One of the opportunities that I have benefited greatly from as a shaper and board builder is working with my friend Scott Bass as the shaping co-coordinator for the annual BOARDROOM SURFBOARD SHOW (formerly SACRED CRAFT). Since 2008 I’ve worked with each of the honored master shapers (Brewer, Yater, Haut, Anderson, Ekstrom, Richardson) and the 6 master shapers who take part in the honorary shaping competition. There are also, during each show demonstration shapers from all over the world busily at work in a second shaping bay at the show. I’ve been fortunate to work around and with shapers such as; Dick Brewer, Simon Anderson, Renny Yater, Doug Haut, Carl Ekstrom, Mark Richardson, Gerry Lopez, Reno Abelliro, Wayne Rich, Pat Rawson, Michele Junod, Robert August, Bob Pearson, Ward Coffey, Matt Biolas, Stretch, Tomo, Pyzel, Stamps, Rusty, Christensen, Larmo, Hayden, Todd Proctor, John Carper…and several others I’m sure that I’m forgetting at the moment!
Today, I shape everything from longboards, high-performance shortboards, alternative, mid-length, planning, fish, guns, etc…
My greatest joy in board building however, is building boards for my two sons, Micah and Caleb. I love being in the shaping room with them as we work on their new boards. We discuss a lot together and try always progress their designs and ultimately their surfing.
Groundswell Supply is stoked to have built a relationship with Tim Crozier of BlackBird surfboards. We have found his designs to be both innovative and functional. One of the qualities we love about this company and Tim's style of design is that he has taken a very scientific and mathematical approach to shaping and out of this has created some very unique designs that are entirely new in the board building community as evidenced by his groundbreaking Owl model. He has the unique ability to shape boards for young kids on up to a lifetime surfer looking for the idyllic longboard in their golden years. We appreciate this diverse capability and even more importantly who Tim is as a person. He is a hard working family man that just loves to surf as much as build his boards.