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Balsa Wood Surfboard

Dale Velzy Shaped Balsa Wood Longboard Surfboard
Dale Velzy Shaped Balsa Wood Longboard Surfboard

Dale Velzy Shaped Balsa Wood Longboard Surfboard

By Dale Velzy

Located in Haleiwa, HI

A great example of a wood surfboard built by a pioneer of the surfing industry!

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Early 2000s American Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Fiberglass, Hardwood, Softwood

Hawaiian Balsa Wood Custom Surfboard Made by Riley
Hawaiian Balsa Wood Custom Surfboard Made by Riley

Hawaiian Balsa Wood Custom Surfboard Made by Riley

Located in Haleiwa, HI

Custom balsawood surfboard crafted by famed Australian shaper Mark Riley. It's beautiful construction features 7 Australian redwood stringers, cedar rail bands, balsa/redwood nose an...

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2010s Australian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Hardwood

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Jacobs Surfboard Fully Restored, Blue, White and Red, Early 1960s
Jacobs Surfboard Fully Restored, Blue, White and Red, Early 1960s

Jacobs Surfboard Fully Restored, Blue, White and Red, Early 1960s

By Hap Jacobs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Widely considered one of the most influential shapers of the 20th century Hap Jacobs' surfboard shaping career spanned over 50 years. Initially Jacobs and Dale Velzy opened their joi...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Paint, Wood

1950s Vintage Velzy Jacobs Balsa Wood Surfboard
1950s Vintage Velzy Jacobs Balsa Wood Surfboard

1950s Vintage Velzy Jacobs Balsa Wood Surfboard

By Hap Jacobs, Dale Velzy

Located in Haleiwa, HI

1958 Velzy Jacobs wooden balsa surfboard. Features the short lived “Surfboards by Velzy and Jacobs” laminate which was only used in the mid-late 1950s. The late Hap Jacobs (1930-2021...

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Vintage 1950s American Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Fiberglass, Hardwood, Softwood

Rare and Important Velzy and Jacobs Balsa Wood Surfboard - Signed, 1956 Venice California
Rare and Important Velzy and Jacobs Balsa Wood Surfboard - Signed, 1956 Venice California

Rare and Important Velzy and Jacobs Balsa Wood Surfboard - Signed, 1956 Venice California

By Velzy Surfboards

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Velzy and Jacobs worked jointly in the business of building surfboards from 1954 to 1959. They specialized in solid balsa wood surfboards with fiberglass skin.

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Nautical Objects

Materials

Fiberglass

1940s Balsa Wood Surfboard by George Strempel, Hawaii, 1952
1940s Balsa Wood Surfboard by George Strempel, Hawaii, 1952

1940s Balsa Wood Surfboard by George Strempel, Hawaii, 1952

By George Strempel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand shaped balsa gun surfboard made, ridden and restored by Pioneer surfer George Strempel. During the late 1940s and early 1950s there was but a handful of West Coast surfers tr...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Fiberglass

Reynolds "Rennie" Yater Balsa Surfboard
Reynolds "Rennie" Yater Balsa Surfboard

Reynolds "Rennie" Yater Balsa Surfboard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

17 years old, never ridden, new old stock. Rennie Yater Balsa Longboard. Solid balsa wood surfboard wth three redwood stringers, wood tailblock and glassed in wooden fin.

Category

Late 20th Century American Decorative Art

Materials

Resin

All Original Hap Jacobs Surfboard, 1959, Hermosa Beach California
All Original Hap Jacobs Surfboard, 1959, Hermosa Beach California

All Original Hap Jacobs Surfboard, 1959, Hermosa Beach California

By Jacobs Surfboards

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Widely considered one of the most influential shapers of the 20th Century Hap Jacobs' surfboard shaping career spanned over 50 years. Initially Jacobs and Dale Velzy opened their joi...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Wood

RARE Fully Restored Velzy and Jacobs Balsa Wood Gun Surfboard, Mid-1950s
RARE Fully Restored Velzy and Jacobs Balsa Wood Gun Surfboard, Mid-1950s

RARE Fully Restored Velzy and Jacobs Balsa Wood Gun Surfboard, Mid-1950s

By Velzy-Jacobs Surfboards

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This rare and important fully restored solid balsa wood surfboard, classed as a "big wave gun," is recognized amongst surfboard enthusiasts as a masterpiece.

