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Tim Stamps - Shaper of the Year
- Thread starter griffinsurfboard
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didn't they have a decent wait for boards? if it's superior tech and plenty of orders how do you go out of business? doesn't seem like a high overhead business?
If true, I think it would be an issue of sales volume. Most lifelong surfers I know have very little to zero awareness of Varial or XTR. Still only PU/poly and “epoxy” (when they mean EPS). I’ve only seen a handful of varials IRL/ in the water. Niche product for an already small minority of surfers open to/interested in alternative builds. If you had enough sales/ orders of a premium product, you wouldn’t hold annual sales.
wait. maybe varial doesn't have the wait time. I'm thinking of XTR which is 6-12 weeks standard
is it that most of the wait time is coming from someone else doing the shaping, they are just glassing?? Unfamiliar with either construction. Had assumed it was mostly machine shape/ pop out stuff?
is it that most of the wait time is coming from someone else doing the shaping, they are just glassing?? Unfamiliar with either construction. Had assumed it was mostly machine shape/ pop out stuff?
for $20 you have the right east coast poster
Here she is. 6'0 19.75 x 2.6 33ish liters. Very stoked on this one! These are Tim's rails since I haven't established what "my rails" are 
but he hasn't steered me wrong. Definitely feels more hp than my GX under arm. I injured my hand surfing last week so it may be a bit before I can try it out.
but he hasn't steered me wrong. Definitely feels more hp than my GX under arm. I injured my hand surfing last week so it may be a bit before I can try it out.
dang looks great! love the swallowtail. and the flat padHere she is. 6'0 19.75 x 2.6 33ish liters. Very stoked on this one! These are Tim's rails since I haven't established what "my rails" are
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Board looks sick. Futures boxes, FCS pad, no f’s given.
Just cracked a Pliny and put an email into Tim about a step down from my GX. Feeling pretty, pretty, pretty good.
@tedshred5 have you gotten any more time on your Flare? How you digging it?
To my lanky Stamps buds, have you all found any stepdowns from Stamps that you've really clicked with? @Aruka @bird.LA As I get older/slower, I'm starting to think that short and stubby isn't the best shape for tall and lanky.
@tedshred5 have you gotten any more time on your Flare? How you digging it?
To my lanky Stamps buds, have you all found any stepdowns from Stamps that you've really clicked with? @Aruka @bird.LA As I get older/slower, I'm starting to think that short and stubby isn't the best shape for tall and lanky.
How tall are you and what are the dims of your Gx?
Besides the Flare, I really like the Rerun. A Spark Plug as a twin/trailer would also be a fun step down and could be stretched a bit more than a stubby hpsb.
Besides the Flare, I really like the Rerun. A Spark Plug as a twin/trailer would also be a fun step down and could be stretched a bit more than a stubby hpsb.
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