Hess builds surfboards "similar to how guitars are made: from the inside out." He uses materials like salvaged redwood and poplar, and intends for them to last ten times longer than those made of foam and fiberglass. He calls his a "more sustainable approach to surfboard-building." Photo 7 of 14 in Inside Woodshop by Jaime Gillin

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Hess builds surfboards "similar to how guitars are made: from the inside out." He uses materials like salvaged redwood and poplar, and intends for them to last ten times longer than those made of foam and fiberglass. He calls his a "more sustainable approach to surfboard-building."