In a serie of 5 episodes, the shaper and designer Xanadu talks about his creative process, the era of hand shaping and his concepts in board designs over 45 + years of craft work in the surf industry.

In this episode #2, Xanadu reflects about the hand shaping era, creating tools for hand shaping surfboards and the models he designed during the pre computer time.

Interviewed by the surfer Max Hoshino in April 2020 at Xanadu Surf Designs factory, California.

If you missed the first episode, start HERE.

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