Reusing materials is a major challenge to avoid wastage, the practice is now used in various products, such as these surfboards made with cork stoppers and manufactured by a company in Murcia, in Spain, with a peculiar name, Richpeoplethings. Surfing is fully connected to nature, nothing better than a sustainable raw material for making the boards. The idea came from two young Spaniards who collect cork stoppers donated by volunteers. After being separated by size and placed in the correct form, the stoppers are fixed together with beeswax and pine resin, less impactful materials than those found in the industry. The end result is stunning! Cork is highly recommended for boards because of its properties, it is waterproof, lightweight, elastic and grips well to the surfer, providing better performance on the water. watch the video
All boards are exclusively handmade to order, expect approximately 2 months for delivery. Part of the profit will be donated to organizations that use surfing as a therapy tool or social rehabilitation.
I love this! I was thinking…you should be able to shred / grind the cork down so that you have “cork dust.” Then make a blank by compressing / glueing the cork dust together, right? Then you can shape as you normally would shape, glass it as usual, then go surf.
So I talked to these guys to ask them a few questions. They are going to publish step by step videos on how to make a surfboard with cork stoppers probably before Spring. I asked them what resin and fiber they used and they said “Entropy Resins bioresin and the natural fiber is made with cellulose”. Do you guys have any idea of what fiber they are talking about?
Yeah there was a guy down in Calif.that built a house out of beer bottles, beer cans etc. Doesn’t mean it was up to code though. Barrack Obama won a Nobel Prize before he even took over as Pres. in his first term. These things are verrry novel on Sways. Lowel
My question is why not? Here in the Mediterranean we generally drink wine every meal and most people don’t recycle cork. For what I’ve heard it is a valid material to make surfboards and it is a lot more eco-friendly than foam. I just don’t know if these boards last as long as a PU or PE board.
I don’t drink as much wine to make cork as a reliable material source for me to build surfboards. But it did get me thinking of using their building process to incorporate surfboard foam and wood cuttings that would have otherwise been thrown away. I’m thinking the air gaps and the honeycomb arrangement is good. And it really looks cool with the sun rays projecting through the board.
those are beautiful. notice all the pics are of models holding them, not surfers riding them- probably better for decorating than wave riding - cool though
