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#1 ·
The Skateboard

Having the pleasure of building at skateboard deck at Roarockit, with Ted and Norah, was just the beginning of my journey with the "Save the Children" challenge.

My pleasure turned to great joy when my son was fascinated by the skateboard deck and it became his birthday present. His request for artwork was the logo of the company he works for, and nothing else. The addition of "the wolf" would be the only other design on the board.

As we discussed the design it crossed my mind that a second board could make its way to BC with my son, who could then facilitate the silent auction process with his co-workers. He agreed and the vision of a second board started to take place.

Last Saturday, I attended the Grand Opening of the Roarockit Skateboard Deck School and planned on purchasing the kit I needed. What a surprise I got, when Ted and Norah said that they were donating it towards the cause! The gift of giving is already growing beyond expectations! Thank you, Ted and Norah, for the unexpected and wonderful donation.

Monday, I glued the veneer together and let it sit over night in the vacuum bag.

Yesterday, I sanded it


Today, I used my woodburning tools to add my wolf logo ….


... and some foot prints on the underside of the deck.



Next step: primary layer of finish
 
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#2 ·
Looks a whole lot nicer (& Safer) that the steel wheeled version I had in my youth…(back in the 60's)!

I painted Alfred E Newman on mine…From Mad Magazine fame….What me worry?

After playing chin music with the asphalt a couple of times, I learned how to ride. Showed my son a trick or two. The new ones are much easier to ride.

Keep up the great work, and thanks for sharing!
 
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so here's where the board stands …. it's standing in the corner of my dining room, looking the same as it did when I first posted this blog. argh.

my roadblocks:
I want to put the EA Games Logo on the skateboard and since Joey wants the logo with the black circle around it on his board, I didn't want to just paint it with black paint.


So… David suggests the waterslide paper. Perfect!! And, if I wanted to pay the $30 shipping to Canada fee that would be my plan but I'm not that financially-gifted so that's out. (And that all took a week because my first order didn't make it to the company and it took me a week to track that issue down.)

Backup plan #2
Use Omin-gel to create a decal. Only source located an hour's drive away. I wait for a time when I'm already going in that direction. Another week delay.

I get the gel; try it out; and it's ok but it says that the inkjet printers do not provide the best images. Delay.

Backup plan #3
Take the file to a printing place and have them print it out with a colour printer. I also have a coloured image that I want to use for the STC skateboard.
They hit "print" and they get an error and they can't print a colour image.

Backup plan #4
Just give me a black/white image.

Backup plan#5
while I'm at the store I find window decal paper/plastic that you can print on. Hmm I wonder if this would work? I glue it to the skateboard with a clear glue (the Omni-gel says it can be used as a glue as well) and then put a coat or two or three of poly over top. Hmm maybe! I buy the package.

I put the paper into the printer and hit print-- ah.. no "yellow" ink so the black printing won't work either. I now have to wait until I go back to town again to buy some ink.

In the meantime I use the Omni-gel on the black print copy. It's in the drying stage. We'll see how that turns out.

Time is ticking by. I still have to send the skateboard to BC and have Joey do the "silent auction" process. How many days do I have left???
 
#16 ·
Promotion Help Needed

The big PROMOTION of this great event has been kicked off - with a press release being sent to a number of locations.

As you know, there are also banners that you can post on your websites, bookmarks that you can print off and distribute around your area, AND we'd also like your help with distributing the press release! Send me a contact for your local newspaper / radio station / woodworking group / school / or ?? (an email address please) and I'll send the press release to them.

When you are ready to promote your donated item you can then let them know and hopefully they will do another article on the event, on your item for auction/sale and on your woodworking business/hobby.

AND.. if you have any other ideas re: publicizing this event please let us know. The more ideas, the better!

(banners and bookmark downloads are available at http://lumberjocks.com/stc )
 
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Logos; One Down...

Following the "adventures" of trying to get the logo ready for the skateboard (see my last comment on first blog entry) I finally got one of the logos ready for the skateboard.

I used the Omni-Gel (successfully) to create the logo decal, following the directions of the product. It would have been easier to just hit the print button but, alas, it was not meant to be.

After I let it dry, I glued it to the skateboard, again using the Omni-Gel, and let that sit overnight. So far; so good.

This morning, I applied one layer of water-based wipe-on poly to the surface. I will probably add 3 more players throughout the day (or whatever it takes to make sure the edges of the decal can't be felt.)

It will then be ready for shipping to BC for the big "STC auction".



Now, I'm heading to town to purchase ink for my printer so I can tackle Joey's skateboard deck.
 
#20 ·
I don't know how the original logo is but it looks like a nice rendition to me. It is full of depth and the "aged look" suits it very well.

Don't forget to post pictures of both skateboards when completed, from what we've seen they look very promising… and don't involve the use of a tablesaw or the router! ;o)
 
#24 ·
A New Barrier; Need Some Help

2 skateboards; 1 finished; 1 to go.

Skateboard 1: logo was created using the Omni-Gel process and I think it has turned out quite well.

Skateboard 2: I couldn't get a photo copy today to repeat the process and my backup plan is a plastic window decal that you print on. The plastic is like the material used with overhead projectors. The back is tacky so it will stick to smooth surfaces but it can be removed and re-used.

Test A: I printed the decal (it looks great) and I tried using the Omni-Gel to glue it to a wood surface (unfinished). The Gel didn't stick.

Test B: I tried putting a layer of water-based wipe-on poly on top to see if it would adhere, and when I wiped it on, the ink just smeared over the plastic.

Test C: I used a spray "clear coat" something or other so seal the logo to the plastic. It has dried - no smearing.

Test D: I tried wiping the water-based poly onto the clear coat to see if it would stick. It worked.

Result: I will print a second decal, spray the top with the clear coat.


Question: how do I secure it to the skateboard before putting the poly. on top?


options:
1) spray the back of the decal as well as the top?

2) use the tacky backing to place it on the skateboard and then just put several coats of wipe-on poly on top to secure it in place?

3) put a layer of wipe-on poly onto the board and add the decal to the wet surface? Then when dry, add the finish?

4) other ideas…..
 
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