Team riders
Joe develops his outlines with feedback from the surfers he works with. He shapes a board, they ride it, they talk it through, and the next one changes. Meet the team, and the boards Joe shapes for them.
Zac Martens
Team free surfer · @zacmartens
Zac joined the team as a free surfer in January 2025. He rides more of the range than anyone: a Blade, a Duo, a fish and the Nude | Longboard, plus the pink and black Modern Fish he picked up from the factory for a trip to Mexico.
“Zac Martens | Our newest free surfer to join the cross-team. We surf because we love it. Good people, always good times.”
Zac’s quiver
Watch Joe glass Zac’s Blade, August 2025.
Kobe Martens
Team rider · @_kobemartens
Kobe was on the Blade before it opened to custom order: the first 5'7" Blade, with a black flame graphic. In March 2026 he was in the shaping bay to watch his new board take shape, and he is on the water with his Blade in the Blade launch film.
“The Blade, Performance Shortboard. Coming soon, to custom order.”
Kobe’s board
Every board goes back into the next one
Joe shapes it, a surfer rides it, they talk it through, and the outline is refined. The team riders and repeat customers are part of that loop. How Joe keeps refining his boards
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Six versions of one mid-length
Across the boards Joe has posted, the length settled at 6'4", the width came in from an even 20" to 19 9/16", and the thickness found a middle at 2 3/8". The Mk.6 holds 32.1L.
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A Blade tried on the team first
Zac’s 5'10" Blade was on the glassing table in August 2025, and Kobe had the first 5'7" before the model opened to custom order. Now every Blade, from 4'8" to 6'4", is designed around the rider’s height, weight, ability and style.
Ride what the team rides
Same bench, same shaper. Joe talks through how you surf, your height, weight and fitness, then shapes the board around you, not a set of stock dimensions.
