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Friday, October 8, 2010

How to build your own surfboard shaping room

Every shaping room has its own positives, but some are simply better than others. My best room is twenty feet long, with a twelve foot ceiling, and is ten feet wide. It is a dark blue to cast shadows over the surfboard, the blue paint does this by absorbing the light. The lights are side mounted ten feet apart, the floor is a nice soft cushion, and the ceiling has a good power vent fan. The side lights are mounted 39"s above the soft floor, and the shaping racks are 38"s tall. Above my lights are a 10" shelve, these direct the light only at the surfboard, while serving as a nice tool rack above. You will also need plenty of compressed air, a few electrical outlets and a real loud stereo system. Do not let any external light in.
If you do not have much space to work with, don't freak. I have worked out of rooms as small as 8' x 8 x 10'. The ability lies in the shaper to make a surfboard, the room is merely an extra tool.
Anyone have some Ideas?

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