S.U.R.F. Surf contest from STAB

Hazrus

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it's a fun series.

It also shows how much the Byron area has changed...
 

Clamsmasher

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I got a 6’2” Occy for $50 few days ago.

Damn fine use of 50 bucks, stonker of a board it is.
 

Mr J

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This shaper's challenge is my favourite STAB production. Makes me feel better about the boars I build for myself when I see the talented contestants make their bad shapes work. I've been making my 2022 build work with a slightly wider stance and just general tolerance for the way it doesn't feel drivey like my professionally made daily boar. Its working fairly well for its intended use - which is for the powerful open ocean beachbreak. I can live with it and even enjoy it for another 8 months. I also remind myself that it is so much more instructive this way than getting perfect professionally made boars.

As always the STAB episode left me craving more design detail. Would have been nice if Simon Jones had put a rocker stick on them, checked for things such as twists and poor edges. I bet the sander had a hard time, an interview with him would have been good.
 
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