No power tools real handshaped surfboard.
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- čas přidán 12. 08. 2017
- I just shaped myself a new board using only 4 basic hand tools. Why? Because I can. Opposite of what the media tells us, shaping a professional level board does not take technology or special tools. *No I would not give this product to a customer, to make it perfect it would take me 4 hours of measuring and whittling to get it perfect. At the end of the video, I double check the symmetry and I think you will be surprised at how exact a no measurement shape can be.
Even after watching this video countless times over the years, I am still blown away by this gentleman’s skills! This video always makes me want to shape a board! Much respect‼️ 👊🏻🤙🏻
I was a bit blown away by the symmetry in the measurements !
You're a true craftsman, nice work.
Art Vandelay. Thank you, maybe a little lucky this time😊
You're being modest lol......but best wishes from Australia very impressive.
Absolutely inspiring bro!! I got this new blank at my garage and i can’t use powertools because of noise with neighbours, gonna work it out this way. The knife trick is sick!!
Man! That is awesome. Thank you.
most amazing shaping vids out there!
Damn, I would love to surf that board. Awesome video, keep uploading awesome content!
That was really great! Inspired to try one of these with out the use of many tools.
Stellar! I’m commiting to a non-power tool shape right now.
So sick! Great job
Thank you! Very informative and inspiring!
h2o4lf I'm glad you liked it I think it opens the eyes to what is possible
amazing. love and respect from Egypt
hatem kittana do you guys have any waves over in Egypt? I live on the English channel in Devon UK and we only get waves in winter here and mostly its just swell because we are further up the channel across from France., the rest of the time its flat .the further west you go the bigger the waves. as the crow lies I am 450miles from the Normandy beaches and Omaha beach in France and there its pretty small to flat except in high seas on the Atlantic. I don't have a car so the nearest wave is 30 miles away at bantham beach from my place here in Devon and in summer its small so a mini Malibu board is better to catch what you can. you have to use your imagination a lot ha ha . cheers
@@briantrend1812 Yeah there's a few beach breaks in Alexandria and along the coastline to Matruh, which produce fairly irregular conditions. I'd say 0.5-1m on average and gets to 2-3 meters when there's a swell every couple of weeks. There's a small surfing community that's been growing in the past few years so the great thing is there's no localism and the lineup is never bigger than a dozen. I've never been to the coast in the east, but considering it's faced more northeast toward Lebanon, there isn't much space for waves to form, so I'd assume there aren't any surfable waves there. Needless to say it's no Morocco over here
Absolutely fantastic work there, what a great job, I love hand tools myself , things take longer to do but appreciation for something you created yourself and a job well done , no one can take that away from you.
Great video Matt, you have amazing skill!!!
Thank you
maximun level Mr. Kazuma!!.A perfect master class of shaping!!.Josh Js
Very nice job! Thank you very much for the video, I have learned a lot.I didnt know about the Stanley plane so I used something similar to a cheese scraper hahah, the Stanley will improve the next board and reduce the time. Thanks!!
That's awesome Matt. That is very inspiring for beginners that struggle to get the measurements precise. A surfboard is still a surfboard even if it is not flawless, and it will work. Specially if you are not pro level.
Pietro Paradeda. I am glad that you commented. Yes a surfboard is a surfboard and it is all about controlling the variables to your ability. This is no measuring which is totally fine, but you can take it all the way to measuring every inch if you want and to a tolerance that you want.
Wow, you're a beast...both in shaping skills and physical conditioning.
Killer work braddah!
Most definitely better than most shapes off a computer shaping machine & “More Importantly It’s Got Sole” Eternally grateful to you for you’re uploads Thank you. Consider yourself subscribed to.Omiyagi 🔥🌊🤙
Thank you... 🙂
Unreal! Can't believe how fast you took the crust off with that little plane, that blade must have be super sharp. Usually takes me forever by hand. Also, pretty amazing how even the rails turned out given that you cut them with a razor. What an inspiration.
Barney Hartman-Glaser thank you Barney, I don't actually do this so it definitely was a challenge but I am glad that you can see my confidence and sense of direction in my shaping. What I am trying to show is that it doesn't matter how you do it if you can bring out your vision in your work.
Mr kazuma you are really doing an amazing job. Very clear and informative information for all aspiring shapers. For me personally it would be very interesting to see some rail shaping on a sup out of eps. It would be very interesting to me how you scale the rails comparing to normal surfboards. Love your passion on the topic. Keep up the good work! BR
Andreas Breda. I am happy that you are finding good information here. I do have a CZcams video on sup rails that might answer your questions . If not, I will make you one.
