I got the board building bug so I decided to build a board for my son's 8th birthday next week. He's been skating since this winter on a cheapie Target board he got for Christmas. He is still into it so I decided it's time he had a real board.
I modeled it after the board I had growing up, A G&S Warptail. It's made from solid 3/4" red oak and is 26x 7". I bought a inexpensive truck package off Ebay to set it up. I didn't want to spend too much on it until I know he's going to stick with it. The Core trucks it came with are pretty good, but I will eventually get him bigger wheels and risers. The tail protector is just a piece cut out of a kitchen poly cutting board.
I'm also building one for myself. It will be 30x 8". I'm waiting on the trucks I ordered to show up and I'll be able to finish it. Can't wait to give him his and I get mine finished and go skating!
Nice work!! You got the tail and overall shape, just as I remember my Warptail had
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[FL_RIDER_93] 8:29 pm:edit: { removed due to [FL_RIDER_93] homophobia )
#[green] 1:38 am: its not like this is my first time with him
[Arcadium] 4:34 pm: i really dont care about the extra half inch
What did you use to shape the tail?
toothless, press, ...?
The tail is formed by laminating another piece of wood on top of the deck where the tail will be and then shaping it out of that block by cutting/ sanding.
I used a drum sander in a drill press for the top (inside) curve, and a belt sander for the bottom curve. Very messy but it works. Ideally I would have used a bandsaw to rough it out first and finished it up with the sanders, but any bandsaw I can afford won't take a 8" board on edge so I had to do it the slow messy way.
Nice board, he'll be ripping it up in no time. keep it up
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the shape allows it to travel at over 9000 miles an hour
the flex allows sharp turning and enables you to turn 180 degrees in less than an inch
the revolutionary kick makes for ultra high sliding actions, resulting in burning concrete
yeah, so pretty much it rocks8)
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anything that begins with "watch this" usually doesn't turn out too good.
Nice build; my 9yo saved up and bought his 1st pro deck...now I'm into longboarding and he's checking out my 1st build....hmmmmm,"could you build one of those for me dad?"
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"I'm tellin' you, you're going to want more cowbell"
If you build him one.. you better build me one too.. He always gets the cool stuff... You don't love me
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[FL_RIDER_93] 8:29 pm:edit: { removed due to [FL_RIDER_93] homophobia )
#[green] 1:38 am: its not like this is my first time with him
[Arcadium] 4:34 pm: i really dont care about the extra half inch
Classic, love the shape and graphic on bottom: GO IAN!!
Love seeing that family stoke, much respect for being a real Dad. I never forgot the things my father made for me in his workshop (although never a skateboard), your son is lucky.
+10boardbuildingfatherawards
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your mom longboards.
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Try a testicular tap into a sphincter slide and come out with a BS 180 wiener grind.
First build- old school solid oak
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