Parota "Alaia"

This is a Tropical Exotic Hardwoods creation, with the help of-

Local surfboard shaper Steve Clark (shaping)
&
Mike Wells of Tassajara Designs (finish)


We wanted to make a replica of an ancient Hawaiian alaia surfboard out of some of our Parota.

Alaias were thin finless surfboards that were ridden by the ancient Hawaiians and were traditionally made of local woods such as Koa.

Since Parota has been referred to as a "lesser expensive alternative to Koa", we figured we would try and make one.

We think it turned out great!

We didn't want to use one of our nice wide pieces so we used a 12" wide board and glued two 3" wide strips along the edges to get our desired width.

Local surboard shaper Steve Clark helped us out with the rails and some of the bottom concaves
and Mike Wells of Tassajara Designs gave it two coats of tung oil and sprayed it with two coats of catalyzed laquer (the same finish he uses on his large Parota Tabletops)

Want to make one or think you could use Parota for one of your other projects?

We have plenty of 4/4 and 8/4 lumber in stock in an assortment of sizes, give us a call and we can tell you more about it.
760-434-3030