

When I sign up for a monthly plan (minimum $7.-) so that I can save files, will the files be saved on my computer or on the AKU Shaper server? In other words: Will I still be able to access the board files created during the paid for period after I stop paying?Ĭan I send the files to a shaper with a machine at any time later on, without having to re-register and pay fees to AKU Shaper? So, rather than going down the lengthy road of learning to hand-shape, I want to design a board on the computer, then send it to someone with a shaping machine (or in the not-so-far future, a large 3D printer) and let them build the board for me. I never before realised how thin they are compared to their length and widths, although I spend a lot of time riding them! Good advice, and even the attempt to shape a 1:15 model gives some insight into the difficulties of accurately shaping a surfboard.

This first board build of mine has nothing much to do with my questions about AKU Shaper, other than that I want to pre-empt Bill's advice to make a masonite template first and get some hands-on experience. The Nugget is still in the block of wood, I just need to get it out. I know you like photos here on Swaylocks, so here we go, my first surfboard build, half-shaped HAHA! I'm a first time shaper who is trying to carve a surfboard 1:15 model out of a piece of Cypress wood.
