local shapers vs big names..
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I was playing silly buggers. That's what happens when you a) come home from after work drinks b) think "hmmm, let's have a look at the forums" and c) decide to post something.saltman wrote:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^longbum wrote:^^^I'd say $800 for a tuflite is a ripoff.
Do you think collnarra was being a bit sarcastic?
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haha, pissed idiot !collnarra wrote:I was playing silly buggers. That's what happens when you a) come home from after work drinks b) think "hmmm, let's have a look at the forums" and c) decide to post something.saltman wrote:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^longbum wrote:^^^I'd say $800 for a tuflite is a ripoff.
Do you think collnarra was being a bit sarcastic?
<slaps self in face>
$680? for a custom board? ![/quote]Carpark King wrote:just for the record guys i have gone all out and ordered a chilli. i am so bloody indecisive with dimensions and fins etc...anyways i ordered a 6'1 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 rounded square, mid rails, wide point forward, Futures fins, slight hip in tail. Its basically the model nathan webster is on at the moment.
should be sick. I hope it is for $680 haha
he better put some bloody effort into it.....or we'll waste him mercilessly on these forums
i'm got going get into prices...'cause some people are obviously lot more conforatable paying than the going rate for $680 haha
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‘He’ doesn’t shape many of them anyway.fong wrote:$680? for a custom board? !Carpark King wrote:just for the record guys i have gone all out and ordered a chilli. i am so bloody indecisive with dimensions and fins etc...anyways i ordered a 6'1 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 rounded square, mid rails, wide point forward, Futures fins, slight hip in tail. Its basically the model nathan webster is on at the moment.
should be sick. I hope it is for $680 haha
he better put some bloody effort into it.....or we'll waste him mercilessly on these forums
Maybe a few less regarding a news story two weeks ago that mentioned new Chinese imports being sold on ebay with short boards going for $250 to $300, mini mals for around $300 and mals between $400 - $500.ric_vidal wrote:‘He’ doesn’t shape many of them anyway.fong wrote:$680? for a custom board? !Carpark King wrote:just for the record guys i have gone all out and ordered a chilli. i am so bloody indecisive with dimensions and fins etc...anyways i ordered a 6'1 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 rounded square, mid rails, wide point forward, Futures fins, slight hip in tail. Its basically the model nathan webster is on at the moment.
should be sick. I hope it is for $680 haha
he better put some bloody effort into it.....or we'll waste him mercilessly on these forums
Re news story - http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/imp ... 82434.html
Now currently the guy mentioned in the news story has 8 boards up each day for the next 4 days with bids on 4 boards due to go over the next 5 hrs (9.30pm tonight). The first to go is a mini mal last bid was $212.50 also a fish for $177.50 or a 6'6'' square tail for $180.00.
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‘He’ doesn’t shape many of them anyway.[/quoteric_vidal wrote:fong wrote:$680? for a custom board? !Carpark King wrote:just for the record guys i have gone all out and ordered a chilli. i am so bloody indecisive with dimensions and fins etc...anyways i ordered a 6'1 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 rounded square, mid rails, wide point forward, Futures fins, slight hip in tail. Its basically the model nathan webster is on at the moment.
should be sick. I hope it is for $680 haha
he better put some bloody effort into it.....or we'll waste him mercilessly on these forums
How would you know?
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Re news story - http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/imp ... 82434.html
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Interesting read that Johno, thanks for posting the link.
Although the subject of Chinese surfboards has been flogged to death over the last few years, it is unfortunate that our industry is under seige by imported products sold by a guy, from all places - South Granville, who is obviously in it for the quick money and doesn't give a stuff about how this money grab will, in one way or another put local hard working shapers under more presssure.
I'll take a board shaped by local craftsman, who has put their skill, experience and soul into their craft, which keeps jobs in Australia and also keeping the skill base growing here.
Keep the Australian Surfboard Industry afloat - buy Australian-Made.
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Interesting read that Johno, thanks for posting the link.
Although the subject of Chinese surfboards has been flogged to death over the last few years, it is unfortunate that our industry is under seige by imported products sold by a guy, from all places - South Granville, who is obviously in it for the quick money and doesn't give a stuff about how this money grab will, in one way or another put local hard working shapers under more presssure.
I'll take a board shaped by local craftsman, who has put their skill, experience and soul into their craft, which keeps jobs in Australia and also keeping the skill base growing here.
Keep the Australian Surfboard Industry afloat - buy Australian-Made.
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^don't start meSDC wrote:
Keep the Australian Surfboard Industry afloat - buy Australian-Made.
and it doesn't have be oz made...plenty good boards come out hawaii. the usa, france , england, tahatii
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just buy off real surfers/shapers....like people who surf not sit on sharemarket boards i.e...every surf company that can afford a add in a surf mags suss big name pop out makers
save the pop outs for the backpackers...eas y spot the kooks that way
p.s i know this is a revival thread darly...just don'y press my buttons
so many board builders have gave me soooo much joy over soooo many years
i refuse let em get sold out TOO SCAB LABOUR
I can't believe that I've never seen the guy's from M8R8 testing their boards on the Parramatta river at Sth granville every time the rivercat goes past. Awesome pearlers or is that waves at Sth Granville point. The thrill of standing on a fibreglass vessel gliding towards mecca powered by the swell is overwhelming
When your shaper moves, you gotta find him in Currumbin.
http://www.darcysurfboards.com/
I like where the logos are placed, like bullseyes for your feet .
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your supposed to put ya feet on the other side.......sorry but you must have known that was coming...
I think its pretty simple...if you like a certain shaper, ride his boards and if they work for you stick with them...every now and then ride some different shapes but its good to build a relationship with 1 shaper so you can get the best possible boards, the surfer/shaper relationship is definitely beneficial to getting consistently good boards that work for you ....did I just say the same thing twice twice ???
I think its pretty simple...if you like a certain shaper, ride his boards and if they work for you stick with them...every now and then ride some different shapes but its good to build a relationship with 1 shaper so you can get the best possible boards, the surfer/shaper relationship is definitely beneficial to getting consistently good boards that work for you ....did I just say the same thing twice twice ???
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My local shaper's now 1000k away, still, only 30 bucks courier to ship itSDC wrote:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yes Yes
http://www.darcysurfboards.com/
The logos are not at your feet still I want to graffiti my board to set where my feet go
Love the angle the name is at, and the bullseye D's .
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