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| 8743 | 119 | questioning the process | 40 | dand | Apr 25, 2007 | 2007-04-25T09:35:51-0400 | :? I was nervous to click on this post. I'm always afraid of the "no more orders" thing -- I only have one board from Gene but want more. Not to slight any of my more distant relatives but hearing that there would be no chance of getting a CF in the future would be like finding out someone you hoped to see again had died. Not to kiss ass , but I think being surprised and upset to find out a board is machined is a pretty senseless, kneejerk reaction. Obviously, I don't know who this customer, but when I think of people that I know that have similar attitudes, they've been senseless and born out of some mistaken impressions about surfing and surfboards (and, often, "soul"). I'd much rather have a shaper be concerned with finishing quality shapes and still being able to 1) make money and 2) satisfy some of the demand for the boards. It's not as if Gene or Pavel or any number of the experienced and skilled shapers that use the machine are painting by numbers -- these are shapes they've developed and refined. Most of us would want some credit and benefit of perfecting something -- why is it so hard to accept that a good shaper needn't blow the foam himself, cut in the stringer, etc, etc? I can cut an outline. I can 't finish shape a CF (or, honestly, anything). Boards are meant to be ridden. The experience and skill of someone like Gene is in all of the boards he developed and set the standards for, even if the blank is rough cut. Gene - I think the shock that people have about this is a measure of why shouldn't be a legitimate or relevant concern... that someone, having seen your product, is shocked to find out it's not shaped by you from beginning to end shows the quality of what you're putting out. It's not like we're talking about cheap knock offs here. |