Garage Shaper
Garage Shaper is a nickname here at DailyStoke.com as well as a good description of Garage Shaper's favorite hobby…next to actually surfing. Garage Shaper has been surfing for many years and always had an interest in how boards were built but was always too timid to try it himself. He finally broke down a while back and got hands-on; the foam dust hasn't settled yet and he's getting new ideas every day. Being mostly self taught, Garage Shaper says he's had my share of mistakes. His goal is to build unique boards that ride well and share projects with surfers that will benefit every waterman. Look for more cool projects from the Garage Shaper soon! 
Home Depot Surfboard Shaping Project - Part 2
Readers will know that I was intent on shaping a surfboard out of pink foam insulation. I went to Home Depot, and bought 2″ and 1″ pieces. Once home, I mixed up a batch of epoxy and sandwiched it between the two pieces of foam; placing the thinner sheet on top. To guarantee good adhesion [...]
Home Depot Surfboard Project - A surfboard shaping story - Part 1
There is a shared ritual for anyone who puts their hands on a surfboard for the first time. First, you’ll feel the smooth contouring of the rails, then sight down the stringer, dance our finger tips over any bottom contours, flip it over a few times and then ask: “How’d they make this?” These days, all [...]
GoPro Surf Hero Camera – Surfing Product Review
A big focus for me this year is going to be highlighting and reviewing some new and existing surf-related products on the market. I am personally testing them and trying to give a truly unbiased, surfer’s perspective. For my first victim, the folks at Go Pro were kind enough to send us their new GoPro [...]
Finatic - Netflix for Surfboard fins from the Surfboard Warehouse
The Surfboard Warehouse is now offering a new “Netflix” type of program for surfboard fins (Twin, Thruster, Quad and Longboard), called Finatic. It is a fin testing program that enables its members to test an unlimited number of fins from both FCS and Future Fins for $19.99 per month. After picking your top three sets [...]
The Carver 29″ Swallow - Product Review
I’ve been seeing more and more ad’s lately in almost all of my surfing magazines featuring the one and only Taylor Knox riding Carver Skateboards. I figured that if Mr. Knox was giving his stamp of approval on a product outside of surfing it would be worth looking into it. It wasn’t long before I [...]
Product Review - Hydro Swim Fins
As I patiently wait for the bigger swell to arrive I have been doing more training. I have found body surfing and swimming to be great cross-training methods and they are way more fun than going for a run! Fins and trunks are all you need and it will keep you fit and wave ready [...]
Product Review - Power Balance
While recently conducting some researching on Alaia surfboards for my next do-it-yourself project I came across a YouTube video of Dave Rastovich tearing it up on one of Tom Wegener’s new boards. Following his short Alaia segment I realized that the video was actually more of a testimonial/commercial for a fairly new product called Power [...]
Product Review - Soularc Boards
As you know, I’ve been doing more and more longboard skateboard reviews and have become a huge advocate for using them to train for surfing. Although all of the boards offer many similarities to the traditional surf experience, I found that many are still missing that genuine surfing feel.
This is where SoulArc comes in. They [...]
The Rastovich’s Get Soft Core
Dave and Hannah Rastovich recently took part in a rather unconventional photo shoot for Stab Magazine. The article was titled “Tonight I’m Yours” and debuted some racy photos that boardered on soft-core porn…and they had absolutely nothing to do with surfing. However, Hannah looked smokin’ and I thought they’d be worth bringing to everyone’s attention.
The [...]
Product Review - Beyond Coastal Sunscreen
We’ve all done it…you pull up to the beach and see a perfect head-high set coming in. You rush to get your suit on, stash your keys, and head down to the break as fast as you can, waxing your board on the way. About half way down, you forget that in the hurry to [...]
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