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There were hundreds of surfboards on display from top Australian shapers and one thing was very clear — from the very wide range of boards displayed — surfboard design is alive again!\n\n![Bamboo Surfboards Shack](https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F2e5ef43677\u002Fwooden-surfboards-and-more-1.jpg)*Our bamboo display: Environmental impact - Nil*\n\nI was reminded of when I was a young surfer growing up in California in the 1970s. There were so many boards! Most garages had 60s longboards or at least a paipo. There were all the goofy transition surfboards as well as eggs, bonzers, hulls, kneeboards, guns… At that time the 1960s were not a distant memory. There were even some solid planks and kook boxes around from earlier times.\n\nIn 1976 I clearly remember a guy riding across a wave so fast on a redwood plank that I just couldn't believe it. Lots of surfboards were being tested. Change and diversity were embraced. We all went berserk when we saw Mark Richards on a twin fin riding small California-like waves (for me it was 1977 I think). Imagine all the phases surfing went through from 1951 to 1971. It started with redwood planks with some small fins.\n\nFor the lifeguards it was all about the toothpicks (plywood hollow surfboards). At this time the surf community was small with just a few surf clubs. Then balsa became more user friendly with polyester resin and Dale Velzy's glasser put the fin on the wrong end of the board and sparked the hot dogging era. Gidget became a top 10 best-selling book and movies ran with the surfing theme.\n\nThe Beach Boys were arguably the most popular rock band in the world and surfing exploded in popularity. Bruce Brown cast the new mould for the surfer with Endless Summer, and surfing headed mainstream with the development of easily produced foam surfboards. The noseriding era lasted for quite a few years where style was supreme. 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With access to all types of materials and processes for board building, wetsuits, resources, travel and safety gear we have many more comfortably accessible waves and options than any other generation before.\n\n![Danny Wills](https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F535fb71288\u002Fwooden-surfboards-and-more-3.jpg)*Danny Will’s First ride on a Seaglass Tuna*\n\nSeeing through my son’s eyes, I think surfing is looking at its roots in awe. Literally six years ago finless surfing was unheard of. Few had heard of the alaia. Ten years ago wooden surfboards had been largely forgotten about. Surfing was seen as a thoroughly modern phenomenon. And yet currently, surfing is now being viewed as an ancient pastime; possibly the oldest, continued sporting pursuit with roots and stories still to discover.\n\nThe last thirty years have been about making surfing a sport. 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","2016-04-29 00:00",{"src":403,"alt":110},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F1200x900\u002F07e11dfa94\u002F2016-first-corky-copy.jpeg",[405],{"name":307},{"path":115,"uuid":407,"storyId":408,"fullSlug":116,"slug":409,"title":114,"description":410,"date":411,"image":412,"authors":414},"73e13b17-9b11-4549-b22e-9bcce0f82ddf",214855169107899,"noosa-festival-surfing-finless-division-2016","Finless surfing and a moment in the sun.","2016-04-27 00:00",{"src":413,"alt":114},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F5540818119\u002Fnoosa-festival-surfing-finless-division-2016-1.jpg",[415],{"name":307},{"path":171,"uuid":417,"storyId":418,"fullSlug":172,"slug":419,"title":170,"description":420,"date":421,"image":422,"authors":424},"628aabec-6420-4982-8e18-6e49cdd59375",214855210436554,"super-custom-foam-longboards","The boards of the 1960’s were made to last and that durability has heavily influenced my shaping. ","2013-05-21 00:00",{"src":423,"alt":170},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fbeae4a0a47\u002Fsuper-custom-foam-longboards-8.jpg",[425],{"name":307},{"path":123,"uuid":427,"storyId":428,"fullSlug":124,"slug":429,"title":430,"description":431,"date":432,"image":433,"authors":436},"68760df6-fcd4-4942-ba20-6b535d7208d9",214855175124926,"noosa-longboards-tom-wegener-foam-boards","Noosa Longboards by Tom Wegener ","TWS Models in foam, made for Noosa Longboards","2013-05-16 00:00",{"src":434,"alt":435},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fefe9ba65da\u002Fnoosa-longboards-tom-wegener-foam-boards-1.jpg","Noosa Longboards by Tom Wegener",[437],{"name":307},{"path":83,"uuid":439,"storyId":440,"fullSlug":84,"slug":441,"title":82,"description":442,"date":443,"image":444,"authors":446},"21e2946c-a0ed-4326-96b9-5c81f5bf6cfc",214855146784691,"fins-film-nalu","Finley Wegener captures locals and visitors surfing Noosa for the Japan's Nalu magazine. ","2013-04-05 00:00",{"src":445,"alt":82},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fbead0eb480\u002Ffins-film-nalu-1.jpg",[447],{"name":307},{"path":183,"uuid":449,"storyId":450,"fullSlug":184,"slug":451,"title":182,"description":452,"date":453,"image":454,"authors":456},"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":455,"alt":182},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F346f10f15a\u002Fsurfie-fitness-3.jpg",[457],{"name":307},{"path":71,"uuid":459,"storyId":460,"fullSlug":72,"slug":461,"title":70,"description":462,"date":463,"image":464,"authors":466},"cfea3b59-aaa9-4465-afe9-7f2f8675d0ef",214855138760624,"dugout-canoe-david-rastovich","Can