Fiberglass Or Epoxy
Evan Mangione
1:30
Old School or New School?
If you ask anyone who started surfing in the 1950s what kind of surfboards they used to ride and you will likely get a long story about how surfboards were constructed entirely out of wood and weighed 50Lbs or even 60lbs. The solid wood surfboards marked the beginning of surfboard construction. Surfboard design has progressed over the years. Now you have the choice between fiberglass or epoxy surfboards. Which design is better? Is it most important to benefit the surfer or the surfboard manufacturer? Everyone has a different opinion about the ride of an epoxy vs. fiberglass surfboard but the facts are as follows.
In the late 1960s and Early 70s came the Fiberglass Revolution. Rather than shape a board entirely out of wood, the surfboard shaper would mold the surfboard into shape by pouring a mixture into a template. When the mixture hardened within the mold, the outer shell was removed and out would come a surfboard blank.......
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