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Weird times … Don’t you agree? In the past, surf enthusiasts packed their board bags right around this time of the year and flew to a tropical island on the other end of the world. The surfing scene in Switzerland has been growing over the past few years due to the easy access and cheaper traveling opportunities. Lately, also ecological concerns have been growing as well and during times of a global pandemic, where traveling internationally is not an option, we are all forced to look around us and get creative, if we want to follow our passion. Therefore, local surfers have focused their attention on home water sources like rivers and lakes which conditions and wave shapes variate from the usual ocean swell. Local surf passionate have started designing new shapes of surfboards, built to endure our European conditions and these unusual types of stream. We had the pleasure to meet and chat with the guy at Yow Surf, located in a bright cellar in Bern, and witness the creation of durable Swiss surfboard.

Purchasing Tramadol Online What inspired you to start shaping?

https://www.mominleggings.com/wzgl09s When I started shaping, I wanted to learn more about the process of building a surfboard. I was fascinated by the different shapes, colours and styles that you could build. So, I grabbed a planer, took some outlines of a board I liked and started.

https://musiciselementary.com/2024/03/07/gx5486s As river surfing and indoor surfing isn’t common way of surfing, there are not many local shapers. How did you find the vision to build these specialised shapes?

I experiment with a lot of different styles and try to ride every board I can get my hands on. There are so many components that go into a surfboard to make it work. One of the harder things for me has been to figure out the thickness of my boards. If you shape them too thick, they feel slow and chunky and if they are too thin, they need the surface area to compensate the lack of volume. So it is a lot of learning on the job.

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Order Tramadol Overnight Cod As I mostly make custom boards, I leave the decision with stronger materials mostly to the customers. I always glass the fin boxes a bit heavier. I’ve also used carbon or tail patches to strengthen certain areas. A standard shortboard features one layer of 4 oz cloth on the bottom and two layers of 4 oz cloth on the top.

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Uk Tramadol Online Your boards are known for their fabric designs. What inspired you to take the direction you did, and do you wish to grow the business in that way or look into new directions?

https://elisabethbell.com/uzcsychpvsc I experimented with fabrics from the beginning. It’s sort of a longboard look applied to a shortboard. I see no point in riding ugly boards so I try to make them as pretty as I can. I like floral designs and I mainly do them on the tail of the boards. When using fabrics, it’s a lot about balance. I feel that often less is more. One fabric in one place of the board. This way the pattern can really stand out.
At the moment I am trying out resin tints and spraying the core. I want to get better at using colours and tints on the boards.
I only do designs that I like myself. Yard surfboards will mostly be fabric inlays and resin tints.

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https://musiciselementary.com/2024/03/07/mvdkispt As Switzerland is a land-locked country, how is your business evolving? Who are your clients and what are they specifically looking for?

http://countocram.com/2024/03/07/f4engbnzp My advantage is, that shaping is my hobby. I do not rely on it as my main source of income. I’ve gotten more and more requests over time and if I wanted to, I could shape all summer. If I don’t shape and have free space, I try to fix some boards. My goal is for Yard Surfboards to be an alternative to buying a board off the rack. My clients are looking for specific shapes to ride on the river. I also try to involve them into the process of building the surfboard. I usually invite them to the workshop, draw up the board and saw the outline, so that they already have an idea about the result.

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https://fotballsonen.com/2024/03/07/g10li16 How long does it take to get your expertise and what advice could you give to young shapers?

I’ve been shaping for three years now and am still learning and improving with every board. If you get into shaping, try to improve your surfing. Ride as many boards as you can and note the details of them. Try to reshape a board you like first and move on from there. The best advice I’ve gotten was „Measure twice, cut once“.

EBEN SURF

For the outside, it may seem, like surfing is cheap and for people close to nature who believe in an eco-friendly lifestyle … All you need is a board and a bikini or board shorts, right? Once you take a closer look, you come to realise, that this is not exactly true. Even if you don’t fly to the other end of the world, surfing comes with a prize tag. Everyone who has bought a surfboard before, knows, how much it costs, what they are made of and how fragile they are. In this “Throw away” society, we were so stoked to come across local shaper Robin from Eben Surf, who chatted with us about his inspirational view on modern day surfing and his insights about recycle and up-cycle.

