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Steve Boehne (bay-knee) was 13 years old in 1960 when he learned to shape and glass in a neighbor's garage.They bought blanks from Wilshire Foam in Torrance, whose main product was foam for flower arrangements; consequently the blanks were either red or green. Boehne would chalk line the blanks, cut them and glue the stringers in with inner tube rubber bands. In 1967, Boehne got a job shaping for Gordie Surfboards in Huntington Beach. "Gordie" was known for his craftmanship with fancy stringers, nose blocks and tail blacks. He was tough to work for, but he was an excellent teacher." Dan Boehne His father got him on the planer in 1988when he was eleven and his shaping career took off fast. By thirteen he was already shaping boards for guys like U.S. champ Mike Cruickshank, Pat O