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Premium Member Comment by Fitz on November 17, 2010 at 20:53

In the old days they used to use steam or presoaked veneers to make the wood more flexible and less prone to splitting. It's not as bad as you say but is alot of extra unrequired work for just making a deck.
It can lead to thicker plys if left untreated however it's normally used prior to going into a heated press with mega tons of pressure which compress it back to a thinner state.
Stick with dry plys for best homemade results.

Premium Member Comment by Matthys on November 17, 2010 at 20:25

jezza
you really really really really really really really really really really dont want to use steam...
it expands and bursts the cells in the wood fibers, making the wood not only heaps weaker, but thicker...
water and steam work with woods with little to no water content, such as balsa that have a very high percentage of air, with little real substance.

Premium Member Comment by Matthys on November 17, 2010 at 20:22

easy mate,
just get a male block of foam, shape to desired complex concave with rasps and planes and sanders and whatnot, then pour conrete onto the foam to get the female side of the concrete mold, then take out the foam, put a plastic sheet on top of the female concrete mold, then pour in concrete over that to have both sides...
easy as pie really..
just time consuming and a little expensive to start off with...

Comment by Matt Ryan on November 17, 2010 at 19:05

beautiful concave looks awesome

Comment by Jezza on November 17, 2010 at 19:02

really thin plys, steam and butloads of pressure.

Comment by H_Can on November 11, 2010 at 6:30

the jack in the press was about $100, the rest of it was another ~$500 and that was with cheap/free steel through work/trade-school.

the little strips on the drop-thru mounts were hacked off a broken chair, I need to find a better material so that i can make more of them without breaking chairs.

Comment by Jezza on November 10, 2010 at 19:04

ohhh a press for a press

that would save sooo much time in the long run, I hate screwing bolts onto booka rod....

also, what are you running on the bottom of your drop through, to stop the nuts digging in? Little strips of allu or something

Premium Member Comment by Matthys on November 10, 2010 at 18:32

rad!
how much for one of those jack presses???
:P

Comment by H_Can on November 10, 2010 at 18:24

Hi Everybody...
I've been getting into building over the last year and figured it's time to finally join the group on here.

You can check out my board building history here

I've built a few pig-esque shortboards, and few different longboards.

one of my latest creations.

my new press (testing finished, new molds nearly finished)

Premium Member Comment by Adam on November 8, 2010 at 21:37

33 pages on this forum already Jayden read every one of them look at ALL of the press shots and then go from there. one concave two, three? all work the same way?

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