Scan a board you like and copy it..................

bdwqld · Post by **bdwqld** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:11 pm

Forget it I have been Humbled by the facts.

analbirth · Post by **analbirth** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:57 pm

yes unfortunately, most computer shaping machines aren't that accurate, iv'e had boards by others done on machines come out up to 1/4 " wider from one side to the other, different rails etc. Good idea but..............

Terence H · Post by **Terence H** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:02 pm

I have just had Surfblanks in Durban scan my board , and i am just using it as a starting point so i can get the basics right including volume etc.
I must say they they do not just scan and hand over the file they did a lot of hand measuring to ensure it was very close.

bdwqld · Post by **bdwqld** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:46 am

Actually with the right equipment/software, and the fine tuning (check measurements) it works extremely well.
My issue ended up on the moral high ground.
Does the original shaper own the intellectual property that is in that shape?

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:49 am

difficult subject

during my work I have designed broadcast equip.
the company owns it
????
some of the designs I have used for myself and for other companies - WAY before I started work for said company
???
now I'm freelance
??
does my client own a design they commission me to develop ?

it's complicated

bdwqld · Post by **bdwqld** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:09 am

Kev wrote: does my client own a design they commission me to develop ?

it's complicated

At first my answer was yes, which made me feel not so moralistic, but then I asked myself would a shaper make me a board if he knew I was going to copy it and start mass producing his shape (only hypothetically).

Then from a personal point of view you will always get the board you really liked each time, but that's like having toast and marmalade for breakfast every day you never step out into something different.

Bugger me it is complicated!!!!

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:22 pm

My thoughts: why not ask the shaper who designed the original board how he feels about you having it scanned and reproduced on your own? If he thinks it's a good idea, then maybe it's okay. If he has reservations at all, don't have it copied. Give the guy the honor that is due for making a great original shape for you...

Terence H · Post by **Terence H** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:40 pm

The board i had scanned was a board that i gave every dimension for and was there for all important dimension changes , i think it is a totally different issue if i bought just for example a board from Bud and copied it that would be very wrong.

red · Post by **red** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:48 am

The question really is, "Can a scanned board duplicate the original?" At best it can be a close approximation - maybe better, maybe worse. There are a lot of variables beyond the blank's 3D shadow. As my mentor says: Shape to glass, glass to sand- a lot of things can change between a faithful scan and finished product.

Intellectual property in the surf industry? No such thing. Not a professional attitude, but the way things are.