In the early 1960s, surf shops, which had been little more than beach shacks where balsawood blanks were sculpted into surfboards, were replaced by storefronts where surfboards were sold along with ...

As my hands glide over the white foam surface, I can’t help but think of how much shaping the blank is, well, kind of like surfing. Much like the ocean’s waves – there is a rhythm to surfboard shaping ...

So, you want to shape a surfboard. Hey, why not? It’s not nearly as hard as you may think. Well, actually, there is a sliding scale for how difficult it can be. The more experience and knowledge you ...

For those in the area, the 2022 Boardroom Surfboard Show and Icons of Foam Shape-Off will be held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, in Del Mar, California, October 8th and 9th. Over the decades, the shaping ...

The high-pitched whine of the electric planer splits the air, and Malcolm Knight walks up and back, again and again, gradually carving a curve into the side of a block of foam. Although a vacuum sucks ...