making a skate

brohymn07 · Ollie Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 56 City: windermere

anyone have any advice on what type of wood to use? iwas thinking maple cause i see alot of maple boards but just wanna get opinions.

price.dan · Backside 180 Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 1404 City: Regina

there are alot of articles on making boards, just use the search button

Wakeness450 · Posted: Apr 26, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject:

has anyone ever tried to make a skate out of foam and fiberglass? im shaping the foam right now, guna make it concave. i was thinking of painting over it with fiberglass paint, and if it's too light then mount it on the flat deck as a bi-level.

Jesse · Posted: Apr 26, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject:

Wakeness450, better glass it with the cloth, very thick

cjbecker · Posted: Apr 26, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject:

i had a wood skate that I made and it was falling apart cause of the 3 year old epoxy, and then I fiberglassed it and it is so strong and it is still going.

ZoSo · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg

I got a homemade wood skate thats over 3 years old that hasn't delam'd at all. I used water proof varnish instead of epoxy though.

DHall · Posted: Apr 27, 2007 3:56 pm Post subject:

use marine ply that way it doesnt warp if your fiberglass or resin cracks also i drill holes in all middle layers of the wood to be laminated that way all exess resin may be squeezed out(very very important) eliminating air pockets that expand and then in turn cause de-lam.....or leave it to me and ill make you a custom.....you will learn that creating concave and rockered tails is what seperates the men from the boys holler if you have anymore questions