This is a website showcasing some of the things I create.

My main focus and day to day activity is crafting
low production, high quality custom shaped performance based surfboards, made locally in Northern NSW Australia. 

I was introduced to surfing by my father at a young age and have a great love for the sea. I owe him a great deal in his generosity of passing down his years of knowledge in surfing and surfboard design.  I started shaping initially because it was in my family, but after a while I was genuinely interested and wanted to shape a board that looked after my own set of criteria. Something that is user-friendly but still offered a level of performance to push the board really hard, have speed, manoeuvrability and drive. 

Neal Purchase Designs is a small family business consisting of myself and my wife Beau. Taka and his team at ‘Sunglassing’ in Currumbin look after lamination, fins are foiled to my specific curves and templates by Steve and Tracey at ‘Australian Fin Co’ in Currumbin and I use ‘Burford Blanks’ for their long lasting quality foam. Each part of the process is locally made and of the best quality supporting Australian family businesses.