Shaping Your Curiosity
Surfers are gifted with a completely pointless and wildly enjoyable escape from the seriousness of land life. We find happiness floating around in the ocean for hours on end waiting for the right wave to come along for a dance. We all surf for different reasons but a common goal unites us – we’re all chasing those feelings of joy unique to the ocean.
As the name suggests, A Mano surfboards are 100% hand shaped. We believe that something crafted by hand holds a unique value and beauty in a world full of mass production. Every detail in each board is shaped by a lifetime of passion and expertise to help you explore your curiosity in the sea.
Shaping your dream board is a collaborative process. We’ll chat about the sensations you’re chasing, the waves you’ll be riding and the experience you want in the water so we can translate them into design details. You’ll walk away with a hand crafted, one-of-a-kind surfboard made to stoke your curiosity and grow with you to keep you intrigued as you explore your surfing.
“A Mano surfboards are made to stoke your curiosity and keep you exploring new and exciting feelings on a wave”
The Shaper
Simon shapes all A Mano surfboards from his personal shaping bay in the Byron Hinterland. He’s inspired by surfing’s experimental years when twinnies and single fins sparked new sensations, when innovation was about exploration not just pure performance.
“I’m passionate about hand-crafting surfboards that rekindle the joys of your surfing experience. A Mano boards are made to stoke your curiosity and keep you exploring new and exciting feelings on a wave.”
Surfboard design has gone through so many decades of refinement, Simon believes there’s a lot to be gained from opening our minds to alternatives that were brushed aside in the single minded pursuit of progression from the 80’s through to now. Hand shaping is an important aspect of that exploration – a push back against homogenised design. Each hand shaped surfboard is as unique as our riders – a means for everyone to experience surfing in their own way.