We dove deep and found out everything you need to know about getting a bespoke surfboard before you pull the trigger.

Paul J. Schmidt, owner of Paul Surf, makes and sells surfboards. Each one is made completely by hand and takes about 30 hours of skilled labor.

I was talking to my pal Joel Saltzman the other day about the state of today’s surfboard industry. Joel is a long-time avid surfer who is originally from Florida, but has been living in the ...