CARDBOARD CRAFT
An Outsider's Perspective On Board Construction
Mike Sheldrake has never felt the power of a planner or scrubbed foam with a sanding block or even stenciled his name on a redwood stringer. But he is a man with the gumption to put his dreams into action. The end result: a cardboard-core surfboard.
DESIGN FORUM - Breaking Point: How the Rising Price of Crude Oil Could Change Your Next Board
We wear dirty sandals and wet shorts, bump our way through life fueled on ephemeral memories and hopes for some of the same in the future - none of which pursuits have the least to do with things like unrefined petroleum or crude oil.
SURFBOARDOLOGY 101 - Acquiring The Shapers Eye
SURFBOARDOLOGY 101 Acquiring The Shapers Eye Hello and welcome to basic surfboard understanding. For this, our first lesson, you'll need a lab partner, someone you can swap boards with.
THE BIGGEST LITTLE MAN: A Chat With Shaping Maestro Timmy Patterson
At a time when computer software and advanced pop-out technology is making the surfboard building process easier than ever many shapers are baffled by the fact that Timmy Patterson still insists on shaping every board—start to finish—by hand.
FEATURED SHAPER: New Surf Project
Stock Purchases
01/14/04 - In pre-PC days, only parents and kooks bought boards off the rack-the core always went custom. But with the advent of extremely close-tolerance...
FEATURED SHAPER: Natural Art
FEATURED SHAPER: Ron Jon
Fish On!
10/29/03 - "I've always been a speed guy," 61-year-old Skip Frye admits matter-of-factly. "It's a whole different ball game. It's a glide. It's a feeling," says Chris Christenson, a 30-year-old shaper who's been mentored by Frye, both discussing the merits of the Fish, the storied board design that has become a San Diego legacy.
FEATURED SHAPER: Indo Board
Going With The Grain
9/03/03 - If a tree falls in the forest, can you make a contemporary surfboard out of it?
FEATURED SHAPER: Nezzy Surfboards
Home Improvement
8/19/03 - What would the surfer's "ultimate garage" resemble? Each of us in our own way attains some measure of this greatness with every well-placed surf...
FEATURED SHAPER: Channel Islands
Paying His Dues
6/13/03 - Last year Matt Biolas came across an old interview of Simon in which he poked fun at his own financial misfortune regarding the Thruster. Feeling a bit of guilt amid his gratitude...