Tail Shapes: squash, round or swallow, which one are you?

Why do tail shapes affect the performance of your surfboard? What tail shape is going to best suit the conditions you're about to surf in? All these questions answered within, click to read more

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Plan shapes: do you know your long and thin from your short and fat?

The Planshape is the outline of your board from Nose to Tail. This has a dramatic effect on the performance and features of the board. It also helps place surfboard volume in the right areas.

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Shape a board: are you ready to build your first surfboard?

Fancy shaping a surfboard? Whether it be a Wooden Surfboard, Epoxy (EPS) or PU (Polyurethane) the basics are all listed here. Until you get a CNC shaping machine then this is how you do it.

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PU vs EPS: do you know what’s inside your ride?

Epoxy Surfboards or Traditional PU surfboards? What's the difference? What the hell is Epoxy? Do Epoxy boards feel corky? It's actually EPS, Extruded or Expanded PolyStyrene.

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Bottom talk: do you want a vee or a concave or both?

How does the bottom contours of your surfboard effect it's performance? How does a Vee work? What does a Concave do? And what the hell is a Spiral Vee?

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Know your fins: are you ready to fine tune your surfing?

Surfboard Fins. What do they do? What Fin should I use? Quad or Thruster? What is the difference? My only question I can't answer is why are they so Goddamn Expensive??

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Surfboard Rocker - Should your board be flat or curvaceous?

Linked to the Bottom Contours I spoke about before. Rocker, the curve from nose through to tail, plays a vital role. Not many shapers get it right, but when they do it's magic. Read more to learn how it affects your surfboards performance.

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