ConCave

[powaylongboarder2]

i know this sounds like a dumb ? but is there anyway to do concave without making some sort of press?

[Directive0]

same way you'd make a kicktail without a press... a wood wedge block.

[nsc1120]

you can buy some pps wedges, they can make kick tails/noses as well

[frank]

start sanding

[Staffan]

start sanding

1. Get a solid log and an axe.
2. Shape your board.

[whitmell]

here's what I plan to do:

I plan to take a board (from an old disassembled desk) that's about 10 inches wide and a little longer than my board. Then I plan to nail or screw a wedge onto the end. Maybe a little one on the front if I decide I want any nose. Then I plan to take some small strips of wood (maybe about as big as 80's skateboard rails, remember those?) and nail them along the edges of the board. Then I will lay my plywood on top of all this and use c-clamps to clamp it down. I will probably put one or two 2 x 4's or other wood down the middle to clamp down so that that part of the board will stay flat. I'm not necessarily looking for an smooth curve, more of a slight flip-up at the rails with it flat in the middle of the deck.

Make sense?

I'll be trying this tonight or tomorrow, I'll let you know how it works out and I"ll take pics too.

[shapeshifter]

warp is the natural route... who knows you might just get a "w"!