I want to start shaping surfboards, and i was wondering what they were made out of. I thought it was foam, but my dad said that they dont do that any more.
For the best answers, search on this site shorturl.im/ot8et G'day Jake L, Thank you for your question. Surfboards were originally made of wood or balsa. These days they are mostly made of polyurethane or polystyrene foam covered with layers of fiberglass cloth and polyester or epoxy resin. However, there are some specialty boards made out of aluminium and carbon fibre. I have attached sources for your reference. Regards
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some are foam core with fiberglass and resin overlays. most mass produced boards are increasingly made of some kind of epoxy. there are loads of people on both sides of the debate about which is better.
foam interior, for boyancy, fiberglass exterior. Now, some surfboards are made with special polymers. When repairing a surfboard though, it is general practice to use fiberglass to patch the injury
