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What board is best for me?
This is of course the big question… If you have been surfing for a while, you can probably look at our board line and suss it out yourself. We are hoping to add to our board page some cross sections and more detailed dimensions of the boards so that it will be easier for experienced surfers to see if we make the board they want.
If you are newer to surfing, you could talk to other surfers who know your style and level of experience, and know your home break. Most surfers will also think about the kind of surfing that they would like to do, but which their current board(s) don’t really allow. Board design is more art than science, and experienced advice from people familiar with your situation should be important in your decision.
In all cases, your size and weight and typical wave will be considerations that will be factors. We’d be glad to help you make some decisions, feel free to contact us.
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I don’t see exactly what I want in your line of boards, but I still want one...what can you do for me?
One thing we can do is to make some adjustments to the boards in our line if you have specific things that you want. For instance, we can harden rails, turn them down and, to a lesser degree, soften them. It is easy to lengthen boards by a few inches, or harden or round out the nose, although these alterations may change the board’s performance a bit. Some bottom contouring is also possible if there you would like hollows or slight channels of less than 1/8” in depth.
We can also develop a custom shape for you, but you should plan on in increase in cost of about 30%.
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Should I buy a completed board, or a Home Grown Kit?
If you are an experienced woodworker, and don’t have plans to surf for the next couple of months and have a good place to work (garage, shop, basement) and a load of time to spare, then you should definitely get a kit!
If any or all of these are not part of your situation, or if you are the type of person that finds it easy to start projects but a bit harder to get them done, then think twice about the kits - you may be happier ordering a board from us. This isn’t to say that you need to be an experienced woodworker, or need a fully equipped shop to build a kit, but neither you nor we want to take money from you for a board you are never going to surf, so be sure that you will have the time/inclination/facilites/attention span to complete a kit before you decide to order one.
Another consideration is your expectations for the board itself. We are positive that almost anyone can build a surfable board using a Home Grown kit. Plus, with imperfections that come from inexperience, every surfer using his or her own Home Grown board will be tremendously proud of the beautiful thing they created. But if you are one of those people who want it as perfect as an organic thing can be, and you don’t feel confident in your woodworking skills, then you may be happier with a board we build for you.
If the cost of the board is an issue for you, think of it this way: you could use the fifty to eighty hours that you would have spent building a kit to put in a little overtime earning some kale you can use towards a board built by us especially for you.