12/31/2022 0 Comments Aku shaper demo![]() ![]() I have built and delivered surfboards to customers throughout Southern California, Northern California and to the U.S. I work closely with the glasser on each board to ensure that the highest quality standards are met, and that the board you receive is exactly the one you ordered. #Aku shaper demo professional#My shapes are glassed by professional glassers in the Ventura County. All boards are designed by me, and then either handshaped by me, or machine-shaped and then finish-shaped by me. Thomas Patrick Surfboards has been in operation since 2005. Ojai, California, United States My name is Thomas Patrick Haugh and I’m the owner of Thomas Patrick Surfboards. This flip is undetectable from the deck side, as the bottom has been brought up to the deck. Nearly half of the nose rocker is in the last 6”. The rail is turned up in the last 6” of the nose and then becomes more of a 60/40 egg rail, turning down hard in the last 12” of the tail. At 48” up from the tail, this V is 1/4” deep at the rail, where it remains until 12” up where it becomes 3/16” and then progresses to “0” at the very tail. There's a short (maybe an inch or so), flat section right where the nose concave ends that begins to turn convex or rolled panel V as it progresses towards the tail. Bottom has shallow (1/8”) blended nose concave that extends 36” down the length. I spent the day today "blueprinting" the board shaped by arguably the most famous shaper of all-time and one of my surfer/shaper heroes. After air-spraying the yellow color, the blank was glassed with 7.5oz E-Glass using RR Epoxy Resin, two layers on deck and one layer on the bottom. I finished shaped the blank, adding a couple of wings to the tail to facilitate turning, and thinning the foil in the nose. ![]() The file was sent to Marko Foam and used to machine the 1.7lb density EPS foam. Ray Lucke and I worked on the design using the Aku Shaper software. ![]() So, here's my first attempt at shaping and building an SUP. It gets out on the ocean (or bay or lake or ?), lets you enjoy some peace and solitude, helps to build core strength, and burns a few calories in the process. Likewise for cycling or swimming, after a couple of days I'm struggling to answer the question ".and why am I doing this?" So, SUPing seems to me to be a good way to stay in shape for surfing. Hate going to a gym and I'm only good for about two days of body-weight exercises (push-ups, chin-ups, etc). Can't play soccer anymore due to bad knees, likewise running is out for the same reason (and because its just so boring). Roller hockey, softball, other team sports require a commitment that I just can't make ("sorry I missed the playoffs guys, but the surf was just too good"). And again, like many of you, surfing is my only form of exercise. But there are days when even a 10-0 won't get you up a riding.because there are simply no waves to ride. Its bad enough when the waves are so small that you have to drag out your 9-9 (or something bigger) just to catch a wave or two. Like most of you, I absolutely hate flat spells. ![]()
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