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11.09.09

Shredder

A stronger, cheaper surfboard made of the same material as a moving box
By Mark Anders Posted 05.21.2008 at 2:54 pm 2 Comments

Clear Seas: This surfboard’s frame is cut from 16.6 square feet of cardboard and covered in transparent fiberglass.  Brian Klutch
When it came time to replace his old surfboard, Mike Sheldrake decided to build his own. But the former Web programmer didn’t have the sculpting skills to carve one out of foam the way professional builders do. So he used 3-D modeling software to design a snap-together deck that’s as sturdy as a conventional model and performs just as well, made from the cheapest material he could find: cardboard.

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