we replicate an Hawaiian dugout canoe?","2013-02-13 00:00",{"src":465,"alt":70},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F81dca5dbe8\u002Fdugout-canoe-david-rastovich-2.jpg",[467],{"name":307},{"path":27,"uuid":469,"storyId":470,"fullSlug":28,"slug":471,"title":26,"description":472,"date":473,"image":474,"authors":476,"youtube":478},"dbf084be-3eb2-46d1-9c16-f4a66f47cd5b",214855104149413,"albacore-surfing-jacob-pedrana","Jacob Pedrana pushing the Albacore at Sunshine Beach ","2013-01-03 00:00",{"src":475,"alt":26},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F9990bde4bf\u002Ffinless-corkys-4.jpg",[477],{"name":307},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=gXFClyof1BQ",{"path":191,"uuid":480,"storyId":481,"fullSlug":192,"slug":482,"title":190,"description":483,"date":484,"image":485,"authors":487},"a768d92b-b33c-4fb1-8143-d150234bfd77",214855221553103,"surfie-odyssey-photos","Family surf photos ","2012-11-07 00:00",{"src":486,"alt":190},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Ffed68329ac\u002Fsurfie-bellyboards-2.jpg",[488],{"name":307},{"path":47,"uuid":490,"storyId":491,"fullSlug":48,"slug":492,"title":46,"description":222,"date":484,"image":493,"authors":495,"youtube":497},"f4653fd6-b010-44ef-a7fe-4568c297cd1d",214855119345578,"camel-seaglass-ripper",{"src":494,"alt":46},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fb93d6b1edb\u002Fcamel-seaglass-ripper-1.jpeg",[496],{"name":307},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=GrciZl9hLuM",{"path":187,"uuid":499,"storyId":500,"fullSlug":188,"slug":501,"title":186,"description":502,"date":503,"image":504,"authors":506},"79e7f803-1bc0-40b5-a180-25295b12f29f",214855223769040,"surfie-odyssey","Surfing for fun!","2012-10-20 00:00",{"src":505,"alt":186},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fd8f94f3781\u002Ftom-wegener-alaias-and-surfie-surfboards-small-surf-2.jpg",[507],{"name":307},{"path":199,"uuid":509,"storyId":510,"fullSlug":200,"slug":511,"title":198,"description":512,"date":513,"image":514,"authors":516},"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":515,"alt":198},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fdde1db72f7\u002Fsurfie-bellyboards-5.jpg",[517],{"name":307},{"path":15,"uuid":519,"storyId":520,"fullSlug":16,"slug":521,"title":522,"description":523,"date":524,"image":525,"authors":528},"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":526,"alt":527},"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",[529],{"name":307},{"path":139,"uuid":531,"storyId":532,"fullSlug":140,"slug":533,"title":138,"description":534,"date":535,"image":536,"authors":538},"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":537,"alt":138},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F81540de0ac\u002Ftom-wegener-alaias-and-surfie-surfboards-small-surf-1.jpg",[539],{"name":307},{"path":23,"uuid":541,"storyId":542,"fullSlug":24,"slug":543,"title":22,"description":544,"date":545,"image":546,"authors":548,"youtube":550},"fafd710f-5bbe-470d-9c05-87cac5c14c7a",214855101134756,"albacore-fun-machine","The Seaglass Project Albacore is nearly here! ","2012-04-18 00:00",{"src":547,"alt":22},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F600x900\u002F3db40e79ae\u002Fjake-albacore.jpg",[549],{"name":307},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=rjZALgJ23gU",{"path":39,"uuid":552,"storyId":553,"fullSlug":40,"slug":554,"title":38,"description":555,"date":556,"image":557,"authors":559,"youtube":561},"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":558,"alt":38},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F1d1de355ae\u002Falaias-paipos-and-albacores-years-focus-3.jpg",[560],{"name":307},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=ix3AuW0wRaA",{"path":31,"uuid":563,"storyId":564,"fullSlug":32,"slug":565,"title":30,"description":566,"date":567,"image":568,"authors":570,"youtube":572},"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":569,"alt":30},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F6997c04d47\u002Fnoosa-festival-surfing-highlights-2013-3.jpg",[571],{"name":307},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=O9RmkfRuVKk",{"path":215,"uuid":291,"storyId":290,"fullSlug":216,"slug":308,"title":303,"description":304,"date":295,"image":574,"authors":575},{"src":299,"alt":303},[576],{"name":307},{"path":211,"uuid":578,"storyId":579,"fullSlug":212,"slug":580,"title":581,"description":582,"date":583,"image":584,"authors":586},"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":307},{"path":59,"uuid":589,"storyId":590,"fullSlug":60,"slug":591,"title":592,"description":593,"date":594,"image":595,"authors":597,"youtube":599},"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":307},"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},"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":307},"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},"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":307},"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},"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":307},{"title":233,"description":633,"navigation":634,"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 →",1791341687975]