Garage Shaper writes: There is a shared ritual for anyone who puts their hands on a surfboard for the first time. First, you’ll feel the smooth contouring of the rails, then sight down the stringer, dance our finger tips over any bottom contours, flip it over a few times and then ask: “How’d they make this?” These days, all you see are cookie cutter, CNC replicas of surfboards being mass-produced and sold at the same price they always have been, if not more expensive than they were!
I’m certainly not opposed to this technology, I can appreciate the business aspect and I love to read about new materials and advancements. However, because of this, I feel that the surfboard industry has lost some of the romance it once had when you knew your board was truly hand crafted and made for you ...
