Carbon Strength & Superior Manufacturing Techniques.
The BDX system is designed to lay the weave in a diamond pattern or diagonal direction to better understand it. Theory is that when the board is stressed and the crack seeks the shortest path from rail to rail, it has to break through double strands making it twice as resilient.
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![Working with Muzz on the second carbon wrap was pretty cool, and the outcome for the HP-EPS (High Performance – EPS) […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/TalkinHP-80x40.jpg "The HP EPS Report With Troy Brooks"){kind=small}
The HP EPS Report With Troy BrooksWorking with Muzz on the second carbon wrap was pretty cool, and the outcome for the HP-EPS (High Performance – EPS) […]
Read More![Perhaps you could call this board a real hybrid in the true sense of the word. It certainly looks like […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0318-80x40.jpg "THE EPS DIXI SPOON"){kind=small}
THE EPS DIXI SPOONPerhaps you could call this board a real hybrid in the true sense of the word. It certainly looks like […]
Read More![I have been spending a lot of time designing high performance hybrids to make in EPS the last few years […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/HPEPS960x540.jpg "EPS HIGH PERFORMANCE."){kind=small}
EPS HIGH PERFORMANCE.I have been spending a lot of time designing high performance hybrids to make in EPS the last few years […]
Read More![The very first Frieken Flyer I made was for myself to surf with my grandkids in tiny surf .I went […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/960x540.jpg "EPS FRIEKIN Flyer"){kind=small}
EPS FRIEKIN FlyerThe very first Frieken Flyer I made was for myself to surf with my grandkids in tiny surf .I went […]
Read More![Roughly 6 years ago I designed a Boot Model range which were a bunch of really small wide boards that […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bobby-5_edited-1-copy.jpg "EPS BOBBY DAZZLER"){kind=small}
EPS BOBBY DAZZLERRoughly 6 years ago I designed a Boot Model range which were a bunch of really small wide boards that […]
Read More![The new EPS Mach 3 is designed off the Mach 3 PU, but wider and thicker, however still retains a […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/EPS-M-3-PROFILE.jpg "EPS MACH 3 FIVE FINNER"){kind=small}
EPS MACH 3 FIVE FINNERThe new EPS Mach 3 is designed off the Mach 3 PU, but wider and thicker, however still retains a […]
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![The Silver Bullet was created back in 2009 and has become my best seller. Due to its popularity I gave […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/SAM_0626.jpg "THE SILVER BULLET"){kind=small}
THE SILVER BULLETThe Silver Bullet was created back in 2009 and has become my best seller. Due to its popularity I gave […]
Read More![Mach 2 – 2015 Update The Mach 2 has been a solid staple from the day Brooko and I hatched […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mac2.jpg "THE MACH 2"){kind=small}
THE MACH 2Mach 2 – 2015 Update The Mach 2 has been a solid staple from the day Brooko and I hatched […]
Read More![Like every successful design, its evolution just continues! I am not into just milking a design until it is dead. […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/SAM_09002.jpg "2015 SKINNY BULLET"){kind=small}
2015 SKINNY BULLETLike every successful design, its evolution just continues! I am not into just milking a design until it is dead. […]
Read More![LONGBOARDERS . PASS THIS UP AT YOUR PERIL !!!! The 5 year success of the Bullet series has been a […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/missilebanner.jpg "THE MISSILE"){kind=small}
THE MISSILELONGBOARDERS . PASS THIS UP AT YOUR PERIL !!!! The 5 year success of the Bullet series has been a […]
Read More![One would by now, have had to had his head in the sand the last year, if he were to […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/hprt5x700.jpg "THE HPRT5"){kind=small}
THE HPRT5One would by now, have had to had his head in the sand the last year, if he were to […]
Read More![Ever since Dane came out with the Diver Dumpster and Kelly his Wizard Sleeve; the concept of the normal thruster […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/VictimBanner1.jpg "THE FASHION VICTIM"){kind=small}
THE FASHION VICTIMEver since Dane came out with the Diver Dumpster and Kelly his Wizard Sleeve; the concept of the normal thruster […]
Read More![THE PSEUDO FISH 2012 I remember way back in 92 watching a vid shot by Martin Daley up in the […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PseduoFish-Back-80x40.jpg "THE PSEUDO FISH"){kind=small}
THE PSEUDO FISHTHE PSEUDO FISH 2012 I remember way back in 92 watching a vid shot by Martin Daley up in the […]
Read More![The Twinza design made a brief appearance during the demise of the twin fin era- in a vain attempt to […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/twbanner650x370v2-80x40.jpg "THE TWINZAA"){kind=small}
THE TWINZAAThe Twinza design made a brief appearance during the demise of the twin fin era- in a vain attempt to […]
Read More![The world of surfboard design is from my point of view a very predicable beast punctuated at rare intervals by […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Snub637x365-80x40.jpg "THE SNUB FEEDER"){kind=small}
THE SNUB FEEDERThe world of surfboard design is from my point of view a very predicable beast punctuated at rare intervals by […]
Read More![The Baby Bat to my way of seeing things was looking somewhat outdated- time to discard the nappies, and although […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/FIBat.jpg "THE THOROUGHLY MODERN BAT"){kind=small}
THE THOROUGHLY MODERN BATThe Baby Bat to my way of seeing things was looking somewhat outdated- time to discard the nappies, and although […]
Read More![The Little Zappa has been one of my star performing designs the last 6 years and I thought was worthy […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/SAM_0911.jpg "2015 LITTLE ZAPPER"){kind=small}
