The basalt board project - Part 2
Thursday 27/02 52
Rock and rolling with the volcanic cloth that's about to erupt.
Design Outline
The edge fish and other throw-forwards
Tuesday 26/11 66
Phil Myers revisits the past so he can keep moving forward.
The basalt board project - Part 1
Wednesday 21/08 54
Made from rock, the latest cloth on the block passes the first test.
Champagne Glass: Simon Jones 7'2" twin fin
Friday 02/08 51
Torren Martyn chats about his 'Buried Treasure' twin fin and why he never gets two boards the same.
A restless creativity: Hayden Cox
Wednesday 31/07 37
More than just slick marketing, the success of the Haydenshapes label relies on Hayden Cox' ability to reimagine how a surfboard should be made.
The new cloth on the block
Thursday 27/06 51
It's cheaper, it's stronger, and it's more environmentally friendly, but will basalt cloth replace fibreglass as our preferred reinforcement for surfboards?
Carbon patches ain't carbon patches
Friday 14/06 116
In fact, some of those patches ain't carbon at all!
Tom Hoye: Why stop at four?
Tuesday 07/05 91
"I don’t want a glorified twin fin. I'm gonna put a fifth fin in the back!" Swellnet chats with Tom Hoye, the creator of the five fin 'Claw'.
Smoke and foam dust: Stretch Riedel, Part 2
Tuesday 16/04 18
Keeping the theories flying, Stretch riffs on reverse channels, controlled flex, and WSL stagnation.
Smoke and foam dust: Stretch Riedel, Part 1
Monday 15/04 22
The Santa Cruz gun slinger chats to Swellnet about his big wave board designs.
Sunova: A story in two parts
Friday 08/03 23
Or, how Sunova is reviving the two-piece surfboard.
Jumping on boards with Bert Burger!
Wednesday 27/02 45
One small step for man, Bert takes one giant leap for surfboard design.