The Sum of All Fears
We knew that we were taking a risk by printing with recycled fishing nets. Even before it gets soaked in the ocean and recycled, the plastic itself (polypropylene) is so difficult to work with that only a few 3D printing companies will touch it.
Broken Prototypes, The Cost of New Technology
We’ve been testing our Sea Mink and Pogy surfboards for over a year now. It’s been amazing to get to surf all these new shapes and constructions, but at times it’s been super frustrating.
Board Flex and Feel
3d-printing is great for making lattice structures, but which one performs best in a surfboard?
Changing Stiffness by Changing Structure
Every time we print a blank, Mike and I tweak the structure a little bit. We add a stringer or two, we change the thickness of different parts by a fraction of a millimeter, or we change one of the settings of the printer…
Using Sustainable Materials (Resin)
At Blueprint, we work with the most sustainable materials possible, even when it makes production difficult. In our early days, we were struggling with an effective method for glassing our boards…
Anti-Patent
Hi! My name is Luke, and I love designing things. I worked in a boatyard through highschool and college, and studied aerospace engineering. I’ve been around composites for a while, but I had never made a surfboard until a couple years ago…