Travis Rice takes us step by step through the zero hazardous waste manufacturing process behind each and every Lib Tech dream board. Come along as Travis puts together his new T.Rice Pro at Mervin Mfg. here in Sequim, WA.
CORE SHOP
Our journey starts in the Core Shop where we use renewable FSC Certified lumber of various species to assemble each core with different thicknesses and patterns to better accentuate the boards performance personality.
- FSC CERTIFIED RENEWABLE ECO WOODS
- MULTIPLE CORE “RECIPES” TO ACCENTUATE BOARD PERFORMANCE
- SAWDUST IS COLLECTED AND RECYCLED INTO SOIL
PRINT SHOP
Now we head to the Print Shop where our proprietary eco-sublimation process puts the “zero hazardous waste” in our ZERO HAZARDOUS WASTE manufacturing. This revolutionary process not only keeps toxic silk screen run off out of our water supply but it also creates incredibly brilliant, vibrant renderings exactly how the artist intended for them to be seen.
- ECO-SUBLIMATED PRINTING PROCESS
- WATER BASED SUBLIMATION
- ZERO HAZARDOUS WASTE
- NO TOXIC SILK SCREEN RUN OFF!
- AMAZING DETAIL AND COLOR AS THE ARTIST INTENDS
PARTS
Now it’s time to assemble the parts both stock and unique to each Lib Tech dream board. Magne-Traction® edges are added to the base material here and UHMW tips and tails of various makes are added to the wood core before the whole kit heads to lay up.
- MAGNE-TRACTION® EDGES APPLIED
- UNIQUE TIP AND TAIL ELEMENTS APPLIED
LAY UP
You have all the materials you need for a Lib Tech dream board so now it’s time to mix and bake in Lay Up! The steady hand of the Lib Tech crafter lays down the performance fibers unique to each board and then applies the perfect level of our low VOC resin. From here the board goes into the oven aka a high temperature / pressure snowboard press before heading off to Finishing.
- ALL THE MATERIALS ARE PUT TOGETHER
- PERFORMANCE FIBERS INCLUDING BI-AXIAL, TRI-AXIAL, BASALT AND CARBON
- LOW VOC RESIN IS ENVIRONMENTALLY NICER AND DOESN’T SMELL BAD
FINISHING
Our dream board is almost slope ready but not until the final couple steps of excruciating detail and master crafting seal the deal. In Finishing excess material needs to be trimmed off along the edges and the boards tip and tail shape is also created with no metal guilds, just skilled crafters. Our water cleansed finishing system pulls dust and particles out of the air for the cleanest of finishes.
- SKILLED CRAFTERS CUT OFF EXCESS MATERIAL
- EDGES ARE TUNED CLEAN AND SHARP WITH A GRINDER
- NOSE AND TAIL SHAPES SKILLFULLY CUT
- WATER CLEANSED FINISHING SYSTEM KEEPS AIR AND BOARDS CLEAN
QUALITY CONTROL
Trav’s new dream board is all but ready to rip it just needs to be reviewed by our team of Quality Control experts looking for blemishes in every aspect of the board. And if they find a small cosmetic blemish it get’s designated a “b-grade beauty” an will be available to shops and costumers at a discount. In QC board info stickers are applied and a Mervin Mfg. sticker signed by the crafter who finished the board also get’s added.
- BOARDS ARE THOROUGHLY INSPECTED FOR ANY WARPS / BLEMISHES
- BOARDS WITH COSMETIC BLEMISHES ARE DEEMED “B-GRADE BEAUTIES”
- THE CRAFTER WHO FINISHED THE BOARD ADDS A SIGNED STICKER OF APPROVAL
