hessian & epoxy..?

I spent a few hours building a purely experimental board in order to test a number of ideas I had regarding the use of alternative recycled/reused materials and techniques. The use of hessian rather than fibreglass with epoxy resin being just one. Mixed results with a catastrophic failure on the maiden voyage but some extremely valuable data was pried from the wreckage...

compsand fish

5'11 3/4" x 21 1/2" x 2 3/8" Composite sandwich, paulownia deck, balsa hull, agave rails, recycled EPS foam, 4x4x4oz glass, polyester resin, red pigment, Polyglass canard quads custom.

My workhorse since August '10, she's light, strong, durable and low impact. I've surfed it in half a foot mush at The Point and head and a half at Boomer and its proven dependable every surf.

genesis

This is where it all began... Paul Joske's 7' thruster. Chambered paulownia with ebony fin plugs, linseed oil, gum turps. NO GLASS, NO RESIN, NO PLASTIC. The bloke who commissioned it lives and surfs it in Victoria. Now tell me your not inspired to surf a little greener...

Agave Fish

5'11 x 21 1/2" x 2 3/4" Solid Agave, paulownia stringers, glass-on canard quads with agave core.

Better glassed with E-poxy. A great fat day fish.

the centinal

6'4 3/8" x 19" x 2 11/16" Composite sandwich, paulowna, agave, recycled polyurethane foam, 4x4x4oz glass, polyester resin.

Stiff and on the heavy side, Composite Sandwich #1.
Its a good feeling to be able to recycle an old broken board into a new, harder wearing unit.