stringer
A thin strip of wood bisecting a polyurethane foam surfboard blank, running from nose to tail; added primarily for strength, but sometimes regarded as part of the board's aesthetic makeup. The stringer (also known as "stick") was invented in 1958 as a way to remove flex from the new polyurethane- core boards that were replacing balsa-core boards. The stringer-insertion process that soon developed ...
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