![Asian man shapes surfboard in his workshop](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-3639-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Asian man crafts a surfboard in his workshop](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-3674-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Photographs and maps on the wall of Guy Okazaki's workshop in Venice Beach](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-3716-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Surfboard form covered in foam with shallow depth of field](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-3679-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Medium photo of asian man crafting a surfboard in his workshop](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-3880-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Close up detail of a power tool cutting a surfboard form](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-3688-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Asian man crafting a surfboard in his workshop](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-3722-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Medium photo of power tool shaping a surfboard](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-3913-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Asian man crafts a surfboard in his workshop](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-3972-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Asian man crafts a surfboard in his workshop](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-3944-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Asian man crafts a surfboard in his workshop](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-4067-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Close up photo of artist shaping a surfboard inside workshop](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-4081-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Asian man crafts a surfboard in his workshop](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-4068-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Close up detail of artist sanding edges of a surfboard under construction](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-4121-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California
![Close up detail of artist signature on unfinished surfboard](https://albertlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Guy-Okazaki-Surfboards-Venice-Beach-LA-BTS-4210-v2-640x427.jpg)
Surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki’s waterman experience spans decades, starting with floating in the ocean with his father at Waikiki Beach in Hawaii before he could walk. His expertise of all shaping methods and riding styles—Hawaiian thin/long gun outlines and short/wide Australian templates—has led to successful, original, hand-crafted surfboard designs in Venice Beach for more than 30 years.
Venice Beach, California