How 2 Make a Wakeskate

shocker · Pop Shuvit Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 155 City: VENICE

how is the wood diffrent colors Question

WWSA · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Posts: 283

I used belt sander, then palm sander, then by hand.
weight 6lbs
and diff color

i used 2 diff types of wood.

thanks

WWSA · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Posts: 283

this is it

WWSA · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Posts: 283

puttn back on top

ripava82 · Guest

what do you mean by the ladder

sunsport22 · Faceplant Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 1 City: St. Louis

Hey what did you use to liek waterproof the board? and i noticed your from MO where do u ride?

j_parsonson · Faceplant Joined: 27 Oct 2006 Posts: 1

hey im from OZ and a mate and i made a wakeboard, we made up a whole metal press and my dad works in the timber industry so got timber free and glue as well. would we be able to use the same moulds. eg rocker moulds?? because if thats the case we will make 10 or so in december.

Jesse · Posted: Oct 27, 2006 11:19 pm Post subject:

j_parsonson, yeah dude. Just longer and with whatever rocker style you decide to come up with.

heroldmike · Faceplant Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 22 City: Toronto

for the concave part u only put 3 cut outs of wood? did u just build up resin and sand to get it even and smooth?

bochner · Frontside 180 Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 470 City: Miami

looks like it takes alot of time. does it ride good.

sk8=allday · Faceplant Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 11

where did you get your grip tape

Wakeness450 · Posted: May 03, 2007 10:38 am Post subject:

how would u fiberglass a foam board? im in that stage of it and have no clue what im doing

mead_hall · Pop Shuvit Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Posts: 176 City: Orlando

Wakeness450, sounds like making a surfboard.... This link explains the glassing process.

http://www.surfersteve.com/glassing.htm

apple103 · Posted: May 03, 2007 11:43 am Post subject:

http://www.erikhenne.com/WakeboardJournal.htm

This is a guy who built his own wakeboard with a foam core.....would be the same for a skate....except the binding....duh! The fiberglassing bit will help you I think!!

Wakeness450 · Posted: May 03, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject:

i think i might just wing it, buy some fiberglass cloth and some resin and go to town

mead_hall · Pop Shuvit Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Posts: 176 City: Orlando

Yeah man thats the cool thing about resin, you can just sand it down to how you like it. Ive never glassed a board before but Ive patched countless holes in boards (surfboards) and you pretty much sand and clean the area so there is no debris and pour the stuff on. Once you mold it to your liking let dry and sand it down...

Wakeness450 · Posted: May 03, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject:

mead_hall, where did u buy your resin, and what was it called?

Wakeness450 · Posted: May 06, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject:

here is my foam skate so far....

Poo · Guest

Wakeness450, that shlt might rott in the water, i tried it, dint work out, its only goood foor like prototype shizzle foor just getttin a shape down

apple103 · Posted: May 07, 2007 2:17 am Post subject:

Are you gonna keep the bottom wood? Or you gonna just fiberglass the foam?
Looking at the ruff surface....you want to wacht out you don't trap any big airbubbles in between the fiberglass and the foam......