Shaping a surfboard with ones own hands is sure to be high on the bucket list of any surfer you know. That's where Shaper Supply Co.'s "Shaping School" comes in, a four-hour introductory lesson on ...

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 ...

While you are grappling with the tools and the actual nuts-and-bolts of shaping a surfboard, it is a good idea to save some spare mental energy to consider what you are doing, philosophically. Some ...

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 ...

When it comes to the art of surfboard shaping — there is no such thing as “too old” to continue your craft. That statement proved to be fact at this year's Florida Shape Off held at the Orlando ...