WILDWOOD – For decades, local surfers have relied on the artistry and creativity of legendary shapers such as Sea Isle City’s Brian Heritage, Cape May’s Steve “Hag” Piacentine, Wildwood Crest’s Mike ...

In the early 1960s, surf shops, which had been little more than beach shacks where balsawood blanks were sculpted into surfboards, were replaced by storefronts where surfboards were sold along with ...

Shaping a surfboard with ones own hands is sure to be high on the bucket list of any surfer you know. That's where Shaper Supply Co.'s "Shaping School" comes in, a four-hour introductory lesson on ...

Following is a transcript of the video: Narrator: About 158 miles south of New York City, you'll find Kona Surf Company, a surf shop run by a father-son team. Located on the coast of New Jersey, Kona ...

From koa to balsa to foam, surfboards have come a long way. Amy shows us how a mixture of modern technology and handmade craftsmanship has brought surfboard shaping to a new level. Surfboard shaping ...

If you drive the I-5 south from Downtown Los Angeles you’ll see what’s left of the city’s industrial past. Railroad tracks and freight cars. Warehouses and shipping containers. The odd machine tools ...

SANTA CRUZ — Doug Haut has done a lot to shape the surfing culture of Santa Cruz, in more ways than one. In the literal sense, he has constructed, or “shaped,” an estimated 30,000-plus surfboards ...

WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — For decades, local surfers have relied on the artistry and creativity of legendary shapers such as Sea Isle City's Brian Heritage, Cape May's Steve "Hag" Piacentine, Wildwood ...