Advanced Manufacturing Podcast

Part 2 of our conversation with surfboard maker, Donny Brink, takes us down several paths. We start out learning about the business side of Brink Surf and how surfboards are made. Materials, the process, the technology (and sometimes lack there of), and the creative eye that goes into making asymmetric surfboards. Donny shares his life philosophy and some of the things that influence his life and work. There's a lot of links in the notes below so check it out! Donny Brinks journey began where he was born, in South Africa. His mother was a teacher and his father sold electron microscopes so naturally, he became a surfer. It wasn't until a trip to the US while touring with his Christian rock band that he really decided to make a go at making surfboards. After meeting his would-be wife at a friends wedding in California Donny embarked on a journey that is best told by the man himself. This episode takes a different direction than we normally do in that surfboard making is more an art than a job in manufacturin