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Natural wood fins

Postby av_dumitrascu » Fri Sep 30, 2016 12:19 pm

I have finished a paulownia surfboard, and in the same natural / eco line, I want to shape the fins out of plain wood (no fiber lamination).
What wood should I use, to be water-proof and strong to resist the hits a surf fin usually takes?
I want to treat the wood with lanoline seed oil (eco again)....

Thanks for ideas!

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Re: Natural wood fins

Postby downunder » Sat Oct 01, 2016 3:06 pm

Bamboo is quite strong. Other than that, no ideas.

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Re: Natural wood fins

Postby edt » Sat Oct 01, 2016 4:34 pm

if you use fiberglass and epoxy it will be about as strong as g10, that's what I would use and use the same wood as your board. Fiberglass is natural right? Glass is just melted sand. Then you just need to use a bio-sourced epoxy. Just some ideas.


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