I REALLY want to be a surfboard shaper. is there any school that i can learn it in LosAngeles?
May 3, 2011 by Creating a Vision Board
Filed under make dream board
Im moving to california from florida next week to be a surfboard shaper.
i don’t know what i have to do first. i have been surfing few years. now i want make a board by myself. it became my dream. please help me. thank you!
Thats cool that you are doing this.
I suggest just asking to do an intern or apprenticeship at an existing surf shop and just learn everything you can from the shaper.
Some community colleges offer a course in it. It’s not as hard as you thing though, especially if you are just doing it for yourself. I shaped myself a twin fin fish this year and I love it. I would try to make a few for myself and then decide if its something you want to do for a career. Just realize that there isn’t much money in it. Your gonna probably have to get a job at someone else’s factory and do the apprentice thing.
There are some good sources in California (and Florida for that fact) to buy the materials to shape. Look up FoamEZ and Fiberglass Supply Company. There are other though. You should also poke around on Swaylocks.com.