One problem after another stood in the way. But each obstacle became a clue for the next idea—and finally led me toward a full-size prototype.
Finding the Right Stuff
With two new tools in hand, I began shaping the core once again. One of them felt like the “right stuff”—but just as the surfboard began to take shape, four new problems came into view.
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Searching for the Right Material
Turning a cardboard lattice into a surfboard was not as simple as I had imagined. Wood, cork, pumice, sawdust... I tried one idea after another, and each failure led me a little closer to an unexpected solution.
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Building a Surfboard Frame from Cardboard
Could cardboard really become the internal frame of a surfboard? By combining careful experiments with Yotsume-ami, a traditional Japanese weaving technique, an unexpected structure slowly begins to take shape.
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