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Darks Arts EPS and Carbon Fiber Surfboards
- Thread starter bluengreen
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And no sales tax cause their shop/office is in the customs free zone!
I'm sure if you surf them hard enough, you'll probably dent them up a little, but the handful of JT models I have, had held up really well. I've had nothing but good experiences with Dark Arts, quality, customer service, shipping, etc. Like Kool-Aid said, worth it if you find something you like.
I went with OG Ghost bc I like the
paddle-ability the foil gives it. It’ll be my third one in a third different construction. The other 2 were PU/poly and PU/vacuum bagged epoxy. Since Dark Arts are lighter than traditional construction and gives boards a lively feel, this one will have an extra layer of 4oz to give it a lil more weight in heavier waves. And I went with a white deck because it’s a Ghost, lol
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Drew handlays up his carbon boards
He has a carbon supplier who custom weaves his cloth and this person loves to expreiment
Vacuum bagging is the lightest minimizing the amount of resin needed to saturate the cloth
Handlay ups have more resin making them slightly more dent resistant and slightly heavier
He has a carbon supplier who custom weaves his cloth and this person loves to expreiment
Vacuum bagging is the lightest minimizing the amount of resin needed to saturate the cloth
Handlay ups have more resin making them slightly more dent resistant and slightly heavier
mine get foot wells - not as quickly as PU but enough for the board to feel broken in.
I love love love JT's fish template. My fish by him is my favorite shape ever
Ok...so the working Dark Arts quiver just got a few more additions. Duke delivered the one he did for me and 3 from Hank Warner. They ALL came out feeling and looking pretty damn epic! The Aipa is a 6’4 modified step-up version of the collab he’s doing with Justin. It has modern rails, a 4+1 fin cluster and he didn’t do the step bottom on this one. The boys at DA chose to do a metallic gold(that really pops in the sun) that I’m perfectly happy with.
The Hanks are 2 Simsters(5’6 & 5’4) and a 5’5 Twinzer. The Simsters came out as expected, very good...as close to Joe Bauguess’ version as I’ve seen. But I had no clue how the twinzer would end up looking as I had never seen a Hank version in person. But man...it feels unbelievably good! Perfect thickness on the rails, flat-ish rocker and deck and a nice channel bottom. Really looking forward to riding it since it’s been over 10yrs since I had a twinzer in the quiver.
And here’s the current Dark Arts quiver, 5 of them have been used extensively and there are no dings or shatters, just a few very shallow deck pressures in the right places.
L-R:
6’4 Aipa step-up Mod Sting
6’2 Pyzel Ghost
6’0 Pyzel Pyzalien
5’7 Justin Dad Bod
5’6 Hank Warner Simster
5’5 Hank Warner Twinzer
5’4 Hank Warner Simster
5’4 Justin Vegan Fish
5’1 Justin Coffin
The Hanks are 2 Simsters(5’6 & 5’4) and a 5’5 Twinzer. The Simsters came out as expected, very good...as close to Joe Bauguess’ version as I’ve seen. But I had no clue how the twinzer would end up looking as I had never seen a Hank version in person. But man...it feels unbelievably good! Perfect thickness on the rails, flat-ish rocker and deck and a nice channel bottom. Really looking forward to riding it since it’s been over 10yrs since I had a twinzer in the quiver.
And here’s the current Dark Arts quiver, 5 of them have been used extensively and there are no dings or shatters, just a few very shallow deck pressures in the right places.
L-R:
6’4 Aipa step-up Mod Sting
6’2 Pyzel Ghost
6’0 Pyzel Pyzalien
5’7 Justin Dad Bod
5’6 Hank Warner Simster
5’5 Hank Warner Twinzer
5’4 Hank Warner Simster
5’4 Justin Vegan Fish
5’1 Justin Coffin
He must be selling the contents of packages that "fall out" of the back of the USPS truck...