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Podcast: Surf Talk
Episode: Axel Lorentz on 25,000 Boards, Pukas Legacy & Breaking Through as a European Shaper
Description: In this episode, we sit down with legendary surfboard shaper @Axel Lorentz, the man behind some of Pukas Surfboards'most iconic models like the Tasty Treat and Pukas 69er. After 13 years shaping for Pukas and over 25,000 surfboards built— a few for top athletes like Kolohe Andino, Mick Fanning, Dave Rastovich —Axel is now launching his own shaping brand.We talk about what it takes to become a world-class shaper, why it's so tough for European shapers to break into the US and Australian surf scenes, and how important it really is to surf well if you want to shape well...