so...here is my speedboard/Carver :)

**RastamanD** · 04-10-2008 08:50 PM

i wanted to make a speedboard but my wood press limits the shapes i can make so....we threw some 45lb weights over the BB and made a flat board
Its L 44" W 9" WB 35" it is made with 4 1/8th inch sheets of BB. i don't know if i should drop it through or not...it would be my first time doing it so i am kind of wary about it. and when i get a vac press it WILL be getting some concave

here it is....The Rebel

**mooseboy** · 04-10-2008 09:21 PM

looks nice dude!

**arcane** · 04-10-2008 09:23 PM

I like, I like. The lettering looks clean too.

Drop throughs are fairly easy. Just practice on some scraps first. Drill holes just inside the outline so you can fit your jigsaw blade into all the harder to reach places. Then cut that puppy out. Sanding the inside is super easy if you have a Dremel. If not a folded up sheet of sandpaper works well too. I'm sure you already know that Randal has drop through templates on there site. Randal Skateboard Trucks - Downhill, Longboard, Slalom, Luge Just make sure they are printed the right size. Do it!

**dapol333** · 04-10-2008 09:34 PM

what does the kanji translate to?

**xabermanx** · 04-10-2008 09:56 PM

lookin good man.

nice and clean.

CL · 04-10-2008 10:29 PM

I wonder if the Japanese get tattoos of English letters on their bodies? Probably not. Think about it.

A speedboard without any concave is like having sex and not bothering to finish. But i understand you were just testing the waters.

**turbomonkeyexpress** · 04-10-2008 10:31 PM

My limited knowledge of japanese translates that kanji to precicely:

"Fast wooden stick"

**RastamanD** · 04-10-2008 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by dapol333

what does the kanji translate to?

....Rebel....

and yeah as soon as i get my vac press...this thing WILL have concave, i might use foam for now. and thanks guys.

**dhwa1** · 04-10-2008 11:37 PM

how much just wondering a

nd damn man make a post with the quiver of all the boards you build and keep adding to it haha with pics

**WeekendxCarver** · 04-11-2008 12:41 AM

dude pm with a price of the board after you get the vacuum i want one

**mcgoon** · 04-11-2008 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by CL

I wonder if the Japanese get tattoos of English letters on their bodies? Probably not. Think about it.

A speedboard without any concave is like having sex and not bothering to finish. But i understand you were just testing the waters.

My friend and I were sitting in a dinner. This friend had some lame Chinese characters tattooed on his neck. The Chinese cook walked by and pointed at my buddies tats and said "ahhhhh, this says made in china". I found it quite hilarious.

**mooseboy** · 04-11-2008 08:54 AM

so wait, your gonna try and add concave when you didnt even laminate it? that works?

**RastamanD** · 04-11-2008 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by mooseboy

so wait, your gonna try and add concave when you didnt even laminate it? that works?

you mean adding concave after it is laminated? if so you can use foam and then grip it. but it would be much better and stronger to laminate it with the concave, which is what i am going to do after i get my vac press

**Doors** · 04-11-2008 01:26 PM

Very nice, great job.

**leafdarking** · 04-11-2008 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by CL

I wonder if the Japanese get tattoos of English letters on their bodies? Probably not. Think about it.

A speedboard without any concave is like having sex and not bothering to finish. But i understand you were just testing the waters.

Actually from what I've heard they get clothes and things that say random English phrases like this Smell it! even if they don't understand it. Not quite a tattoo, but still..

I know nothing about board building or speedboards but that seems pretty sweet to me. Nice job!