Courses

We offer monthly workshops in our studio in Lisbon and outside in Europe.

Surf the board you made with your hands.

During 3 full days you will learn how to build your own wooden surfboard from start to finish. The shapes can be 100% customized.

No particular skills are needed. During those 3 days you will learn about:

the use of specific woodworking tools.
the art of surfboard design and shaping
the software used to design the boards.
glassing techniques

Because of the long curing times we can't glass the surfboard during the workshop. We propose two options:

either you take it home after the workshop and glass it by yourself if you have some DIY skills, we will provide a video tutorial explaining the glassing technique and the easiest ways to get the material.
or we glass it for you during the three weeks following the workshop: in Lisbon or by an independent glasser if the workshop is abroad.

Check our agenda to find future workshops and their location. Private classes are also possible. And if you think you could host a workshop please contact us. What we need is a roof, around 60 sqm of surface and electricity.

Next workshops

09-11 April 2021 - Aljezur, stay and shape!

21-23 May - Seignosse @ Shaper.fr

28-30 May - Seignosse @Shaper.fr

11-13 June - Brussels

18-20 June - Brussels

Prices

The price includes the course and all material to build your wooden surfboard, not included is the stay, food and transport. The value is based on the length of the board you want to build and calculated using the following formulas:

Glassed by you : 150€ + 70€/foot

Glassed by us : 150€ + 90€/foot

On top of that price add :

+ 100€ for workshops in Portugal outside of the studio

+ 200€ for workshops outside of Portugal

+ 10€ per fin box

+ 90€ glass-on single fin, 120€ twin fins

+ extra depending on special paint or art-job

Examples:

5'8'' fish with glass-on keel fins, glassed by us, workshop in our studio = 792€

7' single fin with single fin box, glassed by you, workshop in France = 805€

9'4'' noserider with single fin box, glassed by us, workshop in our studio = 1011€

Fixed price for Alaïas and Païpos:

Alaïa= 390€

Païpo= 190€

Inscription

Contact us on if you wish to inscribe or if you have any question.

In order to confirm your inscription we ask a deposit of 100€.

Last day of inscription: one week before the workshop starts / two weeks for workshops outside Portugal.

If you want to have a better idea of the final product don’t hesitate to come and visit us!

Past workshops

22 January - Seignosse @ Shaper

15 January - Seignosse @ Shaper

18 December - Brussels

11 December 2020 - Brussels

24 November 2020 - Lisbon studio

4 November 2020 - Lisbon studio

14 August 2020 - Hossegor

31 July 2020 - Brussels

11 July 2020 - Brussels

15 December 2019 - Brussels

6 December 2019 - Brussels

11 October 2019 - Lisbon

13 September 2019 - Azurara

20 June 2019 - Porto

8 June 2019 - Lisbon studio

10 May 2019 - Lisbon studio

12 April 2019 - Lisbon studio
8 March 2019 - Lisbon studio

15 February 2019 - Lisbon studio

25 January 2019 - Lisbon studio

14 December 2018 - Lisbon studio

23 November 2018 - Lisbon studio

19 October 2018 - Lisbon studio

28 September 2018 - Guéthary

14 September 2018 - Estoril w/SurfOut

10 August 2018 - Lisbon Portugal

20 July 2018 - Lisbon Portugal

31 May 2018 - Lisbon w/FICA