Got some beautiful lines going on this hand shaped board. The flow of all the line are unbelievable. It's what you strive for on shaping a board. The flow of the lines on the deck is amazing. That board is meant to be in the water not in the showroom.
Wow thanks! very helpfull video
I love it!
Dude! I am blown away! You make it look easier and symmetric by focusing on those 5 basic hand tools! I love the aggressive attitude and commitment you put into that blank! My favorite part of the video was when you cut the rails with just One Single Blade!!!! BADASS BRO! Thank you for the inspiration!....Rich (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
P.S. I know you busted your ass on this one! We can see the sweat! 2 THUMBS UP! You are my new goto guy for shaping advise! LOL
Thank you
almost real hand shaped....if you had've used only your fingernails and fingerprints as grit to shave and carve that bad-boy down...LOL!
Forreals though, I'm sure I speak for many when I tell you, one can never get tired of watching this Jedi Master level board-creater exhibit such skill at his craft and offer to us humble young apprentices hope and aspiration to be the same one day.
Great job ,looks as good as the one you traced it from ,would love to see you glass it too !
Amazing work men
Thank you
First of all, congrats on sharing your knowledge. I find it more than instructional, but inspiring. The industry mainstream practically forced the concept that precision and quality only can be achieved by machines. A hand shaped board is unique, and can be very accurate too. For real, I don't have the Money for the machine, but really don't care for it. The feeling of grab the blank and after some hard work be able to deliver the board is enough...The first rail cut with the blade was really tricky...For sure some surgical skill needed...I really enjoy to watch it, and definitely gonna try...Again, really great work with the vídeos, thanks for sharing and keep up. For sure you're making a huge contribution to the surf community and the many others like me that love to shape boards instead of just watch the machine do it for us...
Diego Santos Oliveira. I am so happy to read your comment, I am glad that I am in the perfect position to tell the real story about shaping and surfboards. It is awesome that you understand and believe in this also. Aloha from Hawaii, Matt Kazuma Kinoshita
So sick. Real deal skills
Brian Olson thank you
I found when first shaping (and if your only going to shape a few boards ever) its better this way as the planer needs time to master, this way you can shape slower and have more control.
You are amazing
good job Kazuma
You are a real one holmeboy 🤙
Me and the wife generally stay on the North Shore of Oahu when we hit the islands but if we make it to Maui I would love to stop by. Mahalo.
That would be awesome
Masterly shaping techniques. Any idea how to obtain those Y-shaped stands? Or something that does the trick.
I think greenlight surfsupply has a schematic for building them out of 2x4's. A good quick trick to get a couple of 5 gallon buckets from home hardware, stick the 2x4's in them and fill them about 3/4s full of cement. Or just build the base out of more 2x4
MAD SKILLZ . . .
badass bro
Only takes 10 minuets longer then the shape with power tools! Dig the vertical iPhone video set up too Yo, kinda. haha. May the force be with you!!
avocadosforlunch . Power tools (or cnc) are over rated for the actual quality but when you shape 10 a day, it adds up.
Thanks for the great videos! very inspiring and informative, true master at work
Hey , thank you for this amazing vid
Can you please write the tools and paper's you used for the shape ?
The forbidden flour 😂
In New Zealand as a kid we had a thing called Kiwi ingenuity. I'm thinking after watching your video it was most likely more to do with the Maori people than the Settlers.
great job ! I'm just wondering what tools you would use to make a half inch deep single concave into the bottom ? does it need a proper elektric planer or its still possible with just a small hand tool ?
Just a sharp little hand plane and a hard block with 40 grit. Should take no more than 5 minutes.
What is your technique and tool of choice for skinning the blank without a planer?
Greetings Matt, I have two 8 feet long (maximum) length DOW construction foam blocks whereby I need to cut one of them to add another 2 feet of block to build a 10 feet surfboard. For maximum strength, I'm thinking I need to glue the two ends together in some type of puzzle-joint, V-wedge type joint or any pattern other than just straight and square. or do you think it will be okay to just cut the end straight across and glue the 2 fwet piece of foam on and be done with it? Also should I put some small wood sticks or dowels in there for support as well when gluing the two pieces of foam together?
As Always, Thanks for all you videos and knowledge!
kazumasurfboards Thanks again for your speedy and knowledgeable response.
