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Surfboard Construction
Surfboard Construction
Surfboard construction has come a long way since the days of wooden boards. Foam blanks were introduced in the 1950’s and revolutionized Surfboard construction. In the last few years, space age technologies have begun to re-revolution surfboard construction. Below is a breakdown of some of the most popular types of construction in use today.
Polyester This is the traditional type of Surfboard construction in use since the 1950’s. A shaped polyurethane blank is glassed by hand using fiberglass cloth and polyester resin. Several layers of resin are applied to the board before it is sanded and given it’s final finish. These boards simply feel good, look clean and ride unreal.
Epoxy Construction Epoxy Surfboards are made with either an EPS (Expanded Styrene) or an XPS (Extruded Polystyrene) blank. The EPS blank is a beaded foam which is much like those found in beer coolers. It is an open cell foam that absorbs water like a sponge if exposed to water. The Extruded blank has a closed cell core and is much more resistant to compression and damage. Fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin are used to hand glass the blank. The glassed blank is then finished in the traditional method. Using epoxy resins create a more lightweight durable board.
SLXC Epoxy Pioneered by Global Surf, the SLXC features a stringerless carbon railed blank which is glassed using vacuum bag technology. The combination of stringer removal, carbon biaxial rails and biaxial deck fibers helps keep the surfboard from twisting in a turn keeping the flex from nose to tail. This makes the board feel very responsive and alive under your feet.
Future Flex Another technology pioneered by Global, the blank is a high density EPS. The key to the flex pattern is the parabolic carbon fiber frame constructed within the laminate. The carbon fiber frame is designed to maximize speed and drive while maintain a flex pattern that flows with the wave.
Coco Mat The NSP Coco Mat technology is the world’s first and only Patent Pending surfboard construction built using all natural coconut husk fibers. By integrating the random discontinuous coconut fibers to the lamination and through NSP’s exclusive construction method, it delivers an amazing board to ride. The most impressive feature of the coconut fiber is the incredible strength to weight ratio. The end result is a lightweight durable surfboard with a beautiful natural appearance.
X-2 Epoxy The X-2 is a sandwich construction that uses wood and epoxy as the sandwich material. Wood sandwich is a way to create a lightweight durable board with improved board and deck strength.
X-3 Epoxy The X-3 Epoxy comp layup designed especially for some Sup’s. The perfect combination of traditional glass flex with loaded up unidirectional fibers give the X-3 boards a classic combination of drive and glide.
