Every Basic Tool You Need to Shape a Surfboard [At HOME]
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2024
- Every essential tool you need to Shape a Board is linked down below!
In today's video I give you the low-down on every basic tool you need to shape a board a home.
In my opinion, there are three different levels of surfboard shaping tools-Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.
The level of tools depend on how much you want to get into shaping boards and how much money you are willing to spend on shaping tools. Do you want to one board and be done? Do you want shape a quiver? or do you want to even start selling off some boards?
You can get the job done with the ESSENTIAL beginner tools, but the intermediate and advanced tools help make the shaping process faster and more efficient. Like I said in this video, it took me 36 hours to shape my first board with the level one beginner tools- just a block of wood, sand paper, saw, and basic planer. These tools are of course not as efficient, however, they are LOW budget.
As you continue to buy more and more tools, the faster and more efficient shaping surfboards become with a little less money in the piggy bank. ;)
I hope you learn some essential tips from this video.
If you want to continue to learn shaping and glassing tips on how to build boards at home, make sure to SUBSCRIBE to my channel.
Have a good one guys!
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Safety Gear___________________________________
3M respirator - Love this one, definitely recommend
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3M Dust filters
- amzn.to/3oUAgXH
3M Organic Vapor Filters
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Rice Paper for Logos __________________________
- amzn.to/3zX5GDf
Fin Marking Jig_______________________________
- foamez.com/product/casica-fin...
Glassing Tools________________________________
Cheap Yellow Squeegees I like
- amzn.to/3d6EfO6
Hot Coat Brushes_____________________________
3” Brushes I Use
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Sanders_____________________________________
Porter Cable Random Orbital sander:
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Dewalt Sander
- amzn.to/3QirRc9
Festool R0150 - Ultimate Sander!
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Flexpad 8"
- greenlightsurfsupply.com/prod...
Mirka Sanding Screen - My recommendation, does the best job with dust control when using a vacuum
- amzn.to/3Jt8US4
Festool Sand paper
- amzn.to/3OTOMJS
Vacuum Hose
- foamez.com/product/slinky-hose/
Planers__________________________________
Wen Planer
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Makita Planer
- amzn.to/3QisbaR
Measuring Calipers _______________________
- foamez.com/product/e-z-scisso...
Hand Plane______________________________
Stanley Hand Plane
- amzn.to/3oT8pXR
David Combie Hand plane
- foamez.com/product/david-comb...
Hobby Hand plane
- fiberglasssource.com/products...
Shop Vacuum___________________________
Shop Vac I Use
- amzn.to/3zzAZ5F
Scissors_______________________________
Carbon Shears
- amzn.to/3vFRFas
Fiberglass Scissors I like
- amzn.to/3oTfF5Y
Electric scissors I like
- Not as nice as ultra fancy electric scissors but works great for the hobbyist
- amzn.to/3oVkImt
Air Brushing Tools/Supplies_______________
Air Brush Spray Gun
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Acrylic Paint thinner
- makes acrylic paint less viscous for easy use air brushing
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Airbrush cleaner for acrylic paint
- * definitely use after every use or your HVLP air gun will get clogged up fast!
- amzn.to/3Jz5rS6
Sticker Cutter - Cameo 4
- amzn.to/3pdG52R
Sticker Material I Use
- amzn.to/3OYZPBB
Epoxy resin ___________________
- slow cure if your new to glassing, gives you more time to work on the board
- greenlightsurfsupply.com/coll...
- fast cure if you feel confident and can laminate a board fast
- greenlightsurfsupply.com/coll...
Fiberglass Cloth ________________
- * cheapest out there for budget builds but still great quality!
- shapersupply.com/collections/... - Навчання та стиль
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Amazing video, so much valuable information in 10 minutes!!! Didnt see you mention dust protection like masks or eye gear, anything like that? Is there a good resource? Just wondering if im hobby shaping what the risks are inhaling that stuff. Appreciate your thoughts, Thx!!
Hey what’s up Eddie, stoked you enjoyed it! Ya man, I should have included PPE here, but I go in depth on all protective equipment in this video, check it out! ua-cam.com/video/wdkTX3A1cjY/v-deo.html
I just started shaping in my garage, in Florida. Honestly, I'd now consider the planer a must have tool. I started foiling down with a hard block and 40grit sandpaper (not nearly coarse enough...), but it just takes wayy too long and with the heat I was sweating buckets. The $40 Wen planer did the same job in about 2 minutes what would have been hours haha. Totally worth it in time and sweat, and cheaper than the Greenlight rasps.
Seriously, after upgrading I could never go back to just hand tools, also planets are just so fun!!
So sick!!! Pretty cool all the tools you’ve made and then the modifications you made on others! Keep it up!
Dude you need to come out and shape a board with me sometime!
Great video! Got me stoked to start in my first board, my PU blank just came in!
