Cush-Spacestick builds high performance soft skinned / shelled surfboards. With the advancement in modern materials they have sought to create a surfboard that will last a lifetime. Thereby protecting the future with less boards filling landfills. Quote from spacesticklab.com “We hand shape every board. Our [...]
Rossignol's Experience 86 Basalt ski blends a lightweight build with a smooth ride for carving across the entire mountain. A paulownia wood core reduces overall weight, while basalt layers absorb vibration for a smooth, quiet feel. An 86mm waist adds versatility and stability across changing [...]
As read on www.prslprosoccer.com/the-stadiums/, LigaPro and Puerto Rico Soccer League plan to design and build football infrastructures throughout Puerto Rico to resist Cat 5 hurricanes and magnitude 7 earthquakes. The buildings will serve a dual purpose as shelters for the community in times of need. [...]
Primal Snowboards - Bamboo and basalt fiber composite core wrapped with an Entropy SuperSap CLR resin tinted volan base, 4oz clear deck with unidirectional basalt deck stringer, and white epoxy pinlines. It doesn’t have edges, and it doesn’t need edges.
2017-2018 Good Wood winners Niche STORY and THEME snowboards utilize basalt stringers for added pop, stability, and crazy vibration dampening properties. Niche have eliminated fiberglass in several of their models, replacing it with Magma Fiber™ crafted from basalt. At Niche Snowboards, their goal is to [...]
Rossignol is using basalt fibers as a construction reinforcement in their skis and snowboards. As quoted from Rossignol's website ... "stronger and lighter than fiberglass and with more elasticity than carbon, BASALT fibers enhance power and stability while removing vibrations." Also used in Rossignol's snowboard [...]
Article from PISCES HAWAII newsletter: When PISCES Program Manager Rodrigo Romo realized that basalt fabric -- a material that PISCES is investigating as the source of a new manufacturing industry in Hawaii -- has highly similar properties to fiber glass, he was struck with a [...]
Always ahead of the curve, Star Rods was one of the first manufacturers in the world to create fishing rods using basalt fiber. Basalt fiber used in conjunction with Duratech technology gives Plasma jigging rods the most advanced performance to date. Star Rods Plasma Jigging [...]
With winter approaching we think about skiing and snowboarding. What ride do I want? How to achieve the best response? A number of board makers are turning to basalt fibers and basalt fabrics. With a 25% better flexural modulus basalt boards are not too stiff [...]
Soulspin with Michael Schneider have developed a table tennis racket that includes a layer of basalt in the blade. By using basalt fiber instead of carbon fiber the blade is as fast but much less stiff. The basalt fibers enable the blade to remain flexible. [...]