Field notes / Project 01B
Old School Recycled Longboard
A 9’0” longboard made out of an old broken board. Shaped and glassed from start to finish using recycled foam with a hand painted stripe design and logo. Bonzer inspired fin setup.
A 9’0” longboard made out of an old broken board. Shaped and glassed from start to finish using recycled foam with a hand painted stripe design and logo. Bonzer inspired fin setup.
This board was constructed from a 9’6” longboard that was falling apart. I believe that recycling boards like this should be done much more often. It is a very cost effective way to get ample foam for a board and you're extending the life of the old board, keeping petroleum based foam out of the landfills. This board was shaped by hand and glassed with a custom hand-painted stripe design under the "Pine Cone Designs" mark.
This 9’0” long board has sufficient rocker to be ridden in decently large waves but has enough volume to perform well in small less powerful waves as well. The larger single fin with bonzer inspired side fins make for fun sweeping turns while keeping the board stable and moving smooth.
Shaping was done by hand from a recycled board, followed up with an old school toyota inspired color scheme and design. Full fiberglass layup and a gloss coat sanded to 600 grit left the board with a consistent matte finish.
The main tools used were an electric handheld skill 100 planer, some small hand planes, and a lot of sandpaper. The fins were hand shaped out of walnut, painted to match, and glasses on before the final hot coat.
