Just some thoughts on, and a summary of, other links on how to box up a blank or surfboard (below are some older articles that I found useful):
First, some minor critique of Box Depot’s video:
I just watched a useful, although somewhat humorous video made by Box Depot where they show you how to box up a board for shipping. I say humorous as it’s a somewhat contrived example as the board is awfully thin width-wise and thickness-wise and has almost no rocker at all. The piece of cardboard he used would probably NOT work for most surfboards, particularly if you like to longboard.
http://theboxdepot.net/shipping-packing-blog/2015/6/26/shipping-and-packing-surfboard
Glassed-on fins can be padded with slotted foam in layers as one of the below links described.
Anyway, Staples has 4’ x 8’ sheets of cardboard in groups of 5 for about $36.00 US.
But keep in mind, if you fold it over and try to make a box, that the average longboard will wind up with a gap down the middle. So assuming you don’t tape side extenders on, and you leave the gap in the middle, you could just put strips of cardboard (or even one strip down the middle) to completely cover it. But just keep in mind that each 4’ x 8’ cardboard would probaby not cover longboards (at least cover easily) boards that are more than about 19" in width.
For shortboards, it’s a crap-shoot - some might be coverable, but those around 19 - 21" would be kind of tough I would think. Anyway, I’m getting ready to do a test of this method on some cnc-cuts that I need to store for a few months before I sand and glass them so I’ll find out and report what I find.
I want the boxes to look nice and square so I might have to leave a gap when I do it.
I guess 20.5 " x 2 = 41" leaving only 7" for the sides. I might just make it since the rocker will more or less
go in diagonally (so 5 1/2" rocker should fit just barely I would think). I’ll find out when I get these. I ran out of room on a shelf in my room and I need to attic-store the blanks until I can get to the glass-job.
But I would think a glassed longboard would need some more cardboard.
Anyway, I thought the article by Box Depot was kind of humorous as it makes it look so incredibly easy to ship a board, particularly the one in the video.
I’m sure there are lots of shipping companies who can help you out with the boxing up but here are the links I read before on the subject, and these and my above comments might help those who just need to store away their blanks or boards for a while in bubble-pack inside a box:
https://www.swaylocks.com/groups/shipping-surfboard
https://www.swaylocks.com/groups/best-cardboard-box-domestic-shipping
https://www.swaylocks.com/forums/shipping-board-nj-to-hawaii
https://www.swaylocks.com/groups/shipping-surfboard
https://www.swaylocks.com/groups/usa-surfboard-shipping-reccomendations
https://www.swaylocks.com/groups/need-help-international-shipping-boards