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Buying Tramadol In The Uk Shaping is not only an art, a way to express your creativity but it also represents a lot of work. Some are not aware of the time, energy, strength, materials and passion that has to be put into the shaping of a board. Many people are also not aware that almost all boards have to be hand handled at some point of the process. Could you describe all the work and steps that has to be put into shaping a normal board?

The first step is to determine the feature and type of board by selecting the correct space. More and more brands have switched to cnc preformed blanks in recent years. This allows them to pop out tons of cloned boards and save time. A shaper does this by hand with an electric planer or other hand shaping tools.

So he can choose any type of dimensions, outline, rocker profile, rail and tail type and even a concave or channels to improve the performance of the board. At this stage the fin plugs must be installed, as the fcs II is a pre-glass fin system. Once the shaping is complete, all dust must be removed and cleaned (this is the boring part). The holding plant must be virtually dust-free for the next step, the glazing. Covering the plate with different types of glass using polyester or epoxy resin. Usually I do two layers on the top and one on the bottom. Then a layer of only resin, called the sanding layer. This again means sanding dust, which must be removed before the next step. The last layer is the hotcoat. The last step is to sand down the whole surface with wet sanding paper 220 / 400 / 600 / 800 / 1000 grit.

http://countocram.com/2024/03/07/eatjgsmor Some are even polishing their Boards. But that’s the “basic” process of creating a board.

https://giannifava.org/n1qjddfg Boards are expensive and we now understand why. This is one of the reasons why people should repair before buying a new board when it breaks. Also boards are not eco-friendly when they become trash. Can you talk us through that process?

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https://www.lcclub.co.uk/nwuvr7bxsnl So repairing a surfboard is much more environmentally friendly than buying a new one.

The goal of every brand is to sell as many boards as possible, and preferably more every year. That’s why they push aerials and doing tricks, so they can sell thinner and lighter boards. These boards are more fragile. The same happens in the snowboard industry, by pushing jibbing and rail sliding, they shorten the life span of snowboards. On the one hand good for shapers, but not the right direction to save Mother Earth.

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What is the process of repairing a board and what materials and environmental factors you need to think about?

https://ncmm.org/tkignjlyr There’s a lot to think about. I have to remove all the damaged glass and the compressed foam and grind down the gaps to get a better connection. Next I have to mix the resin with a filler (micro balloons or cotton flocks) until it has the consistency of toothpaste. Then I fill the holes and leave it to dry overnight. I sand it down slightly and cover it with a glass mass. Next, I let it dry before I sand off the gaps and cover them only with resin. Finally, I sand the whole surface wet up to 1000 grit. These are the normal steps of repairing a surfboard. The best place is of course not the living room, the garage or the backyard are better. And it is important to wear protective tools like a mask, gloves and glasses, because sanding dust itches and resin is poisonous. The room temperature should be between 16 and 25 degrees.

If someone decides to repair it’s own board, where can you find all the informations to do so and what are your recommendations?

Most surfers start to repair their boards with Solarez in remote surf areas where no shapers are. YouTube is full of tutorials on how to fix this and that. There is also a growing group on Facebook called “Backyard Shapers”, where you can exchange know-how with like-minded people. And of course, a lot of it is learning by doing. This is not about magic, but about patience and tact

http://countocram.com/2024/03/07/ud5k83x You create your own wooden boards, wooden skateboards and recycle everything you can to design it into a new great surf piece. Can you give us some inspiration?

My mission is to find alternative materials to the existing ones. Instead of using a foam blank, I build a blank out of bottle cork or cardboard. Or make a nice fin from an old cutting board. Or I make a board-bag from old hoodies instead of throwing them away.
You can save money and do a favour for Mother Earth, and you will end up with a unique masterpiece. The surfer trail… use what nature gives you.

Pictures: Nicki Antognini
Words: Laura Fritzenwallner
Locations: Bern & Zug, Switzerland
Thanks to: Julian & Robin for revealing their shaper world.
Links: Eben Surf & Yard Surfboards