A lot has gone into these boards. They are light , they are extremely durable , and they are handcrafted.
End grain on the rails…Looks chambered? Nice
Kayu, can you give some more details on the “New Generation Composite”? Im surprised thread isnt a page long already.
I wonder if the tech is from the same guy who sold it to FIreWire?
I would guess that what’s different is how they did the rails.
…they will be released soon. The boards have been test ridden for almost 12 months now…results are all good…durability is a level above the old surftech boards.
Definately not !..(lol) …the tech I use precedes the FW wooden boards…actually it precedes the FW brand by quite a few years.
There’s a few different ways to do the rails gdaddy…not sure yet which method will become a standard ?..experiments and R&D are ongoing. One thing that has become standard is the core . Its the new lightweight Surfblanks Pink…too many advantages to ignore with this foam. The best substrate I have used for a composite surfboard…EPS is cheaper , but it cannot compete with this foam. Even with a major ding which penetrates through to the core , you can still keep surfing and fix it when you get home. They make excellent travel boards.
How thick are the deck and bottom skins.
The pictured board above is over a year old . It has been test ridden most of this year…I fixed a minor rail ding and give it a quick sand and a new finish coat…will be back out next week…some footage of cranking cyclone swells at Lennox would be nice !!
The skin thickness is variable depending on the requirements of the board . There’s a bit more under the bonnet than just wood on foam.
Has there been a reduction in rail volume and general thickness to compensate for the reduced weight??
There has been a slight reduction in volume , to balance out the higher buoyancy of the lightweight core Beerfan. The pictured board weighs slightly less than the equivalent PU 6ft Nugget.
How thick are the deck and bottom skins on the board in that photo.
…from memory , both deck and bottom were around 2mm ?..however , a few things have changed over the winter…
It’s pretty cool regardless of how you did it. I love the rails.
Nice advert!
I have often thought that deck skin thickness needs to vary according to weight of surfer.
Say 2mm suits a 70 kg surfer, then 2 1/2 mm for an 80 kg surfer, 3mm for a 90 kg surfer and 3 1/2 mm for a 100 kg surfer.
Beautiful work Kayu.
maybe nev could have saved some money had he oppened his eyes ?
cheers huie