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The Workshop

My name is Brock Jones, son of surfboard shaper, Bruce Jones, and shaper of Bruce Jones Surfboards and Jones Shapes Surfboards.

In 2024, I decided to take a year off from shaping to learn the ins and outs of mold making and composites. I wanted to increase my knowledge and make myself and my brands more self-sufficient. I tucked myself away in a barn in rural Europe and built a small lab directly adjacent to a shaping room in a 100-year-old barn. Hangtime Surf was born.

While getting started, I came upon an idea as I asked myself a question: why have the industry’s conventional fin boxes only been available in black and white for so many decades? Surfing isn’t black and white; our fin boxes shouldn’t be either! I began testing materials and pigment solutions and within a few months had the first ever 8 inch and 10.5 inch center fin boxes ever made in colors other than black or white!

Since then the Hangtime Surf center fin box project has evolved rapidly as new ideas arrive and are being realized. As of Spring 2025, I am prototyping molds to manufacture a composite center fin box which can either be installed prior to or after lamination. These boxes are built with a 60/40 ratio consisting of 60% upcycled fiberglass off-cuts and 40% thermoset resin. Follow along with my #finspiration blog for updates!

In addition to center fin boxes, I have also been able to rapid prototype and produce molds for proprietary fins and fin systems. In addition, I have been able to design and produce the first ever swivel planer adapters.  In taking on the Hangtime project, I have come to realize that the surf industry still has plenty of room for creation and innovation hidden away in the finer nuances and details of surfboard design. I’m looking forward to continuing this journey and hope you will join me for the ride!