What is Timbertek Firewire?
The combination of a lightweight EPS core, sustainably-grown Paulownia wood deck skins, Firewire’s proprietary parabolic rail construction, and an Entropy bio-resin hot coat yield an extremely lightweight, durable surfboard with ALL of the high performance flex characteristics of Firewire’s existing technologies.
Is Firewire Timbertek durable?
It’s super fun, incredibly versatile, and the Timbertek isn’t just pretty– it’s durable, too. If you’re looking for a longboard with some performance, the Gem is true to its namesake.
What is LFT Firewire?
Firewire’s product development is focused on three things: exclusively using epoxy resin and EPS foam cores, achieving lighter and stronger surfboards through sandwich construction, and optimizing flex to enhance performance.
What is an EPS core?
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam is also known as beaded foam and features a closed cell core. EPS is made using small expandable beads that inflate with heat, and then are placed into a mould, where they expand to fit the shape. The expanded beads trap air, which gives expanded polystyrene its lightweight properties.
Is Firewire an epoxy?
Epoxy Resins: Firewire boards are built with epoxy resins, which are not only far stronger than polyurethane based resins, but emit only 2% of the VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) versus regular PU resin.
Are all Firewire surfboards epoxy?
Firewire surfboards’ shells are made up of fiberglass and epoxy resin. They have added different variations and improved their technology with their DD (Direct Drive) model.
How do I fix Firewire?
A quick fix is to use a solar-curing resin or epoxy resin like Solarez or Sun-cure or similar. On the other hand, if you’re on vacation and don’t have it on hand and just want a quick fix to get you back in the water until you can fix it for real, then you can use something like marine tape or a strong duct tape.
Is EPS the same as epoxy?
The name “epoxy” construction is a little less specific. Epoxy refers to the resin only – epoxy resin. The foam used for epoxy construction boards is called expanded polystyrene, or EPS foam for short. Again, the same exact fiberglass cloth that is used for poly construction is used in epoxy construction.
How do I fix my FireWire surfboard?
What are Firewire surfboards made of?
Firewire uses expanded polystyrene, which is lighter, tougher, and better for the environment. And because they’re designed with CAD and made with CNC machines, every board is identical.
Is the timbertek FireWire 7 foot variant available?
This variant is currently unavailable. I’ve really been wanting to play around with some longer fishy kind of boards for a while now… Ever since I spent some time with skip frye and he showed me some of his fishes in the 7 foot range It’s been on my mind.
What kind of wood does a FireWire surfboard use?
The combination of a lightweight EPS core, sustainably-grown Paulownia wood deck skins, Firewire’s proprietary parabolic rail construction, and an Entropy bio-resin hot coat yield an extremely lightweight, durable surfboard with ALL of the high performance flex characteristics of Firewire’s existing technologies.
What kind of wood is used for timbertek?
Or as we like to describe TIMBERTEK, it’s simply High Performance Art. Paulownia wood is extremely fast growing; up to 20 feet in one year when young. Some species of plantation Paulownia can be harvested for saw timber in as little as five years.
What to do if your FireWire board is out of stock?
If your board is out of stock, please contact us and we will find a retailer that has it in stock. This variant is currently unavailable. I’ve really been wanting to play around with some longer fishy kind of boards for a while now…