Epoxy surfboards have been available since the 1970s, but the flaws of early models hampered their widespread adoption.

Understanding how Polyurethane, Polystyrene and Expanded Polystyrene surfboard blanks impact the performance of the board you're riding.

Epoxy surfboards are stronger and lighter, but the blanks take longer to shape and epoxy resin is a special challenge. Jim's shop is quite neat by industry standards.

Surfboard blanks line a wall at Marko Foam in Irvine, CA on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. The company recycles expanded polystyrene foam in manufacturing the surfboard cores.

A shortage of blanks in the surfboard industry may turn into a flood in a few months as new suppliers emerge and Southern Hemisphere producers ramp up efforts. The quantity of blanks may offset ...

Surfboard blanks made from carbon fiber and foam that respond to epoxy resigns are capturing a larger chunk of the market, while Surftech is seeing the market share of its Tuflite EPS ? a durable ...

The blanks are usually higher density than PU foam, but they’re not as strong, which is where the epoxy comes in. Adding much more strength and durability without any more weight than ...

Epoxy resins are typically petroleum-based, and often leave the largest carbon footprint in surfboard production, so Paterson laminated his with a bio-resin containing pine oil from pulp mills and ...

Bob Wise, the owner of Wise Surfboards in San Francisco, said it is unlikely that surfboard manufacturers can develop alternative sources for blanks in less than nine months to a year.