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Surfboard Shaping & Glassing [High-Performance Shortboard]

Bendheim Boards

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Start to finish time-lapse of shaping and glassing a high-performance shortboard. Surfboard dimensions are 5'8" x 19 1/4" x 2 3/8". Volume is 28 liters. EPS foam blank. Bottom contours are single concave to double concave at the tail. This is a replica of the Channel Islands Sampler model. Epoxy resin used for glassing. Two layers of 4oz fiberglass cloth on the deck and 1 layer on the bottom with a tail patch. FCS 2 fin plugs and leash plug with Ho Stevie honeycomb hexcore fins and the FCS 2 compatibility kit.

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I love surfing, building with my hands and making videos. Bendheim Boards is my outlet to fuel these passions. I'm self-taught and am not an expert, but these videos show the process that works for me. Follow along for new videos every month!

20 Comments

@197robust 5 years ago

It's rare that I'll watch a 12 minute long video without skipping ahead, but I thoroughly enjoyed this whole thing! Well done sir! Well done!

@turkiatawi 1 year ago

How to make a surfboard step one you need a surfboard

@pino-v5b 5 years ago (edited)

This is sick! He made a whole surfboard in under 15 minutes!!

@koszonet 5 years ago

How to shape a surfboard:
Step 1: use a surfboard to trace the shape of a surfboard

@JohnHansknecht 5 years ago

Awesome skills. I realize the foam shaping is a minimal part of the time consumed, but I would think a hot wire cutter against a template could get you to 90% in seconds.

@junior92jdv 3 years ago

As someone who is 29 and who has been surfing since the age of 5, this is by far the best most detailed build i’ve seen in a while!

@lucasbatt1468 5 years ago

I've always wanted to make my own board, but watching this made me feel like just designing it is enough.

@achillest-hillier2619 5 years ago

Imagine asking someone where he got his board from and he just answers “oh yeah i made it”

@FLG8r 5 years ago

not even a surfer, but, I was captivated the entire duration of the video while your created/crafted this surfboard

@joeblow1942 5 years ago

1:48. Whoa, that was the best way I have ever seen to copy the rails! Was that a piece of 12 gauge wire?

@yukhangfung7204 2 years ago

I was soo lucky to do this in my after-school activities ❤

@robbmanchester5747 4 years ago

This is magic - I’m 68 years old and have surfed since I was 10 years old growing up in Santa Cruz - I once spent time in Italy and my neighbor was an artist that sculpted with marble - I’d watch the process for hours and was fascinated - I’m an engineer and physicist - pretty dry stuff - but the sculptures a shaper creates using so many trades is so unique and each sculpture has its own identity - they all drift as an individual - it’s magic - Thanks to the Shapers that give us life

@user-or1ye3iz6d 4 years ago

I keep finding myself watching these videos even though I don't surf. It's just fascinating to watch. May God bless and prosper your business. 👍🏻

@kylema2016 4 years ago

never even surfed in my life and i watched every second of the video

@yeahsun2549 5 years ago

well this looks nothing like in "Surf's Up" I'm confused

@kmriderwoodwork 4 years ago

Beautiful job on the board. Really nice work. I was Greenlight’s first ever employee back around ‘09-‘10. Helped Brian get a couple of his NJ locations off the ground. After teaching the board making course for a while I moved onto glassing for some of the local guys and doing my own stuff. Haven’t made a board in a couple years, but this brought back some good memories. Keep up the good work. 🤙

@ParkerJWest 4 years ago

I’m a wood worker / finish carpenter and this will seriously test my ability’s

@yogawithdom 4 years ago

You just made me appreciate my board even more! Amazing craftsmanship!

@Bzgh34de 4 years ago

I don't know how you stand all that foam dust on you all day! Hats off to you.

@wigglethemiddle1 5 years ago

Thanks for showing how it’s done; I’ve started to get more interested in shaping and this was inspiring. All those tools, wow.

Think the logo design needs a little more artistic flair to it, similar to the blocky tanner logo, I’ve always wanted to check one out but some of the design choices are too industrial-like for my tastes.