San Diego shaper Tim Bessell’s shaping beginnings happened in his parent’s garage when he shaped his first board at the age of 13. A couple years later he began shaping for Sunset Surfboards and began making a name for himself. Tim later moved to to ultimate testing grounds of Hawaii where his shaping was put to the highest test. He shaped for Lightning Bolt Surfboards which at the time was one of the top surfboard manufacturers around.

After moving back to California, Tim got into art and apparel and began making a name for himself in those respective endeavors. In 1997, he decided to focus only on surfboards and Tim Bessell Surfboards was resurrected.

Tim has produced over 43,000 surfboards which have been featured on the covers of major surf publications. He has also shaped surfboards for some of the top surfers in the world who include eter King, Luke Egan, Jon Roseman, Glen Winton, Brad Gerlach, Vetea David, and Ricky Irons to name a few.

Bessell’s custom surfboards and willingness to work with each individual customer has help build his strong reputation in San Deigo.