| The surfboard laboratory of buoyant materials |
| Monday, 06 December 2010 11:38 |
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When Archimedes designed the first buoyancy principle, he was certainly thinking of how to get a surfboard in the water.
From this moment on, all surfboard shapers started to test the best materials to acquire top performance, light weight, design and resistance to impact. Nowadays, everyone knows how to shape a standard surfboard. When building the perfect formula for a champion, the choice of materials is decisive. If you are simply interested in having fun, why don't you try to shape a cork surfboard? Yes, they are very rare, they float and they are not very heavy. Cork is not everywhere as it only can be extracted in the Southwestern countries of Europe and in the North of Africa. Portugal produces 50% of the world's cork and also has great surfing conditions. You can also try the wooden surfboards. It is not as easy to shape as cork and there are many related materials to explore, such as balsa. Most of surfboards are made of polyurethane despite the environmental problems but the international production houses are moving to alternatives such as epoxy. |










