Yeah but I was just telling him the price. Plus the shapers who have years of experience mostly learned that the hard way, self taught trial and error. There were no big shaping companies back then to take on apprentice's. Does not necessarily require professional training, more so a grasp on hydrodynamics and knowledge of what shape gets what result.
@Jezzibrum Agreed however I think that shapers will become fewer and fewer because of the CNC and tracer trype shaping machines. Now in the big production companies all they need are sanders and glassers. Perhaps some free hand graphics as well. There will be custom shapers around but as the need for hand shaping falls so will the need for apprentices. I was also wondering if he was going to uses templates and towards the end he did. This will insure that some performance and not just "a log".
It depends on the type and size of the board, bigger board = more foam and more glass. Eg 6'8" mini mal, 22" wide. Blank cost about $100 Au, plus glass and resin. Then with shipping it is about $400 give or take a bit of money. Also depends if you need to buy all the tools and if you are buying bulk. Plus add on the labour involved. So about half the price ish. That is a rough figure though. Plus the quality may not be as good as a pro shaped board.
Not only that, but there are so many factors to consider when shaping a board. Without professional training, you'd never get a properly shaped board. Anything you created would just be a big stick that floats.
Have Buzz shape one for you in the quonset hut on Olema-Bolinas Rd...
Atlanticmoonsnail 4 months ago
DAmn... he is fast! :-)
heyalain 1 year ago
Respect
EvelioSurfboards1 1 year ago
Bonobo - Nothing Owed is the song for anyone that wants to know.
JG599 1 year ago
Great video, nice work!
JG599 1 year ago
nice work johnny moore!
blissabsolute 2 years ago
Yeah but I was just telling him the price. Plus the shapers who have years of experience mostly learned that the hard way, self taught trial and error. There were no big shaping companies back then to take on apprentice's. Does not necessarily require professional training, more so a grasp on hydrodynamics and knowledge of what shape gets what result.
Jezzibrum 2 years ago
@Jezzibrum Agreed however I think that shapers will become fewer and fewer because of the CNC and tracer trype shaping machines. Now in the big production companies all they need are sanders and glassers. Perhaps some free hand graphics as well. There will be custom shapers around but as the need for hand shaping falls so will the need for apprentices. I was also wondering if he was going to uses templates and towards the end he did. This will insure that some performance and not just "a log".
Robkat3751 8 months ago
How much would it be if you make it yourself then buying it from the store?
OpenMindedSal 2 years ago
It depends on the type and size of the board, bigger board = more foam and more glass. Eg 6'8" mini mal, 22" wide. Blank cost about $100 Au, plus glass and resin. Then with shipping it is about $400 give or take a bit of money. Also depends if you need to buy all the tools and if you are buying bulk. Plus add on the labour involved. So about half the price ish. That is a rough figure though. Plus the quality may not be as good as a pro shaped board.
Jezzibrum 2 years ago
Not only that, but there are so many factors to consider when shaping a board. Without professional training, you'd never get a properly shaped board. Anything you created would just be a big stick that floats.
venman 2 years ago
that's not true. making a great board might be hard, but making an OK one is pretty straightforward.
just a little bit of rocker, boxy rails, and no concaves might not make a high performance machine but it'll ride just fine.
kremerica 1 year ago
nice
sentenced4love 3 years ago
where do u learn to shape
DimeBoy05 4 years ago
It only takes a few hours to shape a board not days.
surfandhuntnz 4 years ago
nice......whats the name of the song?
davilopez 4 years ago
very nice. how many days did you work on this board?
titalaj 4 years ago
damn that guys fast!
dantheman7601 4 years ago
zoom zoom
RoyStewart 4 years ago
the flash
PivotOwnageAW 3 years ago
nice instructional piece. thanks.
freefilmer 5 years ago