Any tips for working with PU?
Heck ya stoked to hear it! I rough shape all my PU boards with 50 grit sandpaper, life is 100% easier with 50 grit. Once you have got your blank shaped, fine sand with 120 of if your super fancy give it a final polish to 220!
Awesome
Heck ya, thanks man! Maybe less entertaining but pretty darn informative for those wanting to get into shaping!
Haven't ben surfing too long, can stand and catch some little waves. But I feel like shaping my own board, and making it work in the water is the ultimate surf vibe. So... Thanks for this video!! This made things a bit clear. I am curious on how to get some finboxes in on a budget, haha. Anyways thanks so much, decided to subscribe as well!
Hey stoked to hear you want to make a board, it’s a fun process and so cool to actually surf something you made, glad my vid was informative, when I started there just wasn’t a ton of info out there and it was so confusing figuring out what I needed so decided to pass along the info! Check out these knock off brand boxes, I use them on my personal boards and they work great, they are probably made in the same factory honestly amzn.to/3bHODf5
Normal boxes cost something like $14 a fin box, with upsurf you can get a full set for that much !
Such an awesome video I was curious if you would do a video for measuring tools?
Hey happy to help and thanks for the suggestion! So measuring tools, surfboard calipers, any other measuring tools you would want to hear about?!
similar to how you had it if you can make any of them or recommendations of where to get them!
Sweet man, that works for me, that will be a cool video, thanks for the idea!
cool thanks man looking forward to it!
Hey man, what is the name your hose and the overhead retractable attachments called? I want to get a similar set up myself... Any info will help out thank you 🙏.
Hey great question! Check out my page, I have collected all my tools and dust collection setup! rockandseagarageboardshop.com/pages/tools
Hey man this is my first time shapping a surfboard can i know how do i measure the thickness if i’m using the level 1 tools? Thank you
Sorry should have included this! I use this “framing square ruler”. Before you start shaping your rails, while the board is still boxy, you use this ruler and measure the thickness, get the board right to the thickness you want then move on to shaping the rails amzn.to/47kN0LZ
What kind of shop vac are you using?
Hey check out my tools page, I’ve listed all the tools with kinds to everything I use! rockandseagarageboardshop.com/pages/tools Hope this helps!
How do you drill the fin boxes holes on level 1 tools? Thanks
You can shape a board with super basic tools, level one is all you really need. But for popping in fin boxes, you really need to go all in and buy the router jig setup ua-cam.com/video/zOXwxiaNG-8/v-deo.htmlsi=I8LTfDT7ZDOUjKpu One way around that, especially if you just testing the waters and getting into it, you can hand shape your first board, and then take it to your local glass shop, when you have them glass your board you have the option for them to put in the fun boxes for you! You can technically free hand route fin boxes with just a router and normal bits, but to really get true tight tolerances you pretty much need the jig kit. Hope this helps!
@@RockandSeaGarageBoardShop got it, thanks a lot!
wanna learn how to shape!
Heck ya man! Get out there and give it a try! It’s super frustrating at first but soooo rewarding, so fun to surf something you made!
Been considering getting the Rail Runner tool however I exclusively shape PU foam. You said it tears it pretty aggressively? Would you recommend a different tool for the job?
I love the Rail runner for eps, really can’t beat it. But for PU I actually prefer using home made 90 degree wood block jig with 50 grit paper glued on. The rail runner is even lower grit, it does an amazing job on eps but it is so low grit it actually doesn’t cut as fast as 50 grit
Hello bro i have a question plz, what size is the drywall screen tnx
9x11! I use the 80 grit screen then finish off with a sheet of 220 grit sand paper Here is a link! shapersupply.com/products/sanding-screen-80-grit?_pos=1&_sid=2353447c1&_ss=r
What was the name of the second tool you said it so fast I couldn't catch it it's made by Stanley
Hey no worries! It’s the Stanley hand plane! amzn.to/3Pm1Lri
Im from india ,where to buy blank and resins 😢 to make boards
I apologize but I couldn’t help you out there in India
Lol these are the tools that would be nice to have yet I do NOT NEED them, remember people has been building surfboards for decades WITHOUT all these capitalist gadgets. I have seen also people doing an excellent job WITHOUT many of these tool.
Yes sir, actually mentioned how you didn’t need most of these 20 seconds into the vid. Shaping boards is such a fun fulfilling craft, don’t want to scare away people trying to get into it because they think they have to spend a ton of money to buy all the fancy stuff. I shaped my first few boards with essentially no tools, works fine just takes longer. I do have to say I’m a bit of a gear head, it’s pretty fun to slowly save up for the next fancier tool, modify them to your liking, or best of all make your own tools that fit your need perfectly. Kazuma has a bunch of handmade sanding tools each specific to sanding a part of a rail etc… super cool