Wooden Surfboard Pendant

I had a some scrap cutoffs from previous projects, and decided to create a pendant. It was made from a piece of Mahogany and a piece of beach glass.

I was lucky enough to find a piece of beach glass that looked like the bottom fin of the surfboard. The piece of wood was actually pretty rough with some cracks in it. I waited until I had the rough shape of the board before gluing the cracks.

The finished pendant is 3" in length and 1" in width. It was cut with a Japanese pull saw to length. The scroll saw was used for the rough shaping. I used Titebond II to glue the two cracks. I clamped it and let it dry overnight before sanding and finish shaping.

I flattened the bottom of the glass to help with the glue up. I also used a small round gouge to rough out a small holl for the glass to go in.

I started with 80 grit for the major part of the shaping. Then used 100 and 150 grit to get the final shape. At this point I wanted to drill the hole for the cord, and to add a shark bite to the side of the surfboard before final sanding and finish..

I used a 1/2 " Forstner bit in my cordless hand drill for the shark bite. I let the bit hang off the board slightly to get the shape I wanted. Also drilled a small hole for the cord. Using the triangular file made adding the teeth marks a lot easier, then a small flat file to finish it.

I used super glue gel to glue the glass to the bottom of the board. I used some of the fine sawdust to help fill any voids next to the fin.

I used 200 grit then 600 grit sandpaper before finishing. Howard's Butcher Block Oil was wiped on for the finish.

Paracord was used for the cord and four snake knots added to the top of the pendant.

Thank you for looking.