Handplane (bodysurfing)
A handplane or handboard is used by bodysurfers to enhance their speed, lift and control whilst riding a wave.
Generally, a handplane is worn on a bodysurfer's leading hand.
Materials
Wood
Hand planes have traditionally been made out of wood. To preserve the handplanes lifetime a number of manufacture's tend to prefer Paulownia or White Cedar.
Fibreglass
A number of handplane makers upcycle old broken surfboards to create handplanes out of foam with a fibreglass coating.[1] Foam handplanes tend to have more buoyancy than wood or plastic.
Plastic
Plastic offers durability in the event of a dropped handplane or hitting rocks on entry/exit of a reef break.
References
- ^ SurferToday.com, Editor at. "The handplanes made from broken surfboards". Surfertoday. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
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