“I began shaping in Encinitas, Ca in 1968 at Surfboards Hawaii. Soon I moved to the Islands where my shaping career got serious, making boards for some of the top guys at the time. The Pipeline became my favorite spot and I made some friendships on the North Shore that last until the present. As sailboarding was gaining popularity I became very involved in their design and use as we took the sport from flat water into the waves of Hawaii. I even got to spend a summer in Biarritz, shaping for a company there.
After moving to California in the mid 80's I owned and operated Surfglas, one of the most professional and productive factories at the time, for 15 years. During that period I did shaping work for some of the big labels in SoCal as well as for my friends.
After nearly 40 years of shaping in California, Hawaii and France I have made most kinds of surfboards, sailboards and now standup boards. The development of standup paddling has given us a new look at using our ocean and lake resources for surfing, distance paddling and fitness training, opening up surf spots previously overlooked and providing a vehicle to experience new places.
Of course I still make shortboards, longboards and guns. My boards are shaped from polyurethane foam or EPS and glassed with polyester resin or epoxy, a truly custom handcrafted product. The standup boards are EPS cores with epoxy. I take particular interest in shaping custom boards to meet my client needs and preferences and enjoy working one-on-one with my friends.”
- Ron House
After moving to California in the mid 80's I owned and operated Surfglas, one of the most professional and productive factories at the time, for 15 years. During that period I did shaping work for some of the big labels in SoCal as well as for my friends.
After nearly 40 years of shaping in California, Hawaii and France I have made most kinds of surfboards, sailboards and now standup boards. The development of standup paddling has given us a new look at using our ocean and lake resources for surfing, distance paddling and fitness training, opening up surf spots previously overlooked and providing a vehicle to experience new places.
Of course I still make shortboards, longboards and guns. My boards are shaped from polyurethane foam or EPS and glassed with polyester resin or epoxy, a truly custom handcrafted product. The standup boards are EPS cores with epoxy. I take particular interest in shaping custom boards to meet my client needs and preferences and enjoy working one-on-one with my friends.”
- Ron House
Ron House has been in the shaping business for over four decades. Ron has worked alongside of some of the most famous names in the surfing industry. Ron is bookmarked as a favorite shaper for many of the world’s top surfers. Surf icons such as Gerry Lopez, the Ho brothers (Mike & Derek), Hans Hedeman, Laird Hamilton and the list goes on.
At the turn of this century Ron started to shape boards for what we all know now as Stand Up Paddle Surfing. Ron was a shaping pioneer for the sport, before the gold-rush. Pulling from his years of shaping knowledge Ron is able to shape some of the best Stand Up Paddle Boards for surfing as well as for long distance open ocean and flat water paddling.
Not only a shaper, Ron enjoys his finished product. You can find him in the local San Clemente waters surfing with a smile ear to ear full of Aloha. Ron is also very active in promoting the correct spirit and etiquette of all the segments of Stand Up Paddle Surfing; surfing, racing and recreational paddling.
Not only a shaper, Ron enjoys his finished product. You can find him in the local San Clemente waters surfing with a smile ear to ear full of Aloha. Ron is also very active in promoting the correct spirit and etiquette of all the segments of Stand Up Paddle Surfing; surfing, racing and recreational paddling.