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| 223132 | 11440 | Molded, Reverse Engineered, Handshaped by One Only...WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU? | 56 | shapewright | Oct 12, 2021 | 2021-10-12T11:58:27-0400 | Bruce Fowler said: Whoever you take a Weber (or somebody else's board for that matter) and they will scan it is uh, pretty unethical. But I'm sure there are people out there that won't bat an eye at that, whether it's a Performer, a C.I., DHD, or one of mine....... which I was told someone in Australia already did. Click to expand... Before moving back to San Diego an east coaster bought a used machine, he promptly scanned Lost, Rusty, CI popular short board models. That's wrong, I've had to give potential customers the walk sign, especially when asking for a DT in the Pink or a neck beard, " I'm not Donald or Al", get one of theirs. I finished thousands of machine cuts while Channin was still active, Greg Nolls, Hansen's, Surfboards Hawaii, Channin, never enough shaping rooms or shapers to fill the bays like in the hey days. Matt Calvani with the machine accurately reproduces each model at their shop, same with the other companies. In the 60's each shaper did the models, but each had a personal tweak they added. The machine is just a tool, scanning someone else's work is just plain wrong, I don't know what Bruce went through during the learning phase, but I was browbeat by experienced shapers until I became good at my craft, Gene went through the same gauntlet. We learned to be competent craftsmen, hand built or finishers |