How to Clean Cut Lines on a Surfboard

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Once you cut the foam of a surfboard into the right shape, you have to clean up the lines or outside edges. If you go too quickly or rush the shaping process, the board is ruined, and you have to start over. Make sure to take your time when you clean cut lines on a surfboard to ensure you have the perfectly shaped board.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Hand planer
Shear form tool
Shaping stall

Step 1

Write down the final desired measurements. Hang it in an easily visible area in order to refer back to the measurements while shaping the surfboard.
Step 2

Gather your tools. Put a hand planer and shear form tool on a workbench or space within your reach so you can access them easily during shaping.
Step 3

Put the surfboard blank in the shaping stall. At this point, the surfboard blank is standing up in the shaping stall on its side.
Step 4

Begin cleaning up the lines on the surfboard at the highest points of the outside edges. It's easiest to start running your hand planer or shear form at the nose or the tail because you have to remove the least amount of material from these areas.
Step 5

Finish cleaning the lines of the surfboard by planing the middle of the outside edges.
Step 6

Flip the board over to the other side and repeat Step 4 and Step 5.

Tips & Warnings

Always make sure the surfboard is well lit. This allows you to see uneven bumps and dips better as you're shaping.
Never plane off your template lines. You need to get as close to the lines as possible, without shaving them off with the shear form or hand planer. If you go below the line, the surfboard measurement will be off.

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