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| 215860 | 10983 | Have boards got even more expensive in the past couple months? | 68 | shapewright | Aug 5, 2021 | 2021-08-05T19:36:58-0400 | jory said: Curious as to why custom cnc cut then hand finished by name shaper is worth less than full handshape custom by same shaper? its still a full Custom from the brain of said design genius and hand finished just a computer is doing the donkey work roughing out the shape but at least as accurately as the shaper could. Click to expand... The cost of the cut alone is nearly the same as a hand shape, the add on the finishers pay for the cut. It is more expensive and the reliability of a CNC cut means every board off that program is the same. Speaking with Matt Calvani Bing had 7-8 full time shapers, each doing their own tweak on the models. I've heard that Dan Bendickson made the favorite Bing noseriders. As long as there are new bodies in the biz, low prices can be had, but it is the crap shoot on whether the board is going to be a turd or gem |