The strength of the board comes from the outer skin, allowing the foam core to be very lightweight. Fiberglass is layered on either side of the wood sheeting, creating a strong I- beam structure that absorbs tension and compression. This means you’ll have less chance of breakage and you’ll get far less dings.
Why wood? -- Wood is used as the sheet material that covers the foam core because of it’s built- in structure. It’s a natural composite material and is less prone to fatigue than most high- tech materials we have today. Weight for weight it’s stiffer than steel. Wood provides a springy flex and lively performance that doesn’t diminish over time.
The FossOdd is a small wave machine.
The Slipper is an updated version of the alaia design.
These are renditions of traditional Hawaiian surfboards.
The Mod Twin has the same fast and loose qualities of a conventional twin fin but...
The Virgo is a high performance shortboard with all the volume concentrated under the rider...
The Orzo is a shortboard with very smooth, refined lines and a full nose.
The Quodd is meant for pure speed. With it’s wide and short outline it has minimal wetted surface area...
The Mill Fish is a traditional fish design with some modern aspects.
The Fosshull Stubb is the shorter, spunkier version of the Fosshull.
Most of the time, when you hear the words composite surfboards, you think of factories overseas pumping out board after board. My philosophy is to offer the structural benefits of composite boards without the anonymous and unsustainable nature of mass production. I like to craft each board by hand and pass that personal connection on to the customer. The image of the sole craftsman laboring in his shop may be an antiquated notion, but I wouldn’t want to live in a world without it.
The Openface construction method offers most of the strength of the full composite, but with a bit more flex. The shaped blank is covered with wood skin only on the deck. The bottom is covered with a layer of denser 2 lb. EPS foam. This effectively creates a board with conventional epoxy surfboard strength on the bottom and full composite strength on the deck, where the strength is really needed. These boards are very light, high performance, and much stronger than a conventional epoxy board.
This is the strongest way to build a board. It starts with a hand shaped blank made from 1 lb. EPS foam. This is an extremely lightweight and flexible foam, which makes the finished board have a lively and responsive ride. A layer of fiberglass and wood is vacuum formed around the blank, creating an incredibly ding resistant skin. Solid wood rails are then laminated around the board, further strengthening it. A light and durable epoxy glass job finishes off the process.