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How to Shape & Make a Surfboard

Presented by Kimo Greene

Learn how to make a surfboard with expert tips and advice on surfboard fins in this free instructional video series.

Series Summary

Surfing is an extremely popular sport that comes in many different forms: kneeboarding, bodyboarding, surf-skiing, tow-in surfing, and of course the traditional stand-up surfing. Some surfers enjoy the sport as recreation, while others surf competitively for national and worldwide titles. Traditional surfing consists of paddling out on a surfboard into the ocean and waiting for a breaking wave to come along. Once you see an opening, you paddle in the direction of the moving wave, matching its speed. Once the ocean begins to carry you, you can hop to your feet and maneuver your board, whether it’s to do tricks like hang tens or stalls, to go inside the tube, or to just enjoy riding the wave.

In this free video series, our expert Kimo Greene will teach you how to make a surfboard. He will tell you all the necessary tools you will need, and talk about the different types of blanks, fins, and stringers. Kimo will also teach you how to trim the crust, make an outline, draw the template, shape the board, level the stringer, and put in the rails. Kimo will teach you how to add resin and airbrushing for color, how to add fiberglass for strength, and how to install the fins. He will even show you how to repair dings in your board!

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Different Types of Blank Surfboards

Learn about the different types of blank boards and how to choose what blanks to shape a surfboard in this free how to video on making a surfboard.

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