Everything Changes: Notion Uprising

It's funny how much can change in three years. It's been that long since we loaded up our family and moved to the Outer Banks. I have continued to learn and hone my craft of building surfboards and the more I learn, the more I keep changing things to fit what I want my boards to do on a wave. I have been building boards under a new label Notion Surfboards since we moved and I have grown as a shaper and designer so much. I want to share what I have learned and how my boards have evolved.

One of my favorite thing about blogging was sharing my journey as a board builder and I keep seeing page hits from this site so I thought I'd start updating it again. With the progression of design in surfboards, I have developed a bit of an all around design aesthetic that I enjoy. I have launched a new companion brand to Notion Surfboards called Notion Uprising. At Notion Uprising I have designed hi quality accessories to compliment the surfboards I build and I will be adding new products as time goes on. I will be blogging and telling the stories of my friends that live life on the edges of society, as so many shapers do. We view things differently and that comes out in the way we life. Check out the Blog and I'll keep you all up to date with new board offerings and campfire tales of ocean perfection.

FIVEELEVEN

This board is 5’11” x 201/4” x 2 5/8” and is made from Marko EPS foam and SuperSap sustainable epoxy. Glassed strong and light with 3 layers of 4oz warp glass on the deck and 2 layers of 4oz warp on the bottom. It has hemp rail patches and a bio plastic leash plug all making a friendly surfboard for you to demo, just ask if you see me at the beach. I demoed it myself the other day in some small clean little drainers and it was super fun. Jake

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 http://notionsurfboards.tumblr.com/ 

OR head to our new website:
 www.notionsurfboards.com

NOTION SURFBOARDS

As you know posts have been scarce on here recently. I have been hard at work developing a new surfboard label based in the Outer Banks, NC. Notion surfboards will focus on building boards for the east and west coast using materials that are friendly to our family, friends and the environment. We will continue to use plant based resins, recycled foams, re-purposed wood, and a combination of natural and synthetic cloths to make durable, high performance, non toxic surfboards that work well in a large range of wave conditions. The board pictured below is a concept that I have been developing, using a recycled EPS frame and rails to make a hollow body surfboard with re-purposed wood skins. I am really excited about how this board and the Ecoboards we have been building ride and hold up to abuse. We will continue to build all kinds of custom boards but will focus on building more sustainable surf craft. If you want to follow our adventure, we have a new website in the works www.notionsurfboards.com and a new blog www.notionsurfboards.com/blog also be sure to like us on Facebook while you are checking out the blog because we will be posting new updates there as well. Thanks you all for supporting JNS Boards and I look forward to continuing to build custom, handcrafted boards as Notion Surfboard. Jake