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The Rotary Cutter - The most effective way to cut your composites.

The Rotary Cutter - The most effective way to cut your composites.

11th Oct 2018

Cutting surfboard rail tapes, carbon tapes, fused tapes, kevlar, hybrid tapes and any other composite the traditional way with scissors has the tendency to leave frays in the weave of the composite. It also can be hard to replicate exact cuts which can leave your design aesthetics looking inconsistent.The new 60mm Rotary Cutter and 28mm Rotary Cutter cuts all composites with unparalleled precision …
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Asher Pacey Eco Series Tail Pad Range

Posted by Shapers on 7th Sep 2018

We are pleased to release our all new Eco Tail Pad collaboration with Asher Pacey. The new range consists of six fresh templates that cover every board you can think of. Performance Thruster, Twinny, Modern Fish, Round Tail Step Up, and Front Foot Tail Pads all feature in the range. Countless hours have gone into getting the perfect template outline that gives maximum coverage for each style of su …
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Fin Setups

11th Jun 2015

Fin SetupsSurfboards may have any number of fins, usually 1 or 3, and there are valid design points (and fans) for the different combinations and designs. Without a fin a surfboard would slide sideways and be almost uncontrollable. A fin creates resistance to the water allowing the surfboard to be turned and to travel across the face of the wave without sideslipping.Single FinSingle Fin are mainly …
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​Tail Shape

11th Jun 2015

Tail Shape Tail shapes have many different purposes. More tail shapes have been added in recent years as surfing has evolved. We have listed the main features of tail shapes below. Basically an angled tail will give a sharper turn where as a rounded tail will make more elliptical turns.Pin TailPin tails are generally used on XL shortboard (mini Gun) and Gun surfboards. These are a perfect down th …
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