I designed and hand shaped my first surfboard - a 6'8 Diamond tailed board called the Nautilus.
Here's the process from design through to final product.
Design
Shape drawn onto the 6'11 blank
Basic cutout done
Starting the shaping process
Shaping done - roughly 4 hours
Board put away - ready for glassing
Signed and named.
Graphic options
Decal placement
Glassed and decal'd board
Bottom graphic
Deck graphic - Soli Deo Gloria insignia
Taped and sprayed.
And the final board. Surfs as good as it looks.
Bit of a shoot with the board.
