About
I started shaping with the idea of making environmental boards that go like any other board and that rival the performance of modern construction. I started by shaping hollow wooden boards and quickly moved on to up cycling old boards (snapped longboards, learn to surf boards etc) and finished them with cork and a wooden veneer. I still wanted something more lively and loose and therefore am doing standard custom EPS Epoxy boards at the moment as well as upcycling old boards.
When im not shaping im working on some blank innovation coming soon.
When im not shaping im working on some blank innovation coming soon.
Marc van der Merwe
South Africa
AGE:
30
STARTED SURFING:
2002
STARTED SHAPING:
2017
FULL TIME SHAPER?:
Yes
SHAPING INSPIRATION:
My friends and surfing has always been a passion of mine.
BOARDS SHAPED:
>20 & <100
SHAPING STYLE:
Custom models are 100% hand shaped, for repetition work of a model I use a machine
DOES OWN GLASSING?:
Yes
FAVORITE MATERIAL:
Give me a blank and I shape a board
NATIONALITY:
South Africa