62mac said..

Sounds like your mate has his head screwed on,I hope he will focus on propriety down the track,but he sounds young and you need to enjoy life before getting tied down.

vanders1 said..

No offense here Tom, I just got my back up because of false allegations of red thumbing others' opinions & I'd actually written & posted my long reply before I saw your post retracting some of your comments & appologising so my bad there.

As has been said, everyone is entitled to their opinions & they should be welcomed.

supanimal said..



You've both lost me with these comments - how so ?

Everyone's on their own trip but it seems as though that's not OK here.

A question for all you with the 'support your local shaper' theorists....

A lot of these guys got into the surfboard shaping business as they didn't want to conform to the 'get a proper job' scenario right ?

Many of them as the years go buy realise it's a hard slog, a lot of them actually lose their spirit to surf and realise it wasn't quite the romantic choice they thought way back when - not all, just some....and I could list a few.

So, they ply their trade, make money from sales, get their house, have families, play golf etc etc and we surfers support them as we like to 'support our local shaper' and that's great but;

Do those same guys come to you and I working 'the other type of job' when they need a plumber, or insurance, or a loan or a coffee etc etc ?

No, they'll ordinarily look for the best deal they can get whether it's imported or local because they are just like the rest of us that have constraints and will look after themselves before you and I - the romance of your notions are beautiful but the facts are that bloke that you are supporting won't often open his wallet or offer you the keys to his house if you end up on struggle street.

(Last time I saw Bob McTavish he drove a Subaru Outback Wagon and not an Australian built Holden and I'm sure he shopped around for the best deal for he and his family as an example without prejudice).

...again each to their own but the bloke asked about a cheap board and what your thoughts were on it - not whether you'd buy it or not based on where it's made - that'd be a different topic IMHO.

Teacake said..

Oldmate, do you use the maths you learnt at uni in your job today? I am studying first year engineering maths this year and am wondering if I will ever use it again after uni...

Tom.

Ted the Kiwi said..



Depending on what line of engineering you go into Tom you will be using much more advanced math than that everyday! So get stuck in and enjoy it. You can never get enough Math if you ask me

Ted the Kiwi said..

I work for an R&D software company based at Uni and help teach two masters courses.

laceys lane said..





this is one that does bug me and agree with sa. local shapers wanting you to support them, but as in my case, if they need a house built or something they will go straight to the cheapest nastiest pop out project builder they can find.


the best part is they want you to give advice and help them if it goes pear shaped.


i say get a local board because you want to. supporting support a local shaper is a con because they most probably wouldn't support you as SA has indicated

sorry if some are offended

62mac said..

Ride what you like its your choice do not bag others products,if you have nothing positive to add shut the fk up!

Anyway the tides right some I'm off to ride one of my custom locally made mctavish's at redneck wonderland!

62mac said...
Ride what you like its your choice do not bag others products,if you have nothing positive to add shut the fk up!

Anyway the tides right some I'm off to ride one of my custom locally made mctavish's at redneck wonderland!

62mac said..

Ride what you like its your choice do not bag others products,if you have nothing positive to add shut the fk up!

Anyway the tides right some I'm off to ride one of my custom locally made mctavish's at redneck wonderland!

supanimal said..

Queensland.

Lol.

chrispy said..

I know sdr hires all his workers that do business with him[;)
Teacake you will get your serve later,late apologies or not....eg...if I was your sponsor and read that you will drop them once you have coin...well that is not a great endorsement for the product...careful what you say..I will.say more later

laceys lane said..

i just brought myself a custom local free range chicken for next weeks lunches instead of a hormone filled fat arsed pop out chicken.


support your local free range chickens

stuk said..

Just logged in after starting this...phew what a circus

Ive actually got two locally made boards one from Newies master Sam Egan and the other a Byron made McT.

I wanted to get a dedicated old school 10' noserider 50/50 rails, single fin etc without paying a lot of money as it wont be a every day ride, hence my inquiry about something that may fit the bill.

Still like to get an appraisal of the quality of the build and shape if anyone is able.

Teacake said..



Nothing from me. Only thing I can say is depending on how soon you want it ECS are a good alternative All my boards have been fantastic!

Good luck finding your new freedom stick!

Tom

Teacake said...


Even if he sells the off and buys an average car, will still have a bit of money left. I think he is wanting to get into real estate.

Meh, wish I could work flat out, too busy at school. He quit school for work so...

Oldmate, do you use the maths you learnt at uni in your job today? I am studying first year engineering maths this year and am wondering if I will ever use it again after uni...

Tom.

supanimal said..

Bob not only has huge respect but can pick a great car a mile away.

Teacake said..



Would have said Tassie was redneck wonder land, maybe it is the twohead wonderland...