Love this book for several reasons, one it took me back to my days as a skater, it also is something I can do with my sons who love skateboarding. It covers the history of board making and skate boarding in a great way. The instructions are clear and understandable and the photos and illustrations are perfect.
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Excellent resource that covers a variety of skateboard construction techniques
I've been doing some woodworking as a hobby for a couple of years and wanted to make a skateboard. I like the look of the old-school decks and was particularly interested in a making a longboard. I got this book and read it cover to cover... and re-read it several times! It covers 4 main styles of construction ranging from a solid piece of wood, to vacuum compressing veneers. It can be overwhelming when shopping for the parts (trucks, bearings, wheels, spacers, pad, hardware) and this book along with some websites helped explain the differences. The book covers what type of finish to use on the board and how to make it grip without using grip-tape. It explains which tools are easiest to use and often provides alternatives in case you don't own the tools.The author has a Facebook page for his line of boards and was very responsive when I had a question.Here are some pics of my first board. It's 40-inches long and 9-inches wide in a fishtail shape made from solid Padauk and Maple. I'd say that I spent more time reading the book and researching the project than I spent actually building the board. I think it came out nice and I'm a little wary of getting it banged up now. I guess I'll have to build another.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2017
I've been doing some woodworking as a hobby for a couple of years and wanted to make a skateboard. I like the look of the old-school decks and was particularly interested in a making a longboard. I got this book and read it cover to cover... and re-read it several times! It covers 4 main styles of construction ranging from a solid piece of wood, to vacuum compressing veneers. It can be overwhelming when shopping for the parts (trucks, bearings, wheels, spacers, pad, hardware) and this book along with some websites helped explain the differences. The book covers what type of finish to use on the board and how to make it grip without using grip-tape. It explains which tools are easiest to use and often provides alternatives in case you don't own the tools.
Excellent resource that covers a variety of skateboard construction techniques
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2017
The author has a Facebook page for his line of boards and was very responsive when I had a question.
Here are some pics of my first board. It's 40-inches long and 9-inches wide in a fishtail shape made from solid Padauk and Maple. I'd say that I spent more time reading the book and researching the project than I spent actually building the board. I think it came out nice and I'm a little wary of getting it banged up now. I guess I'll have to build another.
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