00:00",{"src":444,"alt":82},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fbead0eb480\u002Ffins-film-nalu-1.jpg",[446],{"name":306},{"path":183,"uuid":448,"storyId":449,"fullSlug":184,"slug":450,"title":182,"description":451,"date":452,"image":453,"authors":455,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"84d64ce9-90b7-4ec3-a648-7ad6cd44f50e",214855218505677,"surfie-fitness","Health writer, Jennifer Buckle, mixes her passions for fitness and surfing. ","2013-02-26 00:00",{"src":454,"alt":182},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F346f10f15a\u002Fsurfie-fitness-3.jpg",[456],{"name":306},{"path":71,"uuid":291,"storyId":290,"fullSlug":72,"slug":307,"title":70,"description":303,"date":295,"image":458,"authors":459,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},{"src":299,"alt":70},[460],{"name":306},{"path":27,"uuid":462,"storyId":463,"fullSlug":28,"slug":464,"title":26,"description":465,"date":466,"image":467,"authors":469,"youtube":471,"body":-1},"dbf084be-3eb2-46d1-9c16-f4a66f47cd5b",214855104149413,"albacore-surfing-jacob-pedrana","Jacob Pedrana pushing the Albacore at Sunshine Beach ","2013-01-03 00:00",{"src":468,"alt":26},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F9990bde4bf\u002Ffinless-corkys-4.jpg",[470],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=gXFClyof1BQ",{"path":191,"uuid":473,"storyId":474,"fullSlug":192,"slug":475,"title":190,"description":476,"date":477,"image":478,"authors":480,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"a768d92b-b33c-4fb1-8143-d150234bfd77",214855221553103,"surfie-odyssey-photos","Family surf photos ","2012-11-07 00:00",{"src":479,"alt":190},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Ffed68329ac\u002Fsurfie-bellyboards-2.jpg",[481],{"name":306},{"path":47,"uuid":483,"storyId":484,"fullSlug":48,"slug":485,"title":46,"description":222,"date":477,"image":486,"authors":488,"youtube":490,"body":-1},"f4653fd6-b010-44ef-a7fe-4568c297cd1d",214855119345578,"camel-seaglass-ripper",{"src":487,"alt":46},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fb93d6b1edb\u002Fcamel-seaglass-ripper-1.jpeg",[489],{"name":306},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=GrciZl9hLuM",{"path":187,"uuid":492,"storyId":493,"fullSlug":188,"slug":494,"title":186,"description":495,"date":496,"image":497,"authors":499,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"79e7f803-1bc0-40b5-a180-25295b12f29f",214855223769040,"surfie-odyssey","Surfing for fun!","2012-10-20 00:00",{"src":498,"alt":186},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fd8f94f3781\u002Ftom-wegener-alaias-and-surfie-surfboards-small-surf-2.jpg",[500],{"name":306},{"path":199,"uuid":502,"storyId":503,"fullSlug":200,"slug":504,"title":198,"description":505,"date":506,"image":507,"authors":509,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"c80118b6-34ad-4fb1-a5ad-1d720c1d161e",214855228872658,"tom-wegener-alaias-and-surfie-surfboards-small-surf","My business is surfboards and it can actually take me far away from the pure fun of surfing. Belly boarding the Surfie or the shorter alaias bring me back to my inner child and my first love of surfing.","2012-07-01 00:00",{"src":508,"alt":198},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fdde1db72f7\u002Fsurfie-bellyboards-5.jpg",[510],{"name":306},{"path":15,"uuid":512,"storyId":513,"fullSlug":16,"slug":514,"title":515,"description":516,"date":517,"image":518,"authors":521,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"05a804fa-275a-4368-8b26-9d7e8f4956d9",214855096006562,"alaia-wins-living-smart-solutions-award-tom-wegener-surfboards-green-factory","Alaia wins Sunshine Coast Living Smart Solutions Award ","Tom Wegener Surfboards wins from a green factory! ","2012-06-18 00:00",{"src":519,"alt":520},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F44b67dc295\u002Falaia-wins-living-smart-solutions-award-tom-wegener-surfboards-green-factory-1.jpg","Alaia wins Sunshine Coast Living Smart Solutions Award",[522],{"name":306},{"path":139,"uuid":524,"storyId":525,"fullSlug":140,"slug":526,"title":138,"description":527,"date":528,"image":529,"authors":531,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"2471ce29-571b-4e45-b189-ed33ab747eb4",214855188424642,"perfect-day-finless-sliders","Noosa's inside section turned on for the finless slider in April, 2012","2012-05-13 00:00",{"src":530,"alt":138},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F81540de0ac\u002Ftom-wegener-alaias-and-surfie-surfboards-small-surf-1.jpg",[532],{"name":306},{"path":23,"uuid":534,"storyId":535,"fullSlug":24,"slug":536,"title":22,"description":537,"date":538,"image":539,"authors":541,"youtube":543,"body":-1},"fafd710f-5bbe-470d-9c05-87cac5c14c7a",214855101134756,"albacore-fun-machine","The Seaglass Project Albacore is nearly here! ","2012-04-18 00:00",{"src":540,"alt":22},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F600x900\u002F3db40e79ae\u002Fjake-albacore.jpg",[542],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=rjZALgJ23gU",{"path":39,"uuid":545,"storyId":546,"fullSlug":40,"slug":547,"title":38,"description":548,"date":549,"image":550,"authors":552,"youtube":554,"body":-1},"466f88d7-8e7c-45da-afb1-1582d132b257",214855112091560,"albacores-byron-bay","Filmed, edited