im new to board building and have a few questions

[Jason-Bolt]

So here is the steps as i know it
1. sketch a design.
2. cut
3. perfect
4. bring it home and bend it (i put like a small brick in the middle of it then 2 huge concrete bricks on either side)
5. drill holes
6. ride


Do i need to put some kinda of coat over the board? Whats the easiest way to bend the board?

what length board and thickness would i need for a person of about 250?

[luke.at.me]

its all right here, try using the search function too, im pretty sure there is a lot of stuff on this

Toothless: Longboard Construction Page 1

hope that helps!

[mooseboy]

yeah, check out toothless. very helpful.

[Jason-Bolt]

i dont get the screwing two pieces of wood together. I just use 1 piece of .5 inch plywood.

[SteveC]

i dont get the screwing two pieces of wood together. I just use 1 piece of .5 inch plywood.

it's just a low tech way of clamping two sheets together.
It can allow for camber or rocker, which you can't get from just cutting out a flat sheet.
If you read toothless further he goes on to demonstrate some methods of creating concave.

[mbease]

here you go man:
http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...tml#post970735