laminate
The process of covering the shaped core material of a surfboard with a resin-saturated layer of fiberglass; the first step in transforming a finished blank into a ready-to-ride surfboard. Virtually all major surfboard manufacturers from the 1950s to the '70s laminated their own boards, and a small number of today's shops still do the work in-house. Most contract out to a regional "glass shop" or "...
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Glassing, 1998Subscribe to view
Glassing 1967: Voiceover by George DowningSubscribe to view
Laminating in the early '80sSubscribe to view
Glassing factory, 2010sSubscribe to view
Photo: Devon HowardSubscribe to view
Laminating, around 1970Subscribe to view
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Glassing, 1998
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Glassing 1967: Voiceover by George Downing
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Laminating in the early '80s
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Glassing factory, 2010s
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Photo: Devon Howard
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Laminating, around 1970