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Comment on Amazing Surf Adventures – Operation Surf Central Coast 2011 Video by central coast photography

central coast photography — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:17:11 +0000

Nice sport. This made me want to try surfing out. I know this is a lot of fun. I cannot wait to experience this. Thank you for sharing.

Comment on Rider Profile – John Mel by Freeline Surf Shop

Freeline Surf Shop — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:54:27 +0000

Requiring certain skills and having them are sure things with both John Mel’s. Thank you for the great article!!!

Comment on Shaper Profile – Kirk Mcginty of L41 Surfboards by Arun

Arun — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:23:36 +0000

I am looking forward to ordering a board from Kirk for the new year! Yeew!

Comment on Shaper Profile – Kirk Mcginty of L41 Surfboards by george

george — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:03:22 +0000

I remember Kirk machining his 1st board on a CNC mill that was nicknamed the Big Blue. It was a machine purchased from Saturn, the former GMC brand, which was used to cut prototypes of dashboards. It had the largest working envelope but Kirk still had to shift the blank a couple of times to cut the whole board.

Job well done Kirk and nice to see your progression!
I still love my original Kirkshapes!

Comment on Slater Secures ASP World Title as Round 4 Completed at Rip Curl Pro Search by Quiksilver's In Memory of Eddie Aikau

Quiksilver's In Memory of Eddie Aikau — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:55:44 +0000

The ASP can’t do math, Kelly still prevails and wins his 11th title! Congrats Ke11y!

Comment on Company Profile – SPL Water Housings by Ballistic

Ballistic — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:41:03 +0000

we only work with those humble and willing to try their best. Because those are the best. Sean is one of them.

Aloha

Comment on Shaper Profile – Rickland Surfboards by Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:03:13 +0000

Rich is one of the best shapers in California (top 20)…
I’ve been getting boards from him since 2001 and I have never gone back to any other shaper or big label. I really hate the fact; I used to pay bank for a Merrick or a Lost, etc… And I never got to talk to the shaper and the attitude was like “you want to buy a board or what?
Rich is all about customer service, he’s not there to just sell you a board; instead he’s building you one!
Support this guy.
Jeffrey.

Comment on Shaper Profile – Rickland Surfboards by Rickland

Rickland — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:49:25 +0000

Janice,
Good point. Yes! I use the 3D/cnc to get my boards done, although they’re still custom and hand finished by me. When I design a board on the software is just like hand shaping a board but on the computer. I have to make sure everything blends in or else there board is trashed. After the board was cut by the CNC, I proceed to hand tune the board. I still have to blend in the concaves, tuck in the rails, thin out the nose and tails, template the tail, mark the fins, etc..
So instead of putting 1 1/2 to 2 hours of work per board, now it takes me less time. Now, if you want a hand shape from scratch, it will cost you a lot more money because of the time I have to put into that shape. Yes! you can get cheap hand shapes but how good are they? can you get the same board again and again?
This is why I’m getting paid now to design boards for some of the bigger labels in the industry. I’m not going to be rich making boards but just like Tokoro said one “You get richer by seeing all the surfers around the world enjoying what they love, Surfing”.
I love hand shpaing because that is how I end up coming out with new designs/models. I still hand shape for my PRO guys, close friends, customers and myself, but most of my production is based on my 3d designs. Everyone wants deals and do not appreciate how hard is to make a board. Everyone wants deals, discounts, etc.. The real problem here is all the pop out boards and boards getting done over seas. That’s the real cancer in our surf industry. I hope this makes sense to you my friend.
Best regards,
Rickland

Comment on Shaper Profile – Rickland Surfboards by Janice McAllister

Janice McAllister — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:56:28 +0000

Well, you’re still getting a custom board from him since he’s using
whatever specs you give him for the board you want; but what he does (along with many other shapers by the way) is inputting the numbers into the CNC machine and once cut, it’s pretty much done, then the board is
off to glassing from there.
So, I guess what I hope is for any shaper to actually disclose their method of shaping whenever a customer is ordering a new board;
that way a customer can choose if he/she wants to pay for a board
that will be cut by a machine vs. one that is actually shaped by a human
and a planer, and obviously both should be priced accordingly.
Sorry, I just think customers deserve to know what their getting.

Anyhow, congrats to this shaper once again.

Comment on Save The Waves raises $50K by Sand Sock Girl

Sand Sock Girl — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:58:59 +0000

This is awesome! This is a big help to our Mother Nature. I am more than willing to be part of this. I am supporting this stuff