A side project for sure, but nevertheless an interesting one, was our 2nd round of MADEAconcept boards for a large event in France.
Even though the MADEAconcept boards are smaller than conventional surfboards they take just as much time to produce as a regular surfboards. The boards seem bullet proof whilst still giving the correct flex/stiffness patterns that are required for this sport. We used our own in house expertise in composites to give the correct mix of foam density, epoxy resin, and carbon fibre cloth. The fact they don't actually fit on any of our equipment is the most annoying aspect of making these boards when most of the work is done by hand!
We manufactured a custom rocker bed to maintain accuracy as the small board tried to flex as the resins cured; it was like creating a living creature that required all hands on deck (literally) to make sure things were perfect - all thanks to the expertise of Phil Hodge and Nick Williams, and several other old hands kicking around this place who totally know what they are doing, and of course let's not forget our very accurate CNC cutting machine - but it has no feelings anyway (but don't tell Phil that).
A fun but time consuming project, with plenty of more orders to come from these MADEAconcept boards!
For more info on this project please just give us a call.
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