What Is An Alaia Surfboard? An Alaia is made from wood—wood is much different than working with foam and riding them can test your surfing ability and skills.

I really enjoy shaping boards for my friends, it let's me express my gratitude for the friendship without having to say much, nothing like handing a friend some new foam and watching them paddle it out for the first time.

Wood Surfboard Shaping How To Bend Wood is a lesson from wood surfboard shaper Brad Tucker on his 2 methods of bending wood for surfboard wood shaping.

Designed for SPEED - low rocker and a straighter rail line makes this board fast fast fast. The wide double diamond tail provides the means for the board to use its speed keeping it loose through turns.

The chopped diamond nose and forward volume allows you to ride this board short. The straight rail line and low rocker make this board extremely fast and fun even in less than ideal surf

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He did a 4 ounce on the bottom, 4 ounce deck patch and 4 ounce top layer with epoxy resin. The hot coat was epoxy and gloss coat is polyester resin.

A bad mofo modern single/multi-fin setup, the Misfit Shapes NU WAVR Surfboard Review + Futures Haydenshapes Fins is ideal if you want to mixup your surfing MO. A cruisy, down-the-line rocket, the Nu Wavr can be turned but this bad boy is all about the glide.

Once you design your Mini Simmons template you need to grab a Mini Simmons surfboard blank, check our blank recommendation list. Another option is to send you design file to an AKU machine shop (find a  AKU shaping shop near you). This is a good way to do your first Mini Simmons if you have never shaped before. Basically you'll just have to finish the rails and do some light sanding.