Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. Surfing Places, Surfboard Makers: A Historical Geography 26
7. Chapter 2. A Pacific Story: Surfboard Making in the Wood Era 55
8. Chapter 3. Foam Futures: Evolution of the Modern Surfboard Industry 84
9. Chapter 4. Made by Hand: A Custom System of Production 111
10. Chapter 5. Crafting Surfboards: Gender, Bodies, and Emotions 145
11. Chapter 6. Global Stoke: The Commercialization of Surfing 174
12. Chapter 7. Computer Shaping: Mechanized Surfboard Production 193
13. Chapter 8. Surfboard Making: New (and Uncertain) Horizons 219
14. Notes 243
15. Bibliography 255
16. Index 261
17. About the Authors 273