Making of two custom handshaped Surfboards out of one blank.
These boards go back to the roots of wave riding from the islands.
![Custom handshaped hand made Surfboards by Paul Carter San Clemente Surfboards](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Igq_2gT_YQo/Xcd6X5oQyDI/AAAAAAACAvg/V0OB7T1qSSsCDL7Dnd4qxyxcXGI4UNPiACKgBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_2935.JPG) |
Hand shaped Surfboards by Paul Carter 11-19 |
I used a 7’4 blank to best match the rocker and thickness I was after. The blank is by usblanks out of Bashams in San Clemente,Ca. I literally cut the blank in half.
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Hand shaped hand made Surfboards by Paul Carter 11-19 |
This shot is how much of the thickness I had to cut down using an electric planer, from 3.1/8 down to 1.50 to 1.5/8.
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Hand shaped Surfboards by Paul Carter 11-19 |
This image shows the outlines which where rounded out and cleaned up.
![San Clemente Surfboards & art By Paul Carter Surfboards made by a Surfer Shaper Artist Paul Carter](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N-3YjruLFoU/Xcd6X4HA12I/AAAAAAACAvg/jj_Feyn679IS9VSn2iUD5nJaPqmix_-bQCKgBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_2938.JPG) |
Custom Surfboards by Paul Carter 11-19 |