All our Blackboards are made using cutting edge epoxy technology to provide performant surfboards that are designed to last.
Sometimes it’s easy to get bogged down in tecnical jargon so here’s a brief summary of the materials and building tecniques involved throughout our Blackboards range.
EPX: The “blank” or foam core is made from expanded polystyrene and then the boards are laminated with fibreglass using epoxy resin. The boards are then finished with gloss spray paint.
EPX II: The “blank” or foam core is made from expanded polystyrene and then the boards are laminated with fibreglass using epoxy resin. The boards are then finished in a more traditional manner, being sanded back and “hot-coated”.
EPX PRO: These boards start life in the same way as the EPX and EPX II but another process is introduced whereby the blank is laminated with a high density PVC foam before it is “sandwiched” under a second laminate of fibreglass and epoxy resin. The additional process adds strength and durability to the board but also unfortunately adds to the production costs and so we tend to only use this procedure when absolutely necessary (in for example our SUP’s where a very high strength to weight ratio is essential).
Four stages of surfboard construction (figure on right)
(1) The board is first shaped using an EPS (Expanded PolyStyrene) foam blank, then heads to the glassing bay (2) before being (3) sanded and finished and finally (4) gets to be surfed