Dude thanks so much for these videos! You have the most useful shaping videos I've seen on youtube so far imo. I've been trying to learn to shape by hand recently, and these videos showing how you go about making a board have been very helpful. Also, if you have time to answer a question; is it better to draw the template after planing the deck and bottom, or before? In your video where you do it in 20 minutes, you planed it first, in this video though, you cut the template out before you thin out the board. Just curious if it matters.
Never mind I just watched your video about outlines and that video answered this question, thanks again for these videos
Scott Stewart. Thank you Scott, I glad that they are useful.
Legend
hi Kazuma!
, Thank you for the video. How much do you fit the pencil in the piece of blank used to mark the rail cut?
Gonzalo Candel. It is set to mark a 1 1/8" line. That makes a high performance, thin rail.
Okay Kazuma, thank you.
Can I use this measure to cut the rail of a board with 5'10" 20" x 2.5 "?
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A few questions, if you dont mind. In previous videos of yours as well as others on youtube, people always use a planer to do the rail facets. Are you adjusting the depth of cut as you progress along the rail when you use a planer? Secondly I LOVE how you did the rail facets with a razor blade, since you are cutting the facet to the (I assume inch and 1/8?) scribe line did you change the angle of the blade as you went along the rail? Or was all of it at a set angle, cutting to the scribe line? Love your videos, very informative!
Thank you. Yes I adjust the planer depth of cut as I travel from tip to tip in order to get that nice thickness flow. I almost always use that 1 1/8 scribe line, that top bevel is usually the same angle, just bigger or smaller depending on the rail thickness
Its a amazing shaping video ever seeing. One question: what is first shape: concave bottom or tuck under edge bottom? And final finish shape is about 220 grit sand paper or screen sand? Thanks
Concave 1st then tucked under edge and I finish to 180 screen in most cases. Thank you.
@@kazumasurfboards thanks you very much . I love your videos.
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Great work, where do i get the misure tool which you are using at the end ? You´ve convinced me to shape one on my own :D
My measuring square is from Fiberglass Hawaii
Kazuma san you're Ichiban !! I will shape my board with hand tools only too.
Seriously inspiring stuff. Obviously you need a shit ton of experience to be able to pull this off but give hope for us budding shapers doing it with minimal tools.
Could you do the same skinning/thicknessing with a slightly bigger planet-as long as it was super sharp?
ThommyTheFarmer. I am stoked to inspire because I believe that the future of this industry is the "backyard" shaper. The only ones that can give the customer that special shaper/surfer experience that made surfing what it is today. To answer the question, yes a wider plane like the David plane is easier. I did use the smallest plane just to make things difficult and it is something that you can buy at the local hardware store . Even with that mini plane, it wasn't difficult. Thank you for following and commenting. Aloha, Matt Kazuma Kinoshita
Awesome. So more of a razor blade style plane than a regular block plane? I'm keen to give it a shot
ThommyTheFarmer. Yes I think the razor style plane is better because it is sharper and you are able to take off thicker shavings without it clogging up. I only use the David plane and this little stanley, my normal block planes have a small throat opening that clogs.
Hi there just saw your video. Awesome work.😀 IAM looking at doing some surfboard art, like surfboard shaped coffee tables, shelfs, outdoor shower stands and so on. My question with the shaping using a planner for the rails. Is it possible for you to use a router instead of the planner ? or would this not work on the foam? What about wood or is the planner the only way to go? Hope you can answer cheers from down under in Australia.
A router it's only good for making outline or in some cases taking off a uniform depth of foam off the entire surface. As for the wood it's easy enough to just use a hand plane and shave it down, a power planer just makes the process faster. Foam is soft enough to be able to shape it with a hard block and aggressive sandpaper
@@kazumasurfboards thanks mate good to know.
Thanks for the video! Impressive! What kind of knife are you using to cut the rail band?
It is an Olaf brand with one of their ultra sharp coated blades. They are magic...
kazumasurfboards thanks!!!
Awesome talent& application of your skill.
Ive done a 4 epoxy boards totally by hand. How do you work out volume of a board?
I use CAD programs to get my volume. Almost everything that I handshape comes from spec sheets so the volume is nearly perfect. Even if you were to plot in generic dimensions and curves, you end up +- 1/2 a liter of accuracy
@@kazumasurfboards :) thank you very much. I really appreciate the guidance. And the reply to my question.
I use this formula. Length of the board in inches, divided by 2. Multiple it by width and thickness. Add 10 for every inches passed 6'. Get a total. Divided by 60.02. those are liters. Margin error are about one or two liters at times.
