worst deck shape

[sidewalk_surfer]

this is the worst deck shape i ever made. it looked cool, but it was setup for RII 180s, but im to cheap so i set it up with my 150s. it was supposed to have aluminum plates under it, but it was to crappy ridding to go through with it. whats your worst deck?

[ol'dude]

See the "Gettobilt" topic... ghetto lumber = snap!

[freekazoid]

crappy wood makes crappy boards... are you sher....i was going to buy some regular old plywood and try to make soem boards....i wasent planing on bending them or cuting anythign fansee...just gona laminate it and ride....will it work for a little whyle??/

[ol'dude]

When I say "ghetto", I'm talking about used scrap that had lived life previously as a cabinet door, and then a shelf. It had probably been in the weather a few times, too.
But the object was to see if I could shape it, and I did.

Surfer, your shape looks a lot like a MellowMotion. It worked for them, why not for you?

[sidewalk_surfer]

no, this deck cost me bout 50 some dollars to make! good wood, good glass long time finishing, and it sucked awfully!

[Jax]

I made a gorgeous 48" board out of regular Home Depot plywood. I used 19/23" plywood with one good side and covered the bad side with grip tape. It looks good. And rides good.

[longboardbuddha]

oh yes i've made some awful decks and its always the shape...to wide too narrow too much rocker etc etc....

[sidewalk_surfer]

bad shapes suck. using bad/ crappy wood will work ok, but under shaping or over bending sucks, especially when the wood cracks. the best boards are usually the simple ones.

[raven6241]

I once designed a completely odd looking board called "The Snake" (not to be confused with Snakeboards).

It had a forked tail, huge wheel cutouts, wider than the Pacific, and it would have suited slalom or something.

I am glad I never made it.