Shaper Residence Kris Hall AKA Longboardbonglord

Hey Kris, can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into shaping?

I’m 24, I’m from Redondo beach California. I stared making surfboards when I was 15 on my high school surf team. Frank Pain helped me to make my first board and from there I stared selling boards to kids so I could keep making them because I enjoyed it so much.

Did you start surfing with longboard or shortboard?

My dad brought classic longboards when I was a kid, so I started with logs, but I always happened to ride anything that was fun and longboards seem like more fun to me, expect when its big – but it doesn’t get that big at home.

Do you have a favourite surfer you would love to shape for?

I never really thought about it. I’m just purely happy when people want a board that I make!

Big waves or small waves?

Good waves! And EMPTY! I love surfing alone and I don’t care if the wave is 2 ft or 20, I mean I prefer them bigger… it’s just I have a lot of fun surfing when I can just enjoy nature by myself.

Favorite place you’ve ever surfed:

Tea Tree in Noosa, Australia.