190 – Matt Calvani

Matt Calvani is the owner and head shaper of Bing Surfboards. Bing Surfboards is one of very few remaining California legacy surfboard brands. Founded in 1959 by Bing Copeland, Calvani officially partnered in the business in 2007. In today’s episode of Shaping Surfing, Calvani discusses the responsibility of fostering a legacy, the challenges of keeping the brand fresh, and why human interaction and manufacturing in California are core tenets of the brand. Calvani also shares his origin story, how to make a magic board, and the joyous follies of shaping boards for Dave Rastovich. Enjoy the show!

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Fabric deck inlays anyone? @bingsurfboards @bingsurfshop

A post shared by Matt Calvani (@mattcalvani) on May 27, 2016 at 8:45pm PDT

Dave Rastovich riding Calvani’s Speed Square

Dave Rastovich, soap in a bathtub in Serendip, with a 4’6” @bingsurfboards Speed Square, shaped by @mattcalvani and blessed up by artwork by @chrisdelmoro111, from ‘The Church of the Open Sky.’ @patagonia_surf @patagoniaaus #thechurchoftheopensky

A post shared by Nathan Oldfield (@nathanoldfield) on Oct 17, 2017 at 12:33pm PDT

@daverasta pushing the limits of a contemporary keel fish photo by @nathanoldfield @bingsurfboards @bingsurfshop

A post shared by Matt Calvani (@mattcalvani) on Oct 16, 2014 at 9:10am PDT

The last board Matt Calvani rode was the Concave Keel. Click the image to acquire.

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