Kun_Tiqi Carve It Up with Balsa Surfboards
Photo credit: Kun_Tiqi We’ve covered a whole quiver of wooden surfboards in the past (links below), but the Kun_Tiqi boards somehow slipped under our radar, until showing up on the screen as one of the finalists for the international sports expo (ISPO) Brand New Award. Contrary to most foam-based surfboards the Kun_Tiqi are crafted from 90% renewable and natural materials, primarly balsa wood, sourced from a family farm in Ecuador. Avoiding the nasty epoxy resins normally used to protect foam boards, Kun_Tiqi opts instead for a resin mixture of 98% linseed oil…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Kun_Tiqi Carve It Up with Balsa Surfboards
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