Handmade custom surfboards. Recreio, Rio de Janeiro.
Every board is one of a kind. You get inspired, we shape yours.
Boards that have come out of the shaper’s hands.
Use them as inspiration. We never repeat a board. You pick a model with your face and we shape yours, your way. By hand, made to measure, from R$ 2,600.
Price by size
up to 6′3″
R$ 2.600
6′4″ – 7′0″
R$ 2.700
7′1″ – 8′0″
R$ 2.900
8′1″ – 8′5″
R$ 3.200
8′6″ – 9′6″
R$ 3.600
Custom art and special finishes may cost extra.
Carbon Trash
A carbon board built from discarded offcuts — the trash. The fibers are spread by hand into the resin, and every pattern is impossible to repeat. Unique performance, flex and strength.
Builds
- Full
- Full Lite
- Rails
- Rails 12″ nose
- Rails 12″ nose and tail
- Bottom and rails
- Deck and rails
Not sure which one? Talk to the shaper.
From inspiration to your board.
01
Get inspired
Browse the collection and pick a model with your face. Every piece is unique. We never repeat a board.
02
Tell us about you
In the Shaper chat, share your height, weight, level and the kind of wave you surf. We suggest the ideal volume and fins.
03
Book it and get yours
Close the order on the site. Then Baltazar settles the final details with you and shapes your board by hand, made to measure.
César Baltazar
Before being a shaper, César Baltazar is a surfer. Reading the sea of Rio de Janeiro is what first led him into the workshop, chasing the exact board the wave was asking for and that didn’t exist on the rack.
Since then he turns foam blanks into boards, one at a time, by hand, from shaping to glassing. No production line, and he almost never repeats a model: every board is born unique, built for the body, level and surfing of whoever will paddle it.
From the planer to the resin, what leaves the shaper is part tool, part work of art — made to perform in the water and to last like a piece that tells a story.
[ Draft — official story coming soon ]
The son followed the lineage — his father’s face in the water, surfing the boards that come out of the same shed.
Frequently asked questions
How does ordering work? +
You pick a model as inspiration, share your measurements in the chat and book on the site. Every board is unique and handmade. After payment, Baltazar settles the final details with you (art, color and measurements).
How much does it cost? +
Price is by size: from R$ 2,600 (up to 6′3″) to R$ 3,600 (8′6″–9′6″). Custom art and special finishes may cost extra.
How long does it take? +
Lead time depends on the shaper’s queue. We confirm the exact date with you when you order.
How do I know the right volume? +
Volume (in liters) defines float and paddling: the more beginner or heavier you are, the more liters; the more advanced, the fewer. In the chat we suggest a volume from your weight and level.
Single, twin, thruster or quad? +
Single: classic, smooth glide. Twin: loose and fast in small waves. Thruster (3 fins): the most versatile and controllable. Quad (4 fins): fast in hollow, barreling waves.
Fish, mid-length or longboard? +
Fish: short and wide, perfect for small waves. Mid-length: versatile and easy to paddle. Longboard: classic glide, great for beginners and mellow waves.
What is the fin box (“copinho”)? +
It’s the fin system, the box where the fin locks in. The most common are FCS II (tool-free) and Futures (single, very firm plug), plus the single-fin box.
What is Carbon Trash? +
We build the Carbon Trash by reusing discarded carbon offcuts — the trash. The fibers are spread by hand into the resin, so every pattern is unique. Unique performance, flex and strength.