This is amazing. how did you figure out the correct thickness? did it just fall in to place by following the steps of the shaping?
It falls into place. I know what my planer takes off with each pass
Kazuma boards are the best!!!
Very nice! As a professional woodworker you give me hope. Question: Can a wood power planer be used or is there a difference in the tool, blade etc?
Yes a wood planer will work. The problem with many planers is the belt cover won't allow a full depth of cut without hitting the blank which skews the planer. Most of my planers have this housing ground down where it would hit the blank.
kazumasurfboards Thanks, I appreciate your feedback.
The only power tool I use is the jig saw. Not b/c I don't like them, it's because I have to keep the cost at its minimal. And only because I make a board or two a year.
Surfmus. Anyway a board is shaped is the right way because it is your piece of art. There is something special about keeping it simple and enjoying the entire process.
@@kazumasurfboards I did buy a planer (Ryobi) the other day since I used a huge block of EPS to shape a fish. I like using the power planer for the rail bands and to flattened the dome and deck. However, I don't think I speeded the process bying doing so comparing it when I use just a surform on priors shapes. I can't take lots of foam and fast when using just surforms. May be I wasn't really timing when using the power planer. What I loved from using the planer was that since the beginning I was making the concave and how smooth the power planer takes the foam away.
I also hotwired the EPS block.
Damn, he's good.I can watch this over and over.Still don't get how you get the concave done
Thank you
@@kazumasurfboards Keep safe bro
If I was doing a remake of “The Karate Kid” I’d have you as Mr. Miyagi showing Daniel the proper moves with your shaping strokes, instead of “wax on, wax off.” Speed it up to 2x and it almost balletic. Like you’re shaping flow into it, which I guess you are in a way.
Hey hii what's the density of foam your using. Its very hard to buy tools or buy surfboard in India. Thanks in advance.
My polyurethane foam is roughly 2.5 lb density
i have never shaped a board before and i got almost no knowledge about how to. i can hardly do a ding repaiir without fucken it up. i really wanna shap a board and get in to shaping but i got absolutly no idea what to do or how to get my self going. any tips? how did you shape you first board? ig got no eqquiptment either
I'm building one on my channel. Check it out. Theres way better tutorials than this one.
@@fpvwithmeto be fair, this is not a tutorial. He just wanted to show you he ain’t lying when he says he can shape a board precisely with hand tools and his eyes, as good or better than with machines.
Okay Kazuma, thank you.
Can I use this measure to cut the rail of a board with 5'10" 20" x 2.5 "?
Gonzalo Candel. To be safe, I would use 1.5" for that scribe line because once you take the foam away, it's gone
Thanks again!!!
What kind of foam is this? does the planer work just as well on EPS?
Ben Geithner. This is polyurethane foam, eps is much more difficult to work with
Thanks for the reply. I'm grateful for your videos
@@Tabooelephunk Use a Surform.
Hey, how much does it cost if I want to make my own surf board start to finish? How do you know if it'll be good or not?
Cost depends on your location and materials available but most find after that cost and the time to make it they realize it is cheaper to buy one from someone else. . Usually when you make it yourself, you love it.
@@kazumasurfboards Thanks for such a quick response! I imagined that might be the case, at least for that first time which with anything takes longer. I've never done anything like this but the idea of creating things excites me and I love to occupy myself with a passion or project so I think this would suit me. My only concern is will it surf well and how to find and then mold the perfect shape..
6 years ago when I shaped my first board did it with just few tools. Some of them were made by me (block pad and also did a sanding pad for sanding the hotcoat and I still use it, but now I made few more soft n hard). Now I have few more tools, not pro tools but it's ok for me. Actually few months ago was the first time I used a real blank and the board rides so damn good, I defo didn't expect to ride that nice (of course I am not a pro surfer so I don't see the difference between a good board and the one I made)
I do the same like Surfmus, one board per year so my shaping skills will never get a high level.
Kazuma, u also used a stanley planer hahahaha
Now an interesting question, how would u fix the dent u made on the foam bottom/tail?
colin ig. There is no real fix because any filler or patch will show and that looks like a repair. In the olden days😁 I could just take a heat gun or blow dryer to heat and expand the dent out and sand it perfect. No many foams shrink or do nothing except turn yellow when heated. I just lightly sand as much of it out then glass as normal. Discounts.......
Keep making them @Coling ig I sold a few. if I don't move out of state soon, I will shape me an egg soon.
