Alfred Fowler and the Hawaii-Devon Connection
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:02 am
There's an interesting old board that made the journey from Hawaii to a museum in London. Is it the mother of what we sometimes call a Cornish style board? There are some similarities....13 inches wide and tapering back to a an 11 inch square tail with amply rounded corners. Keep those measurments in the back of your head when you look at the photos. The camera lens and angle have distorted some of the photos.
http://www.museumofbritishsurfing.org.u ... surfboard/
Will Mr. Mike be the first kid kid in the neighborhood riding a Fowler replica this spring? I think I'll make mine with a charcoal and oil finish.
http://www.museumofbritishsurfing.org.u ... surfboard/
Will Mr. Mike be the first kid kid in the neighborhood riding a Fowler replica this spring? I think I'll make mine with a charcoal and oil finish.