Professional Composite Materials and Tools Since 2011
Founded in 2011, Shaper Supply began as a retail supplier of composite materials, tooling, and equipment in Venice, California. At the time, there were no local suppliers serving the area's surfboard builders, leaving many to drive to Ventura or Orange County to purchase the materials they needed. We opened our doors to make professional surfboard-building materials more accessible to the local shaping community.
While surfboard manufacturing was always at the heart of our business, our location also made us a convenient supplier for boat builders and repair facilities in nearby Marina del Rey, as well as artists, prop shops, and fabricators working throughout the Los Angeles area.
As online sales continued to grow, so did Shaper Supply. What began as a neighborhood retail supplier naturally evolved into a worldwide online business. Today, we operate exclusively online, serving customers throughout the United States and around the world while continuing to expand our product selection.
A Look Inside the Original Venice Store
Footage from an event at the original Shaper Supply store in Venice, California.
In addition to distributing many of the industry's most respected brands, Shaper Supply also develops and manufactures a growing line of proprietary shaping tools and equipment. Several of these tools were developed by founder Florian Saylor to meet the demands of professional surfboard manufacturing.
Every proprietary tool begins with the same question: How can it be made better? Sometimes that means improving durability. Sometimes it means making a tool easier to use or service.
Good tools don't need to be replaced. They need to keep working. That's the standard we design to.
More than a decade after opening our doors in Venice, Shaper Supply continues to serve professional builders, manufacturers, repair facilities, and composite craftsmen throughout the world. While the business has evolved from a neighborhood supplier into a worldwide online company, our commitment to quality products, dependable service, and equipment built to last remains unchanged.
Thank you for making Shaper Supply part of your craft.