Why does he poke a hole in the scrap foam and run it across it along the rail? Can anyone tell me?
That line is a reference line I use to guage my planer cuts on the rail. The foam scrap was used just to show everyone that you don't need any specialized tools to do this. I figure this example will eliminate any excuse not to do this critical step.
That board on the floor looks sick is it a longboard or egg ?
👍👌👌👌👌👌👌
And a pen...you need a pen! Although sawing the outline directly with the model board taped on top would have been epic (and save the need for a pen ;-)
Was the rocker pre-done?
No but it was close to start. Great blanks
@@kazumasurfboards Can I ask where you get your blanks?
What Grit of Sand Paper?
40 Grit Emery Cloth and 100 Grit Screen. Thanks Dude.
Yes you got it, aggressive.....
I can almost smell the dust going in my nose.
Até uma parafina Brigado
Hi and please forgive, I don't know your name and addressing a company.. well I am an old man and seems odd (;-}. Old, born in the '40's, but still surfing (;-}. You have really inspired me, yes even at this age to try, at least to seriously think about shaping my own "thought", good or bad, I would just like to have it.
I just had someone build a board for me and it was well done, beautiful and light board, but in spite of thinking I had gotten what I want across, it was hardly anything like I described. My fault I am sure. I have been thinking of trying to shape one and really don't have the tools, but you have really inspired an old man... to perhaps give it a go.
The thing you did with the rails though, cutting the edge to meet your pencil line... well I have no doubt I could not even come close to keeping the flow you did..
Would perhaps marking the top somehow help keep the basic symmetry of the cut? I had to watch your pencil line several times and the "jig" you made, and still don't understand how I could translate that to a depth I would want.
I really want to make a hard down rail, from tail to nose, thick board. I live in the Pac NW , and the water is cold cold cold , and floating above it is great, and the time of year the waves are best, well I would love to try and hit them with the type of board I had in 1970 (;-}.. my favorite board ever...
Thanks for you wonderful video, and yes, it is something to see a craftsman at work, of any trade.. something to behold.
Thank you!
OneDayCloserToHim. I am glad that you are thinking about shaping your own board. A down rail like you want is easier to make. You first shape the bottom rocker and vee/concave you want. Reference the deck thickness to that bottom. Once you get the deck and bottom done you make that line 1 1/8' from the bottom and you simply make your 2st deck bevel meet that line. You will also blend it into the nose and tail so that it isn't so thick. You can get a good down rail with that measurement
Hi Matt, thank you so much for the encouraging reply! I saw another of your video's and saw your name, so please forgive me if I am too forward and uses it, but it's so impersonal to say "kazumasurfboards".
If I may inquire and prevail upon your kindness a bit more. May I ask, what depth you set your little plane to when you were doing your first cuts? I was a carpenter as a young man for awhile, and you made that look effortless, and smooth. I imagine you were trying take as much off as possible, but balancing that with, it is easier to do several passes doing a "little" to keep from taking to much "wood" off, in your case foam. Forgive my questions, but I just spent quite a bit, for me at any rate, and really didn't get the shape I wanted, and not only am encouraged to try by your video, but the financial necessity is also there.. Having someone make a surfboard for me.. well they are not cheap.. (;-}
I have watched some of your other videos, and you are an awesome craftsman, and thank you for taking the time to post this video, and the kindness to have already responded, and forgive me for presuming on you again If you do not have time to respond, that is completely understandable.. My kids, (quite a few now) have kid and certainly are busy with life, as I imagine also.
Thank you,
But doesn't making a hard rail from nose to tail make too slippery of a board. Like a skimboard. I only do hardrail from the finboxes down to the tail for the water to release.
@@Surfmus it can do that as the water wants to break away from the rail on sharp edges
I didnt see the hand saw in your pre tool checklist. But you used it lol.
Matt you are such a Maui Boy it is not even funny. Planer, power tools, a template?!?!?!?!?! Ho bah, no need. And tha shape STILL comes out sick.
Jake DiPaola. Ya Jake, long time no see
Well done! The principles are the same, but I bet your hands are sore.
Definitely takes some extra effort😉
Kazuma-ski the saw is not a power tool !!! Its ok !!!
Who is the Hawaiian shaper who showed Larry Gordon how to shape a longboard in 45
minutes??
I am not sure
I think it was Steve Elliott. He showed me how to shape a short board in 30 minutes.
I used to ghost shape in San Diego.
Steve Elliott ?????