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Top 10 Oz Shapers.

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Created by SP > 9 months ago, 8 Jul 2020
SP
10978 posts
8 Jul 2020 9:21AM
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Go, give me your 10.

First hit out without much thought and I got these 10....

Sam Egan
MR
Dhd
JS
Mitch Rae.
Simon
bob mct
Wegener
Paul Hutchinson
Npj

bazz61
QLD, 3570 posts
8 Jul 2020 11:31AM
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Shapers are not so important with the development of shaping machines ,
APS 3000 would be amongst the best shaper .

SP
10978 posts
8 Jul 2020 9:35AM
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bazz61 said..
Shapers are not so important with the development of shaping machines ,
APS 3000 would be amongst the best shaper .



What boards has it designed?

Who puts the number in the machine..
Or designs the board that goes in it.
Or listens to feedback from people about about improving stuff.

Machines give a close tolerance shape but they still need to be finished or designed in the first place.

Cobra
9106 posts
8 Jul 2020 9:36AM
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Glen "Tobey" Jones
the best RIP mate.

justaddwater
NSW, 674 posts
8 Jul 2020 12:33PM
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Cobra said..
Glen "Tobey" Jones
the best RIP mate.


Dave Boyd ,shaper, artisan,friend gone to soon

Razzonater
2224 posts
8 Jul 2020 10:57AM
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I'm here to watch a fight erupt

Im west oz so will eat my popcorn for now until it becomes to hard to just watch than will jump in and give you the correct list

Hydromann
626 posts
8 Jul 2020 11:18AM
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Razzonater said..
I'm here to watch a fight erupt

Im west oz so will eat my popcorn for now until it becomes to hard to just watch than will jump in and give you the correct list


Hydromann
626 posts
8 Jul 2020 11:24AM
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SP said..
Go, give me your 10.

First hit out without much thought and I got these 10....

Sam Egan
MR
Dhd
JS
Mitch Rae.
Simon
bob mct
Wegener
Paul Hutchinson
Npj


I've got two Egan's, never had an MR which growing up in Newie should be classed as a mortal sin.

Both Egan's corkers in their day, a single fin 6'0 round pin with usual browning and glass cracks. The other is one of the first thrusters he messed around with that was used by Luke in comps early 80's, also a great board in it's day but fickle to the conditions and hangovers.

Never ridden any of the others but would love a Will Webber 6'10 Dugong for an old bloke, very similar to Greg's Double Diamond but with a bit more of the Creature curves embedded.

Rabbs
251 posts
8 Jul 2020 11:50AM
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Mine are from guys I've had boards from that I've loved.

Greg Brown
Wayne Lynch
Dave Boyd
Murray Burton
Al Byrne
Brett Munro
Rusty Preisendorfer


Daneli Returns
NSW, 160 posts
8 Jul 2020 2:05PM
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Are we talking longboards or shortboards?

SP
10978 posts
8 Jul 2020 1:02PM
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Daneli Returns said..
Are we talking longboards or shortboards?


Surfboards.. long, short or mid..

Cuttlefish
QLD, 1332 posts
8 Jul 2020 4:41PM
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Dick Van Straalen
Geoff McCoy
Bert Burger
Murray Burtoun
John Mills
Bob Mctavish
Daniel Thompson
Simon Anderson
Mark Richards
Michael Cundith (from Santa Barbara but here since the 70s : SP included Wegener so must be ok to include expats).

wavemaniac
465 posts
8 Jul 2020 3:13PM
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Ghosts are in the top ten?....they must be because they finish shape the majority of boards.

Surfboard designers?
In no order
McCoy MitchellRae Webber Tomo followed by a cast of hundreds that tweak Simon's designs.
Lots of experimentors but very few innovators....

Lonboard designers?...they've passed.

Tractorguy
TAS, 542 posts
8 Jul 2020 7:21PM
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Phantom and beau young , these guys are quality,will craft you anything,looks like some of you guys stuck with commercial names of the past

chrispy
WA, 9675 posts
8 Jul 2020 5:25PM
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Phantom and beau young , these guys are quality,will craft you anything,looks like some of you guys stuck with commercial names of the past


Beau young,yeh ok lol

Razzonater
2224 posts
8 Jul 2020 5:35PM
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I will release my top ten two at a time

daniel Thompson
al bean

chrispy
WA, 9675 posts
8 Jul 2020 5:46PM
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Razzonater said..
I will release my top ten two at a time

daniel Thompson
al bean


Me too

Dan Thompson
Cambell brothers

LastSupper
VIC, 360 posts
8 Jul 2020 8:40PM
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Simon Anderson Bert Burger my first 2

Razzonater
2224 posts
8 Jul 2020 8:25PM
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Burt Berger contributed soooooo much to surfboard design he is in for sure

heres one that might spark some memories Dave brash, he made me a custom once, a short board it was the best board I have ever ridden ever

Cobra
9106 posts
8 Jul 2020 8:33PM
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here you go pick ten


