This is the surfboard I've taken the most pictures of, and its also the one that escaped the truck on the freeway and was hit by many cars. It was also the most fun to make, and here are some photos of the process.

In case you ever want to make surfboards, here are the things to remember: + Swaylocks.com is the best forum for your questions + It is probably the messiest thing you'll ever do + Never do this as a way to save money on a board + Buy a Makita angle grinder and necessary grits/pads. This is the most important tool other than your planer

The shape of the board is a mix between a classic 9'2" noserider shape, and a magic noserider owned by a friend of mine.

Here the shape is cut out of the blank, and I'm getting ready to take off extra foam and shape it down into something slick

Now onto shaping the rails and putting in the curves. This is the point where you want to be a total master of the planer. The sanding block will only make flat spots.

Look at those lovely rails. The board is so fragile at this point that its hard to move without scratching. Oh well, the glass will cover it all anyway.

Glassing is the real work though, which is why I say you should buy the Makita, no matter how broke you are. Making this board look nice without the right angle grinder will never happen. Here's the beginning of the tape. The board is getting a yellow tint.

Glassing is too much messy work to take pictures of, so here it is when its all ready for sanding

And the best part, ready to surf.

Whenever you make a board, you just want to make another, because you think 'I can fix all of the mistakes I made on this one...', but that's a slippery slope. Time to get in the water