The Guild Story

Owner and chief laminator, Greg Martz, had a vision of creating the best glass shop in Southern California. Combining the techniques he had mastered, along with a talented crew, the Waterman's Guild was born in 1983 to meet the higher demands of the new generation of surfboard manufacturing. With our manufacturing roots going back to the early sixties, Waterman's Guild occupies a unique space in the surfing industry.

Specializing in color lamination, Waterman's has a reputation among professional surfers and shapers as the premier glass shop in California. Shapers like Almond Surfboards, Matt Barker, Fineline, Gato Heroi, Randy Gibbs, The Greek, Gtec, Harbour, Hobie, Hurley, Bruce Jones, Matt Moore, Jed & Greg Noll, Jerry O'Keefe, Sonny Vardeman, and Dewey Weber have been coming to the Waterman's Guild for years to have their shapes waterproofed.

Every surfboard is built solid, using the finest products available to insure ultimate performance, while maintaining strength and longevity. If you see the GM thumbprint you know you have a quality product, if you don't see it ask for it!

Waterman's Guild provides expert fibreglassing, precision shaping, ingenious airbrushing and masterful restoration and ding repair for surfers, shapers, and surfshops around the world.

The Crew

The Guild Story