Who are the shapers of your quiver?

[Senor Sopa]

Where do we draw a line on this topic? Zip code? City? County? Same street?

My shaper lives on my street, at my house.

 

[One-Off]

speaking of support your local shaper....im guilty of not knowing any LA board builders that do good HPSB and small ALT thingies like fishies and whatnot.

Tim aint exactly local by definition but obvy he is my go to.

who's the best up here?

My list is mostly South Bay. All these guys are top notch. Pat Ryan shaped my first custom back in the 70's. Zen Del Rio shaped my last custom back in the 90's. Oakfoils would be your go to for alt shapes. Zen or Bark for guns. Oh yeah, and a guy named Don Kadowaki, zero web presence but must have a word of mouth following (or ask for him at the 26th St. lot ...now famous Bruce's Beach).

Best of the Beach 2017, Best Underground Shaper: Pat Reardon

If it was 1988, local shredder Chris Wells would be on the team wearing elastic waist, Panama Jacks, looking to pick up chicks at the Dive N’ Surf in the Del Amo Fashion Center and Pat Reardon would…

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Surfboards | Oak Foils

Custom surfboards using the finest materials on the market. From beginner to professional. Anything is possible with Oak Foils Custom Surfboards. Since 1973

www.oakfoilscustoms.com

Peeking Inside Zen Del Rio's Shaping Room

Torrance surfboard shaper Zen Del Rio talks quality, personalization and what makes his craft so special. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLk4mImCTmI&feature=youtu.be

www.shootthecurl.com

https://www.joebark.com/boards

Shaper Pat Ryan: Hermosa Beach 2019 Surfer Walk of Fame inductee

When people talk to me about the ‘good old days,’ I tell them, ‘The good old days’ are right now.’” — ET Surf shaper Pat Ryan…

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[urchined]

My list is mostly South Bay. All these guys are top notch. Pat Ryan shaped my first custom back in the 70's. Zen Del Rio shaped my last custom back in the 90's. Oakfoils would be your go to for alt shapes. Zen or Bark for guns. Oh yeah, and a guy named Don Kadowaki, zero web presence but must have a word of mouth following (or ask for him at the 26th St. lot ...now famous Bruce's Beach).

Best of the Beach 2017, Best Underground Shaper: Pat Reardon

If it was 1988, local shredder Chris Wells would be on the team wearing elastic waist, Panama Jacks, looking to pick up chicks at the Dive N’ Surf in the Del Amo Fashion Center and Pat Reardon would…

easyreadernews.com

Surfboards | Oak Foils

Custom surfboards using the finest materials on the market. From beginner to professional. Anything is possible with Oak Foils Custom Surfboards. Since 1973

www.oakfoilscustoms.com

Peeking Inside Zen Del Rio's Shaping Room

Torrance surfboard shaper Zen Del Rio talks quality, personalization and what makes his craft so special. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLk4mImCTmI&feature=youtu.be

www.shootthecurl.com

https://www.joebark.com/boards

Shaper Pat Ryan: Hermosa Beach 2019 Surfer Walk of Fame inductee

When people talk to me about the ‘good old days,’ I tell them, ‘The good old days’ are right now.’” — ET Surf shaper Pat Ryan…

easyreadernews.com

I had an all tine zen in high school. Mega early day puerto charger as welll.

 

[GromsDad]

I've been riding mostly self shaped and glassed boards for many years. Only boards I have in my personal quiver that aren't self shaped are a Rich Price shaped Natural Art from the early 90s, a Jon Carper Mel Machine that my oldest son rides as a step up, a Stewart Redline11, a vintage Con miniPin, and a very early Jim Phillips vintage 9'6 tanker. All of my shortboards have been self shaped for the past 20+ years. Prior to that my shortboards were from Jon Carper and Richard Price.

 

[laidback]

Pretty much all Stamps since 2006
I also had a twinzer fish from a san diego/south oc guy in the mix somewhere

 

[manbearpig]

Malcolm Campbell
Robert weiner
Forest minchinton
Wayne Lynch
Maurice Cole
Chris Christenson

 

[Drumsurf]

Boards I ride - Solid, Gary Hanel, Christenson, Josh Hall. Quite a few Rusty and Lost boards retired and in the rafters.

 

[rowjimmytour]

Malcom Campbell
William Riedel

 

[Kento]

Terry Senate
A ghost shaper named Justin at lost 20 years ago (my 6'7" and one of my better boards)
Proctor
Ed Barbera (soon; currently being shaped)

 

[smithgrind]

Shaped - Christenson, Stamps, Stretch, Tyler Hatzikian.

Designed - Merrick, Pyzel, Donald Takayama.

 

[doc_flavonoid]

in order of most to least rack space

solid regular go to's
dave parmenter
jim phillips

quirky fish twinnys guns gliders and hulls
chris christenson
stretch riedel
marc andreini

with occasional guest appearances by
rusty preisendorfer
pat rawson
gene cooper

 

[ciscojaws]

Biolos and Jordan Brazie. I guess I really like shapers whose names start with "B".

 

[haar]

DJ Kane (4)
Gary Hanel (4)
Rich Pavel (3)
Malcolm Campbell (2)
Jim Phillips (1)
Mike Slingerland (1)
Todd McFarland (1)
Al Merrick (1)
Brian Fredrickson (1)

 

[enframed]

Steve Brom - 3
Matt Parker - 1
John Mellor - 1
Carl Ekstrom - 1
+William "Stretch" Riedel - 2
=Adult Learner

 

[BentoBox70]

Just added:
Matt Biolos (...Lost)
David Vernor

 

[VaB]

Christensen- 3
Stamps- 3
Parmenter 2
Takayama -1

all keepers

 

[Lohena]

stamps, mandala, spence, brink, gary mcneill, von sol, hanel, and xtr

Please post a pic of your Spence.

 

[Lohena]

Current:
Hayden
Pyzel
JS
Doc Lausch

Past:
Glenn Minami
Max Medeiros
JC
Rex
Mike Wellman
Glenn Pang
Ed Sakal
Al Merrick
Becker
Jon Raul
Joe Bark

 

[JeffRSpicoli]

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHAPER

Not sure I have a local shaper in my neck of the woods.

 

[JeffRSpicoli]

Boards I use:
Rusty (6)
Ben Aipa (1)
McLoud (1)
Hmmm that's all? I need to get more...

Antiques from my earlier surf days:
Local Motion: unsure if shapers name is on it ~1988.
Fox Wave Weapon: Greg Loehr ~1982, my high school board, all fixed and water tight.

Oh the nostalgia: