For decades, the process of making a surfboard has more or less been the same: cut a piece of foam; put a wooden stringer down the middle to provide structure and strength; shape it, then wrap it in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rob Machado did not build his latest surfboard model to be whipped around backside or launched into full rotations. But when the ...

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA — Surfboard manufacturer Firewire Surfboards Ltd. has developed a new board design it says is more flexible than its predecessor designs. Firewire's Australian sales officer ...

Firewire’s Custom Board Design (CBD) option lets you shape your own board, tweaking the width, nose, tail, and thickness. Using the online modeling app, I scaled up a 6’2″ Dominator, giving it a wider ...

The great irony in the sport of surfing is that the process of making a surfboard puts a great deal of strain on the environment. The various chemicals and materials used to assemble boards, leashes, ...