
Shaping An Agave Surfboard Blank
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One of the byproducts of the tequila manufacturing process is the wood from the agave plant. Grif...

Speed-Shaping
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Here is Almond's head shaper, Griffin Neumann-Kyle, speed-shaping a surfboard in 45 seconds.

Ask Griffin Anything: "Finding a place to shape a surfboard"
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This is part of our "Ask Almond Shaper Griffin NK Anything" Series...
Doug asks:
"Space is hard t...

Almond's Guide to: Surfboard Resin Tints
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A resin tint is a beautiful way to add color to your surfboard, while accentuating the layers of ...

Free Downloadable Surfboard Templates
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Understanding your equipment is a critical part of progressing your surfing experience, and beco...

The Secret Ingredient that Makes an "Almond Ride Like an Almond"
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ROCKER.
We don’t talk outwardly about rocker profiles too often.
They are harder to show visuall...

Does the Number of Stringers in a Surfboard Really Matter?
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Well, this is a complex one.
I'm going to start with the easy version of the answer first...
If...

10 Articles About Surfboard Design
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We try to cover a wide array of useful topics—from tips for improving your surfing, to articles t...

The Tail Tells The Tale
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If you want to know in less than 3 seconds what the intended design of a surfboard is, look n...

What is a Surfboard Resin Tint?
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A resin tint is exactly what it sounds like—the process of adding a colored tint to the resin th...

What is a Hot-Coat Stripe?
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Surfboard terminology can be confusing at times.
What is a hot coat stripe? Or a hot coat panel?...

Resin Abstract
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Resin abstracts are a one-chance proposition. Once the resin saturates the cloth, you’re committe...

California Shaping History
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Griffin is a fairly humble guy, so you won't catch him in front of the camera or hanging out at ...

Abstract Resin Tint
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Doing a colored lamination on a surfboard is nothing like painting on canvas. Since the primary i...

The Parable of the Spoon
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For the life of me, I can't recall who said it, but years ago I remember someone using the illust...

Q+A | Advice to First-Time Shaper
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Continuing to work through some of the Questions you all submitted for blog articles. This quest...

Resin Tints vs. Resin Opaques
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There are no shortage of confusing terms in surfboard design and construction. Griffin and I wer...
GREAT PACIFIC OCEAN // SECRET MENU
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Griffin and Cameron teamed up this weekend for a surfboard/art project, with the end result being...