If you leave too much foam up front your nose will be heavy and you won't be able to whip it around when desired, so taking just the right amount is...
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Chinned Vacuum Rails Mini By Tom Wegener
Tom Wegener, shaper of the year in Australia, says he got the idea from the rails on a boogie board with "chinned vacuum rails." We look at this...
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Plywood Mini Simmons
This video shows the entire process of building a Mini Simmons surfboard from $100 in wood and resin. We like the simplicity and effectiveness of the...
We examine this wood and foam beauty---a wide stringer Mini Simmons made from Paulownia wood and two pieces of foam.
I personally like a Mini tail that is somewhere between a square tail and a squash tail, the extra surface area is really going to give you some...
This one has pinched rails, that means that the rails are pinched toward the center of the rail-line (also know as rail apex) as opposed to curving...
The AKU shaping software is a fun tool to use to throw together some surfboard shaping ideas. It is really easy to use and lots of fun.
