My first board

[Tymos]

This is my first board(that i actually ride and like )
specs:
48in long
9in wide
scrapwood from my dads shed(hes a carpender)

as you can see i had sidewinders on it but i now have Paris 180s. the board is kind of crooked lol I noticed it when i was putting on the grip-tape. the boards top is really messed up and thats why I made it full black grip. Tell me what you think about it and how I could improve. I thinking of making another one like this but i want to try and glass it and make the trucks drop through, and make the nose and tail go up alittle(sorry I dont know what thats called)lol
Thanks in advance
tyler

[Tymos]

well can someone give me helpful advice on making my next board? like how many layers of fiberglass should i use if i only use 1/2in wood and i weigh 150? what kind of angle should i put the tail and nose at?

[EasternIceSkier]

I couldn't give you any advice but just telling you the links for the pictures don't work. Otherwise I'd probably congratulate you on a job well done!

[dap209]

same problem. pics are brokt :[

[EasternIceSkier]

Try using photobucket or imageshack or something along those lines. You can follow the instructions and they will show up as pictures on the forums.

[Tymos]

oh sorry here they are

[Tymos]

any comments or help?

[EasternIceSkier]

Still aren't showing up man, sorry.

[SoloRider]

Still aren't showing up man, sorry.

Right click. Open link in new window. You'll see them.

[SeanML]

put the url of the actual image in the IMG brackets... not the web adress where the picture is located. It should end in .jpg or .bmp or something... not .html

EDIT: nevermind, you did that... ImageShack is just retarded. Use photobucket.

[schmoose]

nice build, conacve, camber?

or just flat

[Tymos]

oh its just flat lol i don't really know how to make concave or chamber

[schmoose]

oh its just flat lol i don't really know how to make concave or chamber

glue up the plys in a press and make the press have camber and or concave

[Tymos]

what does a chamber and a concave look like? does one have the edge of the board curve up and the other one curve down?

[SoloRider]

what does a chamber and a concave look like? does one have the edge of the board curve up and the other one curve down?

Camber is the arch of the board over its length. This is a picture of a camber only deck:



Concave is curve of the board across its width. This is concave:



Got it?

[schmoose]

Camber is the arch of the board over its length. This is a picture of a camber only deck:



Concave is curve of the board across its width. This is concave:



Got it?

way to use your board as an example.

nice board btw.

rotfl

[SoloRider]

way to use your board as an example.

nice board btw.

rotfl

What can I say, I use the images available to me.

[Tymos]

oh thanks lol well then my board kinda has a chamber but going down lol i didn't do it it was like that when i found the wood and if i had made the board the other way the bottom would of looked really crappy

[schmoose]

oh thanks lol well then my board kinda has a chamber but going down lol i didn't do it it was like that when i found the wood and if i had made the board the other way the bottom would of looked really crappy

sounds like your wood was warped. I would strongly recommend that you inspect your wood before you buy it, as to get the peice with the least amount of footballs and knots and warping. takes a good eye but it will develop with time.

[Tymos]

yea i know it was just spare wood that had been sitting in a shed for a couple month or years lol but with the next board im going to make im going to buy the wood