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May 23, 2008
Shredder Surfboard
I live in L.A. and work 2 blocks from the beach so I should be up on my p's and q's about surfing. Sadly I'm not but this surfboard has my interests peeked. See my ears perking up like a kitty?
To all my surfer readers out there. Would you surf on a board made of cardboard? No? We'll here me out. This may be way better than your typical foam core fiberglass composites. The interior of the Shredder is built like a honeycomb, one of nature's most efficient and strongest geometric properties. The board’s frame contains nearly 400 corrugated-paper slats precisely cut by a computer-controlled saw. The slats intersect at interlocking notches, forming a pattern of triangles and hexagons that provides strength by evenly dispersing force throughout the board. Designer Mike Sheldrake makes it watertight by wrapping it in fiberglass cloth hardened with epoxy resin (similar to traditional boards).
Sheldrake has already sold one to a pro-surfer so lets hope he moves into full scale production like soonish.
via PopSci
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