Ever wondered how a machine shapes a surfboard?
This video gives a quick peak about just how your precious little surfboard was probably shaped, hopefully in the United States and America! It is pretty cool to see the machine in action, and the video touts the benefits of such an investment. Dudes, it just makes sense! Starting at $25,000, these shapers can even [...]
What not to do with surfboards on top of your car
WIPEOUT!!!
A lot of people are idiots. Even surfers. This guy is a great example of a surfer who didn’t get his daily dose (let your imagination figure it out…). If I was that guy, the first thing that would go through my mind as the car started tipping is “Oh sh!t!!! [...]
Surfing - Elements of Style by Jay DiMartino
Surfing “style” is something that fades in and out of popularity every five or ten years. That same “shabby,” “trashy” ensemble your girlfriend asks you to take off before going out can suddenly become a fashion spread in next month’s GQ.
Landlocked preppies and street kids easily purchase surf style, drop it in a sack, and [...]
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 [...]
Chuy Reyna on Fire(wire)!
I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Chuy Reyna, frothing former California pro surfer and current marketing director over at Firewire Surfboards. To hear Chuy tell it, he’s had an amazing life filled with stoke and success, and he’s landed a dream job over at Firewire. Drop in and meet the legend.
What age [...]
Kelly is at it again
No, he’s not dominating the tour (at least, so far…), he’s making boards with crazy recipes one would use to make special yogurts (yummy)! This time, he’s fusing the natural shape of a manta ray with his recent designs such as the Wizard Sleeve and the Tangent. How does this thing ride? [...]
Surfing an eco-friendly wave of green.
The foam board revolution has been hailed one of the grandest changes in the surfboard’s history since the invention of the fin. But after many decades of buying and using these surfboards, many of our eco-conscious brethren have realized that they have been hypocrites. We needed to change the materials used in shaping [...]
When gear strikes back!!! Part 3.
Surfing, as we all know, was started by the ingenious Polynesians, who figured out how to ride waves. But surfboards were still huge and bulky, and it took many generations to finally perfect (or is it?) the shape that we know and love today. The polyeurethane board with a foam core, moderate rocker, [...]
Green Room Surfboards… Super stoked! Part 2
I’ve been waiting in anticipation for the fateful day that would present me with the new board…
Thursday was The Day. I went to the shaping bay to pick up my board. The board is epoxy, made by Green Room Surfboards, (who makes some of the best epoxy boards ever.) They had placed it in a [...]
Selling pop-outs are no better than selling “new” used boards
This person says that he can’t stand people who sell used boards but say that they’re new because they were only used once. Well I can’t stand that this guy is saying this while turning around and selling NSP’s saying that they’re a good deal. Yeah, a good deal if you plan on [...]
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