Grain Surfboards are Sustainable & Preform Well
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more from Green:
http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2009/06/grain_surfboard.php
While sheer beauty of the sloping wooden forms is enough to sell us on Grain Surfboards, their non-traditional approach—skipping the foam makeup of other boards in favor of a Northern White Cedar and air composite—makes a pretty good case for them too. The upshot is a gorgeous and sustainable product, made by a couple of East Coast surfers.After years spent riding the waves in their hometown of York Beach, Maine, the dudes behind Grain carved their way into the board-building industry with a mission to create surfboards that have less strain on the environment and a greater impact on surfing.
By using cedar harvested at reasonable levels from family-owned Maine mills, the boards are not only environmentally-friendly, but strong enough to last longer than non-wood boards.
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clubofthewaves
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Grain's boards are some the most beautiful surfboards I've seen, I would LOVE to get one, and build it myself, whenever I get the chance to venture out Oregon way!
The link I posted is of one of Grain Surfboards founders' brothers' surf photography; Nick LaVecchia.
Aloha
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Surfing, more than many other sports, is both more closely connected to and heavily dependent on the health of the planet, yet the industry's been slow to get away from the use of toxic and harmful materials in boards. This is mostly due to the fact that untraditional materials just don't perform as well. This is a great eco-friendly alternative without compromising board performance.
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