Last week, Rusty Australia’s head shaper Aido Wheeler jetted over to the West Coast for a week of one-on-one shaping lessons with a group of lucky customers from Star Surf + Skate. 

Star is one of a dying breed of surf shops in Australia that still maintains a working shaping bay on its premises. For the last three years, Aido and Rusty have taken advantage of Star’s shaping bay and stoked out about 50 customers by giving them their first taste of shaping a personalised magic carpet with their own hands.

 

Here’s Brazilian Felipe Cesarano aka ‘Gordo’ testing every fluttering inch of his nerve at giant and blue Desert Point. There’s not much space for error when Deserts hits this size, and Gordo handles the day with apparent ease. Maximum passion points have to be awarded also, especially at the close where despite the end section about to send him skyward, Gordo can’t help but raising his hands and let out a howl! GO GORDO!!!

1-on-1 Shaping Lesson With Rusty Head Shaper Adrian 'Aido' Wheeler

 

Star Surf + Skate's Perth store is again hosting a week of 1-on-1 shaping lessons delivered by Rusty head shaper Aido.

If you've ever thought about having a crack at designing and shaping your own board, this is the best chance you'll ever get!