Are Epoxy Surfboards good?
Let’s start from the beginning. You start with a foam core, either Polyurethane foam or EPS foam. Then you have fiber glass cloth. You bond it and finish it with polyester resin or epoxy resin. If you use a EPS foam blank, you have to use epoxy resin (pe resin will melt the blank). Now, unless you are a professional (or at least experienced) surfboard shaper. No matter what materials you use, you probably won’t make a very good board. I started surfing in ’66 at age 14, and made a few boards when I was a youngster. The few that I made as a kid, years ago, were lots of fun to make, but they turned out pretty crappy. (Of course my buddies and I thought they were great!). We would would borrow a board from which ever pal bought the latest hottest, board, and we would trace the outline as a template on blanks we scavenged by peeling down old longboards (the boards we destroyed back then would be worth $thousands now). If you want to play in the garage over the winter, here are a couple web
