Homemade wakeskate

Palms · Pop Shuvit Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 130

Hey guys im new to wakeskating and this forum. I asked my dad if I could buy a wakeskate and he told me I couldnt. So.. I built one. I'm giving it a run on sunday to see how it rides and ill give ya'll the word. So heres a few pics on my new skate. It took me aproximatly 3 weeks cuz I had to go to school, normally woulda taken 1-2 weeks. I used a different method on getting a rocker then normally so i hope you guys like it. So heres my pics. I hope to get some feedback and comments plzz. oh and those are 1.5 inch liquid force wakeskate fins.

c dub · Backside 180 Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 1171 City: Austin

sick... the bottom graphics look like the old Muska skate deck..

ridehatzic · Posted: Jun 14, 2006 5:22 pm Post subject:

c dub, I thought the same thing. It'd be sweet if you could get some concave in that bad boy.

myers · Frontside 180 Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 283 City: VENICE

how did you make the rocker?

CrzyTexan · Frontside 180 Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 475

that looks sweet man i would neverbe able to do that

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

Looks really nice dude. Did you seal the wood with anything? shred some gnar with it.

TTUFAN24 · Posted: Jun 14, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject:

dimensions?

Palms · Pop Shuvit Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 130

thx for the comments guys, so heres the deal, my dimensions are 41inches in length, 15inches wide in the middle and 9inches at the ends. And this project is very doable for everybody even u crzytexan. Heres the complete rundown. First of all.. i started w/ a peice of plywood, i did not make my own cuz that woulda taken another week lol and i wanted to get on the lake asap. so i took a peice of 9 ply half in findland birch(basically the hardest best plywood out there) and cut out my shape w/ a band saw. Next i routed the edges and sanded the whole thing down. Next i soaked it in my neighbors pool for 3 days and the wood got flexible. now for the rocker, i put a 4 inch high square block of wood in the middle of the board, then i clamped the right and left tips of the board to the table. then u just wait for the wood to dry and u have new shape!! Now you prim then put yur graphic on, then u fiberglass the wood or marine varnish it. I did both by the way. then put yur griptape on and yur done Laughing

Palms · Pop Shuvit Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 130

o man i posted that twice lol w/e im only 15 Embarassed

Jesse · Posted: Jun 14, 2006 6:09 pm Post subject:

Pretty rad, good work.

RedXIII · Posted: Jun 14, 2006 9:32 pm Post subject:

Thats a sweet looking board

how thick is it? it looks really thin

Palms · Pop Shuvit Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 130

Yah so its a half inch thick, i really wasnt sure how thick to make it so i hope it works
Razz

homez · Posted: Jun 14, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject:

Palms, keep up the good work that thing looks awesome. hope it works out well for you

wakeskatefooo · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 908 City: odessa

trickedout out dude

shane · Frontside 180 Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 493 City: Lost

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

Palms, because of you some little chinese child working in a sweatshop making wakeskates could not eat dinner tonight.

....so i guess the real question is when does your korean factory start up?

TTUFAN24 · Posted: Jun 14, 2006 10:58 pm Post subject:

Mr. Top Hat, are you looking for a job?

homez · Posted: Jun 14, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject:

I AM!

integrity640 · Kickflip Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2866 City: Ocala

VERY VERY NICE Cool

canalskater · Guest

homez, at a korean sweat shop?