Great show this year, Thanks Scott Bass for the excitiment. It seems like Magazines still don't get it and places like Swaylocks where alot of the true craftmans thru out the world keep the stoke alive along with progression of the sport. Why this comment you might ask, well a picture tells a 1000 words. This guy didn't finish shaping his board in the shape off. And I believe Cordell showed up with No Planner and had to borrow one, but you won't hear that in the Mag. Correct me if I am wrong, but how do we believe the Smoke and mirrors along with the Hype of the old boy magazine club. I have been in this industry for over 40 years and in the last 10 to 14 years it's been a joke. In the last few years a change in the tides have started with a young group making waves away from the big corps. Thank god for places like Swaylocks, the Internet and shows like the Boardroom where we get to see the real deals and give credit to the guys like Matt Calvani and Roger Hinds and Honor someone like Ben Aipa who is one of my favorite shapers which I have a Aipa Sting that he made for us in the 70's. I am blessed to share alot of special momments with Guys like Matt Calvani and Roger Hinds along with Lance Carson, Hap Jacobs and Bing to mention a few and call them my friends. I hope the next generation will have the same luck to share those momments with their Mentors and Lengends like I have. In finishing up to shaping contests held like the one at the Boardroom Show this last weekend. It's the responsiblity of the major Industry Magazines to Promote and Support the History and Tradition of Surfboard Shaping. It would be nice to hear the input from others on this matter.
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"It's the responsiblity of the major Industry Magazines to Promote and Support the History and Tradition of Surfboard Shaping." Huh. It is all about who has the biggest adds. Always has been always will be
Thanks Ace, You are right until the world of Boardroom Meetings like Mr Bass, Internet and Forums came into play where the Real World dosen't care how big the add. Congrats to Roger Hinds for sharing his amazing skills for others to see.
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...talking about real...Calvani and others like Christenson are all about marketing; so is like Ace is saying but marketed as coolness. All is the machine; nobody cares about the hand shapers or to keep this labor alive; money and egos is what s all about.
Can't totally agree with you my friend that it's all about the machine. Calvani is a diversified shaper who can shape a block of foam and plane out production. A big difference from a person who finishes a board off a computer. Thanks for stepping in my friend, always good to see your posts. Mahalo
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Roger was a clear winner - his mastery of the cross cut was a delight to watch.
"We ain't on our way to Wembley,we ain't gonna win the league. No matter how much they let us down - Westham's still our team"...
Thanks for posting this Larry.
Watching the announcment of the winner, I was standing next to Gary Linden,
He told me that not finishing in 1-1/2 hours was pathetic.
Some of the other shapers looked like deer in the headlights.
Out of their league.
Rodger deserved it!
Barry Snyder
Surfboards made by hand. Not machine.
http://barrysnyderdesigns.com
Instagram @barrysnyderdesigns
You are welcome my friend, Thanks for joining in! Mahalo,Larry
...hello, you are right about the shapers that can mow foam and know what to do with a blank, etc and the finishers. May be in this tournament was a deep gap between both philosophies.
I do not know if its correct to choose (or what s the criteria to do it) between a seasoned long time shaper vs a finisher vs a new shaper that do not have enough experience or even a good shaper but slower one (due to not do production); I mean, it s kind of obvious where the winner would be.
By the way, after all these years, nobody films that 1 1/2 of shaping to see the winner in all glory?
Also, I m interested in the glassing demos, like the one with different materials, etc; nobody put a clip about them?
http://www.currumbinwoodworks.com.au/
I am with you Kayu, because I am one of those guys my self the man behind the seen. Others take the credit which doesn't bug me to much until they call themselfs designers with my ideas and mags print them as Gurus who know nothing and created nothing. Thanks for mentioning the other guys Kayu, thought I would share a few little clips of my world for over 40 years. Enjoy the ride my friends you ROCK!! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203146029364698&set=vb.1626125184...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152311814980934&set=p.10152311814...
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