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Rail Shapes Rail on the surfboard is the curved rim of your board; rolled from deck to bottom and nose to tail (Rails are the edges of the surfboard where the deck meets the bottom).The rail interacts with the wave water at its most sensitive point, as the water enters, flows along and exits the board’s rocker and outline. The shape of the rails controls the way in which the surfboard responds du …

BLENDING THE RAILSThings You’ll Need: Shaping standSanding padSanding gauzeStep 1: Decide on the base type of rail you want. If you are building a long board, go with the soft rail shape and if you are building a short board, go with the hard rail shape.Step 2: Gather your materials. Before you begin to blend the rails on a surfboard, you need a sanding pad and sanding screens (the black screen …

Surfboard Deign and ShapesShortboardThe shortboard (also known as the thruster) is the most popular type of surfboard design, it’s used to perform quick maneuvers on waves. They are light and are easy to negotiate through the impact zone, as all areas of the board are narrowed down. The size of these shortboards is generally from around 5’8” to 6’10”. FishFish surfboards are great for surfing smal …

InFirst, I think this is the most exciting time in the history of surfing for shapers. There are more designs, styles of surfing, and lengths of surfboards than ever before. The shaper is under the gun to create better surfboards than our fathers and forefathers. At the same time the concept of the professional surfboard factory in Australia has probably never seen worse times. The backyarder will …