Al Merric
Murray Bourton
Nick Uricchio
Owl Chapman
Phil Byrne
Reynolds Yater
Robert August
Robert Weiner
Rusty Preisendorfer
Simon Anderson
Skip Frye
Terry Martin
Tom Wegener
Wayne Lynch
Allan Byrne
Ben Aipa
Bert Burger
Bill Riedel
Bill Stewart
Bing Copeland
Bob McTavish
Bob Pearson
Bob Simmons
Bruce Jones
Chris Jones
Dale Velzy
Dick Brewer
Dick Van Straalen
Donald Takayama
Drew Anderson
Eric Arakawa
Gerry Lopez
Greg Bennett
Greg Noll
Greg Webber
Hap Jacobs
Hobart Alter
I?igo Letamendia
Jason Stephenson
Jeff Bushman
Mark Neville
Matt Biolos
Maurice Cole
Mike Diffenderfer
Murray Bourton
Nick Uricchio
Owl Chapman
Phil Byrne
Reynolds Yater
Robert August
Robert Weiner
Rusty Preisendorfer
Simon Anderson
Skip Frye
Terry Martin
Tom Wegener
Wayne Lynch


chrispy
WA, 9675 posts
9 Jul 2020 2:55AM
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Mike Davis
Len Dibben

bearbusa
QLD, 295 posts
9 Jul 2020 4:33PM
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Ronnie Goddard ,as good as any of the top ten or better

MickPC
8266 posts
9 Jul 2020 6:05PM
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SP said..
Go, give me your 10.

First hit out without much thought and I got these 10....

Sam Egan
MR
Dhd
JS
Mitch Rae.
Simon
bob mct
Wegener
Paul Hutchinson
Npj



I'm all over the place with my boards, I have many but purchase each & every one on bang for buck. My SB high performance is a DHD Ducks Nutz & my small wave is a Bali made $300 3 year old board thats seen a few countries as my backup small wave board. Longboards for me are a goto for summer & small wave fun.

Considering this was posted in the longboard department....I would say Steve Del Rosso is beyond worthy of mention

Razzonater
2224 posts
9 Jul 2020 6:46PM
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Damn right
del Rosso epic epic boards all the way back when it was frenzy
west oz underground shapers now come to mind
get ready
coast run north to south of my old stomping grounds
glen stone Geraldton made a pretty epic board
mark Harley from Cervantes would do boards for the lads 7 to 9 foot guns and we would tackle every offshore reef on that part of the coast, pretty special boards he never got big like 10-15 boards a year absolute weapons everyone who worked on the crayboats had an order with him at one time or another.
lanno wade freeman knows how to cut the foam pretty special shapes

Chris McKenzie oceanline you want a retro board in west oz he is the man legit shapes

Ross Rutherford worth the weekly wait

mark ogram boards for every generation tied in history and made for the future

Al bean again because it's ****ing al bean

MickPC
8266 posts
9 Jul 2020 7:00PM
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Razzonater said..
Damn right
del Rosso epic epic boards all the way back when it was frenzy
west oz underground shapers now come to mind
get ready
coast run north to south of my old stomping grounds
glen stone Geraldton made a pretty epic board
mark Harley from Cervantes would do boards for the lads 7 to 9 foot guns and we would tackle every offshore reef on that part of the coast, pretty special boards he never got big like 10-15 boards a year absolute weapons everyone who worked on the crayboats had an order with him at one time or another.
lanno wade freeman knows how to cut the foam pretty special shapes

Chris McKenzie oceanline you want a retro board in west oz he is the man legit shapes

Ross Rutherford worth the weekly wait

mark ogram boards for every generation tied in history and made for the future

Al bean again because it's ****ing al bean




Absolutely, plus Zak Ogram, Matt Manners, Dave Macaulay, Boyd Purdy....for performance....I feel bad coz I know theres a lot more

Ctngoodvibes
WA, 1402 posts
9 Jul 2020 7:39PM
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Nigel Annesley and Hayden Cox for east coast
Martin Littlewood or Greg Laurenson (RIP) west coast

Ctngoodvibes
WA, 1402 posts
9 Jul 2020 7:43PM
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Tractorguy said..
Phantom and beau young , these guys are quality,will craft you anything,looks like some of you guys stuck with commercial names of the past



Beau young,yeh ok lol


Why lol? The guy rips and shapes epic boards too

chrispy
WA, 9675 posts
9 Jul 2020 7:56PM
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Ctngoodvibes said..


chrispy said..



Tractorguy said..
Phantom and beau young , these guys are quality,will craft you anything,looks like some of you guys stuck with commercial names of the past





Beau young,yeh ok lol




Why lol? The guy rips and shapes epic boards too



The guy rips,100%...
Does HE? shape epic boards ,mmmmmm

Ctngoodvibes
WA, 1402 posts
9 Jul 2020 8:32PM
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Yes he does
the fact that surfboard wharehouse make pop outs for him on the side is irrelevant, so did GSI for mctavish

chrispy
WA, 9675 posts
9 Jul 2020 8:37PM
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Ctngoodvibes said..
Yes he does
the fact that surfboard wharehouse make pop outs for him on the side is irrelevant, so did GSI for mctavish


Yeh ok,i did not mention the whorehouse...i said what i said

Ctngoodvibes
WA, 1402 posts
9 Jul 2020 8:58PM
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chrispy said..

Ctngoodvibes said..
Yes he does
the fact that surfboard wharehouse make pop outs for him on the side is irrelevant, so did GSI for mctavish



Yeh ok,i did not mention the whorehouse...i said what i said


Ha u love the Whorehouse



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