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Hand shaped surfboards by Mako Kizuka. Sometime back in the mid 80s after the first time I went surfing I was hooked. I “shaped” my first board. Thanks Mike D!
A few years later I saw an article in Surfer about shapers and shaping boards. Before this I thought they magically appeared in the coolest shops in the world. Little did I know that these boards were built by extremely talented craftsmen. I wanted to do what they did, so I found a 2 foot by 6 foot, 2 inch thick piece hard foam insulation at my house. I grabbed a saw, yardstick, sandpaper and a soda. It never saw the water but I knew it wouldn’t be the last time I would shape. About 10 years later...
During a trip to Oahu, our car was broken into and my boards were stolen. When I returned to Orange County I kept saying I need new boards. A good friend in his SCPA voice said,”Why don’t you just make one”. My reply was, “OK”. His girlfriend showed up at my Tustin Ranch condo with four blanks. I went to Home Depot and bought a couple tools, borrowed a board and traced the outline and started to mow through the foam. The next day we took the blanks to Hydroglas in San Clemente and got the first Naka surfboards glassed. A couple days later there was a note taped to our door from the HOA talking about hazardous materials, dust everywhere, manufacturing and excessive noise. After that, I shaped all the Naka boards at Hydroglas’ shaping room. While shaping in Southern California, I was able to watch and get advice from many incredible shapers (Bob-O, Terry Senate, Matt Biolos, Mike Darakjian, Steve Boehne, Brad Basham, Peter and the list goes on). The boards were being ordered locally and also shipped to the East Coast and Japan. After having children, we decided to move back to the East Coast to be closer to family. While back home I continued to shape Naka surfboards and also production shaped for a couple local brands. Today...
I continue to shape and develop new concepts and ideas out of the Naka compound. The shapes I offer are proven vehicles of fun. Each board is made with you and your spot in mind. Naka Surfboards continues to evolve to match the progressive style of today’s surfer, but I will always stay true to my roots in surfing.
02/16/2022
Keep building.
02/10/2022
Bending edges
02/09/2022
Race board core and template
02/08/2022
Today I asked Akina if I made a race board if she would ride it. She gave me the 👍🏂🏼
01/03/2022
Building more for the '77
04/05/2021
Ordering materials for the first run of boards tomorrow. Hit me up if you want to get in on this run. A handful are spoken for so only a handful left. Claim them!!!
02/19/2021
I’m back
Opening up for custom Naka Surfboard orders. I am shaping a limited number of boards for this upcoming season. I will be taking 5 longboard and 10 short board orders. These can be any of my templates or something you and I come up with.
Shortboards: $600
Sanded finish, 3 FCS boxes and fins, extras available at additional costs
Longboards: $800
Sanded finish, single fin box, no fin, extras available a additional costs
50% non refundable deposit is required to secure materials and consumables for your order. Payment for the remaining balance is due upon delivery of the entire quiver ordered.
Offer good until the entire summer!
Please PM if you have any questions.
06/07/2020
Naka Surfboard custom order special coming soon. 10 boards only. Stay tuned for details.
11/26/2019
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