I live in West Michigan and was wondering if anyone knows where to buy blanks or foam to make boards somewhere local? I am trying to avoid the high shipping costs. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
There are likely no sources for blanks near you. You could go to an architectural foam company and buy a block of eps or try the foam from Home Depot.
I have had good luck with SurfSource out of Florida. The shipping is reasonable if you buy your blanks 4 at a time. If you do it that way it works out to about $22 per blank for shipping.
Greenlightsurfsupply.com is probably your best bet. They have US Blanks (EPS and PU), some remaining Ice9 PU, plus their own blend EPS blanks. They can ship the EPS blanks unglued which saves a bunch in shipping. They also don’t charge for boxes.
Have you asked around on Third Coast Surf Shop’s forum? There are a few shapers in our pleasant peninsula, and some of them post there. I don’t know exactly where you are, but I have a friend in Grand Haven who wants to start hotwiring blanks really soon. I’ll ask him how he’s coming on that and give you his contact info if you’d like.