Something a little bit different. I wen't to Lowes a few weeks ago, walking around I noticed a thin (~1/16") piece of ply under one of the stacks of maple veneered ply. I asked the lumber employee about it and he told me the stacks come in with that on the top and bottom to protect the sheets from shipping damage. Asked what they do with them and he said toss them, I followed with "Can I have it?" - Sure... Loaded it up and home it wen't. I have had an idea to try building a skateboard deck for quite a while, just never really got around to it. Now that I had this free material, figure it was a good time to try.
First time ever doing any type of bent lamination. Made a relatively simple form, bent one layer of the stuff into the form until I found that overall shape I was looking for. Laminated it up, cut it out, sanded the edges, and overall was really impressed by the outcome. When I took it in to get grip tape, the local skate shop owner told me it is the best DIY board he has ever seen. I probably won't ride it much, occasionally around the neighborhood with my 9yo son. More of an exercise of "can I do it." Was a really fun project though!
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First time ever doing any type of bent lamination. Made a relatively simple form, bent one layer of the stuff into the form until I found that overall shape I was looking for. Laminated it up, cut it out, sanded the edges, and overall was really impressed by the outcome. When I took it in to get grip tape, the local skate shop owner told me it is the best DIY board he has ever seen. I probably won't ride it much, occasionally around the neighborhood with my 9yo son. More of an exercise of "can I do it." Was a really fun project though!
Here is a link to full picture album:
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