See photos of the ARCTIC foam factory.
The other day, while on a surf trip to Mexico, I met Andrew from ARCTIC foam, which LOST is a big fan of and uses mainly, in the ocean, and this is a photo I took when I was given a tour of the foam factory in Mexico, the first time a Japanese person had done so.
The factory is spacious enough that a car can easily drive through it.
This is to check that there is no air in the finished foam.
In this way, the form is inspected by holding it up to the light and looking through it.
A stencil for marking forms ordered by LOST.
This is the initials of the person who inspected it and the manufacturing number of the form.
A machine that cuts the finished form in half.
There are so many different types of wooden stringers available, and they can be customized to fit your board's rocker, color, and thickness.
This is a rack where the finished forms are lined up.
There's a lot of it, as it's delivered from here to all over the world.
Please also take a look at this Colorform article again.
http://luvsurf.co.jp/24sblog/?p=12556
