Board Builders

for any one who has made/modified a board. post some pics of your press or completed boards, its all good.
also, maybe share some tips on building and where to get supplies

also, occasionally, we can have a build off from time to time...
  • Myles Borchardt

    I made this board from 2 x 5ply wood i call her the "Shade", its stiff, has a concave and i use it for free ride and tech downhill, its design is an exact copy off the fullbag elise, same size to every detail except for the concave that i tailored to myself, im thinking of starting another project after this one worked out so well style

  • Ryan 'RY RY' Peterson

    mad board bro

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    Steve

    Nice one! I'm starting my first build soon will post up results. Im not expecting anything too flash to start with as I'm sure there will be f'ups. Its going to be fun though
  • Ryan 'RY RY' Peterson

    thats mad dylan!!
  • Myles Borchardt

    very sick bro, does it have an anti concave on it? :O

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    Steve

    Love the shape, a combination of form and function. Good work!
  • Myles Borchardt

    YES MAN, sounds awesome, so 20 bucks, on material? shuld make the deck for a purpose, slalom or mini cruiser? or something, sounds awesome man!
  • Michael English

    does dads offcuts count?
  • Myles Borchardt

    mini DH wuld be nice, u culd get a bit techy with it... drop thru kinda thing, be hella fun
  • Michael English

    oh and ive already started.... its a super mini cruiser... highly experimental
  • Myles Borchardt

    im stuck on idea's!!!! my original plan chucked once i was told what it really looked like :(
  • Michael English

    dad still hasnt brought home the jig saw :(

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    Steve

    I just can't build board that is even half decent for $20

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    Steve

    yeah somewhere around that figure. A sheet of 3mm ply costs $73. I would use half a sheet with some glue and fibreglass.So for me a bare minimum timber ply deck would cost half of 73 plus say $5 for glue. So say around $40. But $60 would let me use fibreglass as well.

    I don't know where do you guys get your materials from?

    Me and my son are doing our first build soon. Its going to be a dropthrough freeride. I will post up the results hopefully by the new year
  • Myles Borchardt

    good, i got the wood, this is the first board i have ever pressed, so im doing some research, it has already cost more then 20 bucks, sooooo, lol ^___^

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    Steve

    I like 2 or 4 myself
  • Myles Borchardt

    3 looks sweet, but can't beat small DH boards! so i go for 7!
  • Ryan 'RY RY' Peterson

    2 defs!!!

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    Alex Groth

    Hey im just wondering what you guys use to make your boards? and where you get the material from?
  • Phill C

    good quality Marine ply 4mm max works well if bending, with atleast one layer of fibre glass. Bunnings has Fibre glass kits but it works out way cheaper from a boat shop like Bias or whitworths etc. check out toothless longboards for ideas.

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    Adam

    i'm super keen to have a crack at this, i already have fibeglass,
    1.what sort of glue between sheets of ply?
    2. is the layer of fibergless on the outside or in between layers, million questions i know.
    3.how many layers of the 4mm ply,
    4,is it worth looking into other types of ply?
    do you put all the pieces together in a single press or do you do, like two pieces then let them go off and then do the next on.
    5. how long does it stay in the press Just as long as the glue take to go off as per instructions or does it need to be longer due to the fact it is a sk8 board?