and written by 12 year old Fin Wegener. ","2012-04-13 00:00",{"src":551,"alt":38},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F1d1de355ae\u002Falaias-paipos-and-albacores-years-focus-3.jpg",[553],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=ix3AuW0wRaA",{"path":31,"uuid":556,"storyId":557,"fullSlug":32,"slug":558,"title":30,"description":559,"date":560,"image":561,"authors":563,"youtube":565,"body":-1},"6ffe8d8a-67c5-4f45-bb92-2c26479465bd",214855107127206,"albacore-video","Albacore shredders and the Wegener Family on a fun day in Noosa's high season. ","2012-01-06 00:00",{"src":562,"alt":30},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F6997c04d47\u002Fnoosa-festival-surfing-highlights-2013-3.jpg",[564],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=O9RmkfRuVKk",{"path":215,"uuid":567,"storyId":568,"fullSlug":216,"slug":569,"title":570,"description":571,"date":572,"image":573,"authors":575,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"9af1008b-8740-4b05-9364-35b51f5cac1d",214855238981590,"wooden-surfboards-and-more","Wooden Surfboards and more ...","Thoughts from the Byron Bay Surf Festival 2011\n\n","2011-10-30 00:00",{"src":574,"alt":570},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F2e5ef43677\u002Fwooden-surfboards-and-more-1.jpg",[576],{"name":306},{"path":211,"uuid":578,"storyId":579,"fullSlug":212,"slug":580,"title":581,"description":582,"date":583,"image":584,"authors":586,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"3ebaa157-f136-4476-a297-ff1d98db084f",214855235942357,"wood-bodyboards-english-and-japanese","Wood Bellyboards: English and Japanese","Maximum enjoyment from the little wood bellyboard.","2011-08-30 00:00",{"src":585,"alt":581},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F1941x1215\u002F425c8f1c43\u002Fclose-up-champs-2009.JPG",[587],{"name":306},{"path":59,"uuid":589,"storyId":590,"fullSlug":60,"slug":591,"title":592,"description":593,"date":594,"image":595,"authors":597,"youtube":599,"body":-1},"1a27f8b1-593f-48de-8e1a-b6f01f56063f",214855127496621,"creation-plantation-tv-number-1-you-need-get-roundtoit","You Need To Get A Roundtoit!","A quirky look at Tom and Finley Wegener goofing around in the Creation Plantation. ","2011-08-18 00:00",{"src":596,"alt":592},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F0d854bd538\u002Fplankton-noserider-and-alaias-finished-week-5.jpg",[598],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=ewLs0Ae2h2A",{"path":11,"uuid":601,"storyId":602,"fullSlug":12,"slug":603,"title":10,"description":604,"date":605,"image":606,"authors":608,"youtube":610,"body":-1},"c893377e-654c-4ad3-979d-77cd0cfd3d9f",214855092750241,"2011-australian-international-best-design-award-seaglass-project-tuna","The Seaglass Project took out the Australian International Design Award. ","2011-07-26 00:00",{"src":607,"alt":10},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F1e4527878d\u002Falbacore-1.jpg",[609],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=DkOHVqsHPbs",{"path":87,"uuid":612,"storyId":613,"fullSlug":88,"slug":614,"title":86,"description":615,"date":616,"image":617,"authors":619,"youtube":621,"body":-1},"491e02ca-1acc-4208-9cdd-8e2a8f7a988d",214855149795252,"first-filmed-session-alaia-number-1","Tom Wegener, filmed in Noosa, surfing the alaia.","2011-06-19 00:00",{"src":618,"alt":86},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fba97885111\u002Fsurfie-art-sunday-and-surfing-tom-6.jpg",[620],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=rqyk9SW8qQ8",{"path":167,"uuid":623,"storyId":624,"fullSlug":168,"slug":625,"title":166,"description":626,"date":627,"image":628,"authors":630,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"6770fa52-f474-40b4-be88-7298bfc9b5a9",214855207389129,"suction-tension-hang-ten","Suction + Tension... by Tom Wegener in 1998 was translated into three languages and read widely around the world. ","1998-10-01 00:00",{"src":629,"alt":166},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F500x716\u002F4cbd5bbd2c\u002Fhang-ten-by-potter-copy.jpg",[631],{"name":306},{"title":233,"description":633,"navigation":634,"social":-1,"archiveTitle":233,"archiveDescription":635,"periodLine":636,"wtcJournalLabel":637,"wtcJournalUrl":278,"ctaCardTitle":638,"ctaCardDescription":639,"ctaCardLinkLabel":640,"preFooterTitle":641,"preFooterCtaLabel":642,"sidebarIndexTitle":643,"sidebarIndexSubtitle":644,"sidebarIndexLinkLabel":645,"sidebarSingleTitle":646,"sidebarSingleSubtitle":647,"sidebarSingleLinkLabel":648},"Stories and updates from Tom Wegener Surfboards, 2011 to 2021. Newer articles on the WTC Journal.",{"label":233,"to":6,"icon":222,"order":234},"Stories, updates, and notes from the workshop, 2011 to 2021.","2011 to 2021","For new articles, visit the Wegener Tool Co. Journal","Looking for new articles?","This blog is closed to new posts as of 2026. For Tom's current writing — shaping notes, surf trips, and tool reviews — read on at the Wegener Tool Co. Journal.","Read the WTC Journal →","Shop surfboards, timber, and tools at Wegener Tool Co.","Shop WTC →","All posts","Blog home","View all posts →","Recent blog posts","From the archive","More →",1791341684603]