Todd Proctor and Matt Biolos are a couple of my favorite surfboard shapers and both have some ill shaping videos on YouTube. It’s very cool watching a board builder describe a surfboard design in their own words and motions. A bonus is being able to watch footage of their team riders on the same surfboard surfing at beaches all over the world. …LOST for example has a videos for their surfboards like the Whiplash and Round Nose Fish for example with Matt Biolos at the beginning of each video in his shaping bay talking about the surfboards in detail. The video of Todd Proctor hand shaping a board is defiantly worth watching also and will give you a look at how surfboards are made. ...LOST Whiplash Surfboard shaping video and Hand Shaping a Surfboard with Todd Proctor [gallery=12]

If you like punting airs check out Fifty Fifty Waveskates by Ben Wei who recently got close to landing a surfboard kickfilp on video. I think if anyone he has a good chance of winning the Volcom kickflip contest. Check out the footage of Ben Wei surfing below and getting pretty close to landing a kickflip on video. I owned a Waveskate a few Summers ago and the board was a lot of fun, especially on those small days when you want to ride a fish or small wave board. I think these boards work really well for surfers who can also skate and like hitting airs. The only thing I didn't like about the Waveskate I owned was it would slide out on me a lot but I never got around to replacing the fins so I am ready to give another one a go and see how it works with better fins. I think this time I might go with a pointy nose model also... Made right in Oceanside California, you can reach Fifty Fifty via Email at waveskates@hotmail.com [gallery=6]