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Photograph made available 11 July 2007 shows South African surfboard sander Molly Mathews hand sanding the rail of a surfboard at DVG surfboards in Kommetjie, Cape Town, South Africa 05 July 2007. South Africa is one of the few places in the world where surfboards are still made by hand. Surfboard designs vary according to the power and size of waves to be ridden and the riders style and weight. The custom shaper takes all this into consideration before shaving down the core of the board know as a 'blank' which is constructed of polyurethane foam. Once the fins have been added and the board dries a 'sander' finnishes off the process by sanding smooth the entire board until it is one continuous curve flowing through all axis and ready to ride the waves. EPA/NIC BOTHMA SURFBOARD PICTURE PACKAGE 4 OF 18