Most of the next step deals with refining the rough-shaped bottom of the blank. You can relax and breathe easy, as you’ll be using a sanding block and Surform — not the planer. It’s funny that while ...

Mowing chunks of foam into neatly hand-crafted surfboards is an art-form. The somewhat modern introduction of lighter-cored surfboards has been a shaping revolution, offering more ways to whip up ...