ASRA - Australian Skateboard Racing Association

Hi peoples, First post so go easy on me. 

I've recently decided to try & build my own deck & am pretty sure I have the press sorted but I'm unsure of how long to press the board for. I've also heard some people talk of wetting the materials before pressing to allow the timber to bend more freely, any thoughts?

I am also thinking of using Brushbox as the bottom layer of the board to give it a nice finish, has anyone tried using hardwood on their boards? This pic doesn't do the species any good but this is brushbox, IRL it looks a lot like hot chocolate

 The only problems with this are,

a) I want to build a 10" wide board but the largest I can get the Brushbox is 8" meaning that there will be joins. How will this effect durability?

b) I should have mentioned earlier that I work in a timber mill that actually presses hard wood to ply all day everyday, but we only press it flat & try to avoid any kind of bends & curves. This leads me to my next issue. In the many years I have been working in this mill there has always been an issue with cupping, crowning & bowing of the pressed timber due to the moisture. I know this is a question I should ask the big wigs at work but I'll ask here first, what can I do to stop the board bending after it is pressed?

As mentioned before, I work with timber all day so this deck will be at $0 cost to me so why not give it a go. Are any of these species able to be used for construction, blackbutt, spotted gum, brushbox, blue gum, red mahogany, stringy bark, tasmanian oak, jarrah & i think that's about it. All species can be sourced between 2mm & 4mm veneers.

Any feedback would be great.

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Yeah I was under the same impression, that they only did street deck sizes. I have rang them a couple times but not recently. How much did 21 sheets or 3 sets cost Sam?

they charged me $55 for each set, which was good i thought, when i called up months before they said each were $80.

size and price sounds pretty good Sam - well done.  Glad to hear your experience was better than mine!

Hey Ringo,

Did you end up making any boards? Curious to know how the different types of wood went for you.

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