Surfboard Shaping: Proper Lighting

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Part of the video series: Surfboard Shaping

Summary: When shaping a surfboard, the proper lighting will show the shadows of the concave on the surfboard. Get tips for proper lighting from a professional surfboard shaper in this free surfing video.

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By Scott Anderson
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Scott Anderson is a legend surfboard shaper who owns and runs the only "handmade" surfboard company left in the Los Angeles area. He has been at the same location in Venice, California...read more

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"Now you're in the basic shaper room. As you can see, you can pretty much see all the shadows. Let me flip it over to show you the concave. You can see how the concave, you can see the shadows of the concave. This room is set up with the lights balanced for my racks, and for my height. If I was a taller person, and my racks were higher, you would lose all the definition on the board. Or if it was shorter, it would get too bright and wash everything out. So these rooms are set up so that the lights coming right across the rail and you have that shadow, just starting in on your rail line."

Surfboard Shaping: Proper Lighting

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