shaping a board

[lostsurf2]

so with there being no waves..no school until september again and working 3-4 days a week i figured maybe shape a board this summer.  since i have never shaped a board i am totally clueless on what supplies i need and such.
so any input from marke supreme or anyone whose shaped a board would be sick.  i know i need a blank but anything past that im clueless
thanks

[jscottk]

swaylocks.com ...spend a week just reading maybe two.. then there will be waves and you can forget the whole idea...

[lostsurf2]

yea i started to look at that...think itd be pretty cool to ride your own board

[Mark E]

If you are doing a fish or a short board you may be able to get away with a surform and some sanding blocks. For a longboard you are going to need a planer to skin the blank.

[uncutproducts]

yea i started to look at that...think itd be pretty cool to ride your own board

i shaped one and now it's my favorite board to surf. there's some things i'll change on the next one, but it's perfect for LI waves.

[Supreme]

Its hard to say..I have soo many different tools and techniques for each tool. I don't want to give you a list of things that will amount to over 2,000 dollars and have you un-stoked on doing it. Bare basics....your going to need a planer. Preferably one with smooth, fast and easy depth adjustment knob. (you don't want to be fighting the planer to cut deeper, epecially on the fly). After that you need a small block plane for taking down the stringer. A surform (10 or 10.5") and an assortment of sand paper (60, 80, 100, 150 and...... 220 for the finish sand.) You can PM me with any questions. I'll help you out as best as I can. Now go shopping!!

[Top Three]

fark the sureform... use ur moms cheese grater...   im sure she will love that!!! but itll work...