299 - Upcycled Surfboards with Donald Brink

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299 - Upcycled Surfboards with Donald Brink

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34 minutes

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Nov 27, 2019

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Donald Brink chats with Surfrider CEO Chad Nelson and surfboard shapers around the world who have built boards from lobster buoys, miso barrels, and 200 year old savaged barn wood to outline options for sustainable surfboard building.
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Nov 27, 2019

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