Hand Shaping v Machine Shaping - What's better??

I have done about 74 boards by handshaping but recently tried machine shaping to see what benefits it can bring me. Here's my thoughts and believe me there is no right or wrong way to do it, see what works for you.

[@familyjay5636]

Love the art involved; not just the pretty blue, but everything you described 😊

[@Crankinsurf7000]

Next weeks video is actually doing the same art on another board

[@DemopVWgarage]

From 1988 to 2010 3000 boards later all hand shaped but as soon as a friend got a machine I never went back to hand just too much work verses 15 min clean up and boom glassing time ;)

[@Crankinsurf7000]

Absolutely, it's so quick and a game changer specially when you need to make a few tweeks. I feel that beginners should hand shape to start with then move to machines. Think it takes me about 20 minutes which includes fin placement.

[@callalilycollective]

Like the perspective. I do most of my boards on a machine, but it’s a pretty low level machine so they still need a lot of work on the nose, tail, and rails.
Totally agree everyone should start with a couple of hand shapes.
Glassing is my favorite part and I’m much more accurate in CAD than I am with my hands for bulk foam removal 😅

[@Crankinsurf7000]

Got a video of me doing a handshape ready to edit

[@callalilycollective]

@@Crankinsurf7000 nice. Can’t wait to see it 🤙