Only thing I've ever found in text was in the state library system and was written in the 70's not a lot of similarity to board construction today.

try these:

http://www.shapers.com.au/categories/Surfboard-Shaping-and-Glassing-DVDs/

The master glasser vid is good and shows a range of construction techniques from current day to tints and gloss coating. the master shaper II vid is ok but assumes some knowledge and decent skills with a planer (probably a little faster paced than is useful for a beginner)

and some instructions:

www.shapers.com.au/pages/Shaping-Guide.html

Good luck

Cheers for the info guys, getting the appetite for it now!

Birthday coming up, can get all the info I need and hit the foam.

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