Handshape

Our surfboards are built the way surfboards have started for roughly the last 60 years, from a Polyuerethane Foam that is poured into a mold. We order each blank with the specific rocker profile and stringer set-up.

Starting from an empty canvas allows you to create anything you have in mind. Drawing and cutting the outline. Planning the whole thing to get the rocker, thickness and volume required. Playing the game of shadows in order to get the right concave, makes every board a unique tailor made piece of art.

Glassing

“Glassing” is the equivalent of a hard shell that gives the foam blank durability and strength. It’s a quick and unforgiving step.

Pouring resin over the board and spreading it out to saturate the fiberglass cloth. Once this resin goes on the board, itʼs committed, so thereʼs no second chance.

Generally speaking, the way we do color on a surfboard is called a “resin tint”. Meaning we add drops of pigment into the resin to tint the resin the desired color. This is done by eye and experience. The amount of resin varies greatly, depending on the size of the board, so the amount of pigment changes as well. It is a learned skill and far more art than science getting the right color.

Sanding

Final touch. Sanding every little bumps and giving the board her final look. It’s a very dusty and laborious job but probably one of the most important.

The sander is largely responsible for making sure that the finish ends up perfectly smooth and even, while being careful, not to “burn through” the hot-coat. He has a very limited thickness of hot-coat resin to work with, in order to get the finish just right. If required, we apply a polish coat for a perfect shiny mirror finish.