Surfing Magazine, Sept. 1997 "Sister's Who Shape"

(Meet the absolute punkest women in our sport, those who shape surfboards) this month: Shannon Payne-McIntyre

From: Santee, CA
Years living: 22
Months Shaping: 7
Years Surfing: 7
# of Boards Shaped: 10
Label: Shannon Surfboards

Inspired to Shape by:
"My husband Shayne McIntyre and Adam Gillespie."

Clientele:
"One of my friends I met in Sumbawa, and my brother. I also just got four boards in Water Girl surfshop, a women's surfshop."

Short-Term Goals:
"To become recognized as a shaper."

Long-Term Goals:
"To invite women to explore new avenues in surfing, to venture out more and do the things they really want to do."

Why Shaping:
"I'm an artist, and I was looking for a new medium that would be more functional surfboards are a more functional canvas."

Response from other Craftsman:
"I went to several different shapers and showed them my boards and they got really stoked and kept encouraging me to do it."

Best Thing About Shaping Your Own Boards:
"Being able to ride on of your won creations, it's so magical (riding) your own boards, you did all the dimensions...and just the thing about designing a board that works for you."

Advice to Budding Grommet Shapers of the World:
"Find a good shaper and just watch them and learn from them and ask a lot of questions. Find someone who has enough time to help you-not too many people give away their secrets...or, just try to find a job roughing boards, like planing down the blanks for a shaper."

(She might be the best looking shaper on earth)

by, Skip Snead