The surfer-shaper relationship is as old as the sport itself. Somebody had to make all those surfboards, after all. From the Dick Brewer/Gerry Lopez relationship, to Occy and Rusty, and Tom Curren and ...

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 ...

Jacksonville Beach's Mike Whisnant has been shaping surfboards for more than 25 years. And while he has created thousands of custom boards, fulfilling requests from customers for all shapes and sizes, ...

After hand-shaping surfboards for more than 40 years, Rich Harbour did the unthinkable in 2000. He flirted with mass production overseas. It didn’t work, and the owner of Harbour Surfboards in Seal ...

HONOLULU (KHNL)- With the slip and slide of a sanding pad, Mike Woo works up a rhythm creating his newest ride! Woo is one of Hawaii's top surfboard shapers and designers, and the orders pile up fast.

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 ...

The art of playing in harmony with the ocean is something Native Hawaiians have done for centuries. It’s called surfing nowadays, but the ancient Hawaiians said he’e nalu, or “wave sliding.” It was ...

A surfboard that not long ago spent several weeks being shaped in the Sydney factory of Haydenshapes is now carving through eight-foot waves off the coast of Hawaii. As one of the world’s most ...

Fins to the surfer are like footwear to the footballer. Sure they mightn't matter much to those just starting out but for the more experienced, different designs can deliver the added stability and ...

It’s clear upon walking in that Almond Surfboards is an atypical surf shop. “We are not really attempting to chase fashion trends or be a huge brand,” says Dave Allee as he motions to the ...

Though 29-year-old Virginia Beach surfboard shaper Jordan Brazie was one of the youngest to compete in last weekend’s Surf Expo shape-off — it was his overall knowledge of the art and probably a ...