Roger Hinds’ 40 year mantra, “Built by One Pair of Hands” was challenged last week when his glass shop closed. In today’s episode we discuss the new economics of board building, why some surfboard brands have outsourced manufacturing, how that has affected the surfboard industry in Southern California, and what’s next for Roger Hinds Surfboards. Enjoy the show.
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And a link to episode 091 featuring Roger’s first appearance on the show.

The referenced Reddit post: LINK HERE
Roger in the bay and in the water in 2015. Video by David.
Roger Hinds: The Checker Board (Part 3 of 3) from David Lee Scales on Vimeo.


David’s current fav board from Roger: The Ninja
Roger’s favorite surfer: Stephanie Gilmore
and Torren Martyn
The video of Mike “Army” Armstrong that Roger referenced from Hawaii 5.0
Shapers Roger admires? Matt Calvani & Wayne Rich


If Roger could order a board from anyone? George Downing
The last board Roger rode: a self shaped 11′ Ultra Glide
SHOW CREDITS
Portrait Illustration: Jose Emroca Flores, Emroca.com and @Emroca
Sponsor: SpyOptic.com promo code “podcast”
Intro Music: Bonnie Raitt, Thank You
Ad Music: BeeJay Ondera, BeeJayOndera.com
Outro: T. Rex, Mambo Sun
Host, Produce, Edit: David Lee Scales @david_lee_scales