Custom surfboards are the epicenter of my daily life. I strive to create honest, hand shaped, legitimately custom surfboards.
I’ve been hand shaping an average of 1.2 custom surfboards a day for over 15 years and I still can’t believe it - it's a very special thing to me; Something rather sacred and unique to our community of surfers and something worth striving for, respecting, and sharing. Ordering a board from me is more than choosing a size and color.
‘Custom’ to me means the board is designed, tailored, tuned and shaped specifically for you and your surfing. The rails are shaped to suit the waves you surf and your goals within surfing them, the rocker is tweaked to fit where you want to be in the wave, the outline is adjusted to your stance and style - every aspect of the board is tuned and specifically shaped for you based on our conversation about your order; My hand shapes here are not cut on a CNC machine or adjusted on a computer. They are one-off, hand-made, true custom surfboards for you to travel the ocean and stomp all over…and love.
I limit my orders to about 15 per month, organized in batches. The turnaround time is about 3-4 months from the time of deposit, depending on the complexity of your order. I closed down my custom orders for the majority of the 2023 year to catch up and start fresh with a quicker turnaround - this new WAY shorter wait time is a product of that, I couldn’t be happier and I want nothing more than to do justice to your trust and stoke.
When you’re good and ready to place your deposit, below are the two current batches - your deposit is applied to the total cost of your board when finished (click here for pricing details)
PROCESS:
When it’s time to dial in your board, you and I will connect directly (usually by phone) so that I can listen to the details about your surfing, the waves you want to surf, who you are, experience in the ocean, your hopes, dreams and desires for your surfing - all things that I apply to your shape.
It’s good to have a general idea of what you’re going for, but you don’t need to know precisely; I’m here to help and I’m happy to be your guide if you’re new to this level of involvement in your surfing!
Its best to get familiar with my work and general models but I’ve always got tweaks and concepts in mind that blur the lines of what’s on this website - what is here is not the extent of what's possible and photos often don’t do the finer details of shaping justice. Having experience surfing my designs is always a major plus to dialing you in better - my LoveMachine project exists for that purpose; to allow an easy entry point into my designs and serve as the best reference point to dial in a custom shape when you’re ready to go beyond. If you have spent time on a LoveMachine board, you are ahead of the curve when its time to dial in your custom hand shape with me.
The glass work, too, is custom; I work with people and factories that I idolize for their quality, consistency, pride of quality and ethical practices. The colors, or not, for your board, glass strength, pinlines, weight and strength are all in play, and all tailored to your personal desires and feel - these are all areas that I can/will help direct and advise in, so again, you don’t need to be an industry expert before you order!
When the board is done, you can either pick up directly at my shop in Carpinteria, CA., from the glass shop it was finished at (Los Angeles or San Diego), or I can ship to anywhere in the world without issue - if you order in Hawai’i, it will be shaped there during the winter months and can be picked up or shipped inter-island. We’ll communicate thoroughly about the best way to get the board into your hands when the time comes, there are no problems - only solutions!
For general questions about ordering and things you can write to me and Kolby at the shop below or at lovelacesurfcraft@gmail.com