Flax On The Beach Boards
Handmade surf- and skate-boards, using natural flax fibers as an alternative to fiberglass.
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Embassy of Rethinking Plastic
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Embassy of Rethinking Plastic
Nicole Reijerman
Flax On The Beach is a research into sustainable alternatives to fiber glass in composite materials. This is done with the use of natural fibers, like flax, and laminated with partially plant-based resins. This results in a composite that is largely sourced from renewable materials.
The way surfboards are manufactured has barely changed over the past 30 years, despite new developments in materials. They are still coated with a composite of synthetic resin and fiberglass. The fiberglass releases tiny toxic splinters when worked with,
