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Saturday 29 March 2014

Lay Day Shaping Day.

Yesterday I got the chance to shoot my good mates shaping there own boards. I have always known what shaping is about and kinda how its done. But flip, its one hell of an art form thats not for the impatient. Both Damien Stander and Jago England are the true definition of core surfers making, shaping and surfing there quality designs. It was really cool to watch them for hours on end, crit , shape, fix, shift, measure , sand cut and mould what we simply purchase and communicate as a good board. There is so many fine measurement that determine exactly how the board will perform down to the millimetre when shapers make boards. All this is done by hand, each board is never exactly the same but built for function to the athletes specs he requires to perform on tour or just in his backyard. 

Just think next time you get on the board what went into it and how well made it was.
















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