Making these skimboards takes hours and sometimes days. If anyone has worked with fiberglass or made a surfboard then you know how labor intensive the process can be. Don't get me wrong, the process of finishing a board is very rewarding and the skills learned making each board is priceless.
With all that said I am contemplating a mold for my skimboards. A lot of the major brands already use molds for their boars - Slop and Pop........ Super quick and easy. The upfront cost for this process is a little higher. The cost of the mold, the extra tools needed for the molding process, the cost for another mold when your ruin the first one. I just dono....
A couple of props to my suppliers - Fiberglass Supply, Tap Plastics and Fiberglass Hawaii.
Watch for the new molded boards to Pop on the scene within the next year. I will keep you posted on my trials.
thanks for reading.
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