The health risks of surfboard shaping materials
Surfboard shapers are daily exposed to chemical, textile and plastic materials. How do they affect craftsmen and surfers’ health? Surfboards are works of art, objects of desire. The perfect surfboard may take a lifetime to develop. Surfboard shapers are continuously improving their skills and techniques. Surf materials are always changing, too. Board builders seek the […]
Surfboard shapers are daily exposed to chemical, textile and plastic materials. How do they affect craftsmen and surfers’ health? Surfboards are works of art, objects of desire. The perfect surfboard may take a lifetime to develop. Surfboard shapers are continuously improving their skills and techniques. Surf materials are always changing, too. Board builders seek the best blanks, resins and inks. Although the art of shaping wooden and organic surfboards is gaining new ground, the truth is that surfboards are products of modern compounds.
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