2015 LITTLE ZAPPERThe Little Zappa has been one of my star performing designs the last 6 years and I thought was worthy […]
Read More![The Bottom Feeder has been one of my most successful thrusters to date, only it has not been successful for […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/SAM_08891.jpg "THE STUB FEEDER"){kind=small}
THE STUB FEEDERThe Bottom Feeder has been one of my most successful thrusters to date, only it has not been successful for […]
Read More![Of late there has been interest in a more parallel type of planshape. An extreme example of this can be […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stinger.jpg "THE STINGER"){kind=small}
THE STINGEROf late there has been interest in a more parallel type of planshape. An extreme example of this can be […]
Read More![Perhaps it is the environment that I have been designing for that has some influence on this design; and that […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Pban.jpg "THE LITTLE PIRATE"){kind=small}
THE LITTLE PIRATEPerhaps it is the environment that I have been designing for that has some influence on this design; and that […]
Read More![THE FAT BULLET The Fat Bullet is a hybrid in the true sense of the word; a mix of the […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fatbuldeck-80x40.jpg "THE FAT BULLET"){kind=small}
THE FAT BULLETTHE FAT BULLET The Fat Bullet is a hybrid in the true sense of the word; a mix of the […]
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![The slick has been a stalwart of my tri fin range for more than half a decade and has seen […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Slick-80x40.jpg "The Modern Slick"){kind=small}
The Modern SlickThe slick has been a stalwart of my tri fin range for more than half a decade and has seen […]
Read More![First of all there is a story behind the name of this model which probably needs to be explained before […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fangpic11.jpg "THE PICK POCKET"){kind=small}
THE PICK POCKETFirst of all there is a story behind the name of this model which probably needs to be explained before […]
Read More![THE BOTTOM FEEDER The goal with the Bottom feeder is to appeal to the surfer who has ignored the fish […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/BottomFeeder-Back-80x40.jpg "THE BOTTOM FEEDER"){kind=small}
THE BOTTOM FEEDERTHE BOTTOM FEEDER The goal with the Bottom feeder is to appeal to the surfer who has ignored the fish […]
Read More![This Step Up model is a modern day replacement of my Indo Gun model which has been a perennial in […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/STEP-UP-DECK.jpg "THE STEP UP"){kind=small}
THE STEP UPThis Step Up model is a modern day replacement of my Indo Gun model which has been a perennial in […]
Read More![This design however specialized it is, has been the surprise package of my line up the last few years. Indeed […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/NEW-TAMER-PROFILE.jpg "LEDGE TAMER V2"){kind=small}
LEDGE TAMER V2This design however specialized it is, has been the surprise package of my line up the last few years. Indeed […]
Read More![THE BAT TAILED QUAD TOW Originally I made this board for Ry Craike for up north WA four or 5 […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tow1-80x40.jpg "THE BAT TAILED QUAD TOW"){kind=small}
THE BAT TAILED QUAD TOWTHE BAT TAILED QUAD TOW Originally I made this board for Ry Craike for up north WA four or 5 […]
Read More![THE SKINNY BULLET The skinny bullet is basically the fat bullet on a diet. It is narrower and thinner. Again […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/SkinnBullet-Back-80x40.jpg "THE SKINNY BULLET"){kind=small}
THE SKINNY BULLETTHE SKINNY BULLET The skinny bullet is basically the fat bullet on a diet. It is narrower and thinner. Again […]
Read More![THE REEF SWALLOW The swallow tail the last 15 years has been relegated in most minds as a tail for […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ReefSwallow-Back-80x40.jpg "THE REEF SWALLOW"){kind=small}
THE REEF SWALLOWTHE REEF SWALLOW The swallow tail the last 15 years has been relegated in most minds as a tail for […]
Read More![THE LEDGE TAMER Murray Bourton is no stranger to the power of reef breaks all around the world and is […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/LedgeTamer-Back-80x40.jpg "THE LEDGE TAMER"){kind=small}
THE LEDGE TAMERTHE LEDGE TAMER Murray Bourton is no stranger to the power of reef breaks all around the world and is […]
Read More![Even though I have been all over Indo for the past 35 years I have never done the Telos and not […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/shape1-80x40.jpg "OUR TRIP OF A LIFETIME"){kind=small}
OUR TRIP OF A LIFETIMEEven though I have been all over Indo for the past 35 years I have never done the Telos and not […]
Read More![For the month of June I’ve taken 20% OFF the Slop Rod & Black Knight Models. Dont tell anyone though […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pd-80x40.jpg "Pipedream Sale 20% Off"){kind=small}
Pipedream Sale 20% OffFor the month of June I’ve taken 20% OFF the Slop Rod & Black Knight Models. Dont tell anyone though […]
Read More TheShapeEscapeHey All, In cahoots with Pegasus Lodges we’ve put together a ten-day exclusive customer-trip to the wave-rich Telo Islands! Pegasus […]
Read More THE TWINZAAThe Twinza design made a brief appearance during the demise of the twin fin era- in a vain attempt to […]
Read More![AUSTRALIA’S BEST SHAPERS SERIES Murray is as part of the surfboard shaping masters as you can get. After his start […]](http://www.bourtonshapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/articleimage-80x40.jpg "Coastal Watch Interview"){kind=small}
Coastal Watch InterviewAUSTRALIA’S BEST SHAPERS SERIES Murray is as part of the surfboard shaping masters as you can get. After his start […]
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