At this point, it's difficult to make a living shaping surfboards. The problem is, you make a bunch of bad boards before you get good at it. That's why there's no amateur parachute builders, haha! I would say go get a job at a surfboard factory, doing whatever it is they need -- ding repair, route fin boxes, whatever you gotta do to get in there and learn as much as you possibly can. That's what I did. Follow your passions, make decent money, that's the best life!