BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC OLD SCHOOL 9'0" CUSTOM SOLID BALSA WOOD SURFBOARD FROM ECUADOR

Description

Beautiful Classic Old School 9'0" Custom Made Solid Balsa Wood Surfboard. This Beautiful Board was hand shaped from solid pure balsa wood that was grown and harvested in the land known for its beautiful balsa wood forests, Ecuador. The wood's beautiful fine grain patterns are visible over the entire board, including the fins. Back in the 50's and 60's the use of balsa wood became very popular for shaping surfboards because it is lighter in weight, than the much heavier redwood, cedar, and teak of the day. Solid balsa wood boards were eventually replaced by the less expensive foam and fiberglass boards. Solid Balsa Wood boards today are very hard to come by, and due to the cost and lack of availability, are very expensive to shape and make. This board was custom shaped in a beach side village in southern Ecuador. It was surfed there before being brought back to Southern California, where it has been proudly displayed in our living room.
The use of Balsa Wood dates back 1200 years to the Manteno Culture along the coastal regions of Ecuador. There Balsa Wood has a long tradition of being used for ocean going vessels.
The Manteno people sailed up and down the coast of Ecuador, as far as Peru and Columbia, in these balsa wood vessels, trading the Spondylus.
Ecuador to this day remains the biggest global producer of Balsa Wood with over 90% share of its exports worldwide. Balsa is used in boat building, building construction, and other applications.
In Ecuador Balsa Wood is also used by surfboard shapers to make these exotic balsa surfboards that have tremendous aesthetic appeal.
Don't miss out on you chance to own a Beautiful Classic Old School Solid Balsa Wood that was harvested and hand shaped in a beach side village in Ecuador.
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