Rockers; A Detailed Explanation!
- September 4, 2015
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Everyone knows how important rocker is to the performance of a surfboard. US Blanks offers custom rockers at no charge, including private …
What The Blank???
Father and Son Shape Lesson!
- March 19, 2015
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Brad Nadell of Foam E-Z in Westminster, California has long supplied Orange County’s finest shapers and shapers-to-be with everything needed to build …
The Art of the Perfect Stringer Curl
- February 23, 2015
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Is there anything more gratifying? When thumbing through Instagram, if you happen upon a perfect stringer curl, it’s a guaranteed double-tap. It’s …
One Of A Kind Blank, Two Years In The Making!!!
- December 11, 2014
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DEAN EDWARDS Years Shaping: 48Board: 5’11” x 20”Blank: One-of-a-Kind blank made of over 1,000 different offcuts from 47 different colored blanks. It …
Young Costa Rican Girl Rips and Shapes Her Own Board!
- August 1, 2014
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Shaper: Surya Folger Age: 10 years old Years Shaping: 1/2 Number of Boards Built: 1 Location: Playa Negra, Costa Rica Forest Folger …
EPS FOAM: Superfused (molded) VS Block Cut (Slab)
- April 29, 2014
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In addition to the traditional polyurethane foam blanks, US Blanks offers 2 two types of EPS foam blanks: SUPERFUSED and BLOCK CUT. …
Surfboard Stringers, The Possibilities Are Endless!
- February 12, 2014
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Stringers have been an integral part of surfboard construction since the introduction of polyurethane foam in the late Fifties. Previously, solid wood …
POLYURETHANE FOAM – Definition and History
- January 13, 2014
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POLYURETHANE FOAM “PU” foam, as it’s known, has been the predominant material used in surfboard construction for more than half a century. …
Rockers And Bottom Curves, Natural Or Custom!
- November 20, 2013
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“Rocker” is the dimensional curve along the bottom, top, and rail of the surfboard, usually referenced from nose to tail. Not one …
The Fin Project! Support them…
- October 8, 2013
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As most of you know this past weekend was the Boardroom Show in Orange County. There was so much cool stuff to …