DVH Fordite Surf Board Surfite Stone Resin Heart Bead Pendant 60x33x10mm (5660)
I hand cut this one of a kind, freeform shaped focal bead out of "surfite" or "surf stone" which is the built up globs of resin that form from the glassing process in surfboard manufacture!
Glassing is the process during which fiberglass cloth is draped over the foam and liquid resin is poured over the board. Excess resin is squeegeed off the board and falls to the floor, where it hardens in puddles. Measurements are shown in the listing title. It is side drilled with a 2.5mm hole. CHAIN NOT INCLUDED.
Surfite is highly prized by surfers and collectors due to its connection to the surfboard manufacturing process and its distinctive appearance. Each piece of surfite is unique, displaying a variety of colors, patterns, and textures based on the different layers of resin and paint.
Metaphysically, surfite is believed to carry the energy and essence of the ocean and surfing culture. It is associated with qualities such as adventure, freedom, creativity, and flow. Surfite is often seen as a symbol of resilience and transformation, reflecting the process of shaping and refining surfboards, and can be used to inspire and enhance one's connection to the ocean and the joy of riding waves.
Check all my listings to see the different varieties of this resin build up as well as genuine fordite from a Ford factory! I've been cutting varieties of fordite for over 40 years and I can generally tell whether or not the material is genuine automotive Fordite, another industrial overspray, or some kind of faked fordite. Contrary to what had been believed for many years about the unavailability of new rough due to manufacturing changes, there is SOME contemporary Fordite rough that is still collected and made available to lapidaries. Compare my work with other Fordite for sale on the internet! Much of it is faked or simply stripey resin beads from China and not genuine industrial overspray. I stand by the authenticity of my fordite. I grew up in a rock club in Michigan during the 1970's and old timer rock hounds who worked in the auto industry would collect chunks of dried, layered car paint from the paint sheds to use as a synthetic gemstone at least as early as the late 1960's. The paint was built up overspray that had been baked repeatedly making it relatively hard and solid. It was sold at local rock and gem shows as "Fordite, Chryslerite, Buickite or Detroit Agate." Fordite was by far the most common and popular name and has come to be used for all industrial oversprays used in the jewelry trade.
