Thursday, March 18, 2010

Hand Layup VS. a MOld.......?

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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