Shapers in Houston, Texas

General Discussion
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Are there any shapers in the Houston, TX area? 

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http://bjssurfshop.com/wordpress/history/  B.J. Williamson in Houston

 

http://www.surfspecialties.com/index.htm James Fulbright in Galveston

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Try Tim Claseman at Mongrel Surfboards in Corpus Christi.  He also sells blanks.  I think it is mongrelsurfboards@alt.net 

 

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Didn’t know he was still in the surf business.  

I bought my first blank at BJ’s on Katy Rd. in 1969 or 1970 – that shop and those times are long gone.  Got my glassing supplies at Industrial Waterproofing, long gone too probably.

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Hello BgSurfer,  

  To my knowledge BJ is still building boards.  He was working on a couple of very nice wood boards when I was in his shop about a year ago.  I bought some Styrene and a few yards of cloth from him.  Nice guy, talked to him for a while and he gave me some tips on repairing some stress fractures on my board.  Don't remember exactly how to get there, but he is in a warehouse near I-10 inside of the 610 loop. 

  I used to get supplies from the Glass Factory in Galveston, was near Moody Gardens.... has been a while.  I mostly mail order these days, time permitting.

 

Regards,

Montie

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I don’t get to Houston often.  Been gone a long while.  Your link had that shot of BJ’s shop brought back some memories.  Locked In was just down the road a few blocks, where I bought my first commercial board, not the classic surf shop BJ’s was.

Was in Houston last June.  Visited the only classic surf shop remaining from the 60s – Surf House.  Had several old pictures of Surfside, brought back many memories also.  But the Pier and Octagon House are long gone.

http://www.surfhousesurfcam.com/surfhouse1967/vintage/surfside/surfside.html

http://www.surfhousesurfcam.com/surfhouse1967/vintage/directory/dir.html

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I think Bob Martin is still shaping in Galveston.