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam

Striking Early 1960s Hap Jacobs Surfboard
Striking Early 1960s Hap Jacobs Surfboard

Striking Early 1960s Hap Jacobs Surfboard

By Hap Jacobs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Widely considered one of the most influential shapers of the 20th century Hap Jacobs' surfboard shaping career spanned over 50 years. Initially Jacobs and Dale Velzy opened their joi...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Paint

Mid-1960s Jacobs Multi-Logo Surfboard, Fully Restored, Yellow with Acid Splash
Mid-1960s Jacobs Multi-Logo Surfboard, Fully Restored, Yellow with Acid Splash

Mid-1960s Jacobs Multi-Logo Surfboard, Fully Restored, Yellow with Acid Splash

By Hap Jacobs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lovingly restored, circa 1965, Hap Jacobs multi-logo surfboard with goldenrod yellow deck, solid 2" balsa wood center stringer, acid splash rails and bottom.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam

Faux Balsa Wood Surfboard, Early 1970s
Faux Balsa Wood Surfboard, Early 1970s

Faux Balsa Wood Surfboard, Early 1970s

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H 87 in W 20 in D 3.5 in

Faux Balsa Wood Surfboard, Early 1970s

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This all original, 1970s, 7' 3 inches; faux balsa wood surfboard is a rare specimen. Quality execution, an eye for design, technology and a desire for 1970s short board performance w...

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Fiberglass

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Located in Haleiwa, HI

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Located in Haleiwa, HI

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Located in Rhinebeck, NY

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1984 Original Town & Country Vintage Surfboard by Wallace

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By Dave Wallace

Located in Haleiwa, HI

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6'4 "Kokomo" Custom Wooden Marquetry Surfboard

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H 4 in W 21 in D 86 in

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By Emma Wood

Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

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Located in Haleiwa, HI

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Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Greg Noll Redwood Balsa  Hot Curl Surfboard

Greg Noll Redwood Balsa Hot Curl Surfboard

$12,460Sale Price|20% Off

H 110 in W 18 in D 3 in

Greg Noll Redwood Balsa Hot Curl Surfboard

By Greg Noll

Located in Haleiwa, HI

This beautiful recreation of a revolutionary design from the 1930s/40s by one of surfing's most legendary names is a collector's dream. Greg Noll shaped Hot Curl, 9’2 balsa/redwood c...

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1930s Replica Tom Blake hollow wooden surfboard

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By Tom Blake

Located in Haleiwa, HI

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Hot Curl wooden surfboard by Juan Rodriguez

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$10,995

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Located in Haleiwa, HI

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By Emma Wood

Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

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1960s Replica Greg Noll Black Walnut Trophy Surfboard

1960s Replica Greg Noll Black Walnut Trophy Surfboard

By Greg Noll

Located in Haleiwa, HI

Late-1960s replica Greg Noll Surf Center Hawaii wooden surfboard. Features a transitional-era (late 1960’s style) pintail shape made with one of the rarest and most valuable hardwood...

Category

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Materials

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Bing Surfboards 1966 model Pipeliner by Dick Brewer

Bing Surfboards 1966 model Pipeliner by Dick Brewer

By Dick Brewer

Located in Haleiwa, HI

Bing Surfboards 1966 model pintail Pipeliner. Gorgeous red tinted bottom/wrapped rails and blue fin with white halo. Dual t-band balsawood stringers. Shaped by the late Dick Brewer (...

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Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

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Balsa Wood Surfboard For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal balsa wood surfboard for your home. A balsa wood surfboard — often made from wood, hardwood and softwood — can elevate any home. Find 6 options for an antique or vintage balsa wood surfboard now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the balsa wood surfboard you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A well-made balsa wood surfboard has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Greg Noll, Emma Wood and Hap Jacobs are consistently popular.

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And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.

The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.

Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.  

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Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.

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