8/30/2023 0 Comments Aku shaper board filesI'm always up for a challenge so I thought I would put together a "Quick Start" tutorial with a slant on hollow wooden surfboard template design. I think that part of the problem with learning how to use some new software is that sometimes the user documentation is often a little light on and doesn't always include tutorials on how to use the software in real life situations. The templates can also be converted into other formats such as DXF and DWG files that can be used with CNC machines to provide automated cutting of the templates. It is accurate, it is fast (once you get some practice) and the template files can be printed and shared easily with other wooden surfboard builders from all over the world. But I have to say that having designed a wooden surfboard the old fashioned way using paper, pencils and rulers and also using computer aided design software like AKU Shaper, that there are some definite benefits to computer design. He never really understood what all the fuss over computers was about. Wood Buddha Senior, rest his soul, was an old school tradey with thick sausage fingers and calloused hands the size of dinner plates that could crush an elephant's testicles. I can understand that, having come from a long line of tradesmen myself. Now there may some old school wooden surfboard board building tradey types out there who may not be too fond of this newfangled computer technology stuff and right now you are cringing at the thought of mind wrestling with your PC or laptop. Namaste Mouse Fondlers and welcome to this installment of "Designing Hollow Wooden Surfboard Templates" using AKU Shaper and Hollow Board Template Maker software.
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