So if you have never watched a lifeless hulk of foam transform into something magical, this is your chance to do it. To walk you through the surfboard shaping process, I enlisted none other than big wave charger and master shaper of Impact Surfboards, Charles Williams, as he sculpted one more magic stick, adding to his already impressive list of thousands of boards that include standard high performance models, big wave guns, tow-in boards, stand up paddle boards, longboards, and even classic balsa boards.
At the Impact Surfboard factory down in Ft. Pierce, Florida, Charles Williams has been quietly shaping insane boards for hardcore surfers for more than 25 years. Hang out with Charles as he takes us through the process from a rough blank to a completed shape ready for glassing.
Above, Charles starts with a standard foam blank.
