Long Board

Nice job. They look like fun. I’d break my neck. LOL BZ

-- Dudley Young USN Ret.

nice looking. how long? and how much does you son weigh?

42” long, 10” at the widest part. The deck has a slight upwards bow achieved with some tension and gentle steaming. I put my 200 lbs centered on it and got flex (obviously) but it still felt solid.

-- Thomas, Marblehead, MA

Cool board. I still ride LOL

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

That’s a neat board. (a stationwagon in skateboards) lol

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

I’ll give you some words of advice since I used to build longboards for a living. Use only baltic birch plywood and you’ll have a board that will last a long time. For a deck that size I suggest 5/8 ply.

-- Julian, Park Forest, IL

Thanks Julian. I did my research and it is 5/8”. The core of the ply is birch, just the top veneer is maple. I was really trying to use what I had lying around. Funny thing is he already growing out of his skate border phase. I see a garage sale looming.

-- Thomas, Marblehead, MA

nice board , i still love long boarding the hills while waiting for the snow to fly, but i haven’t made one yet. i see my next project. thanks for posting.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

Totally NARLY Dude!!! .....but NICE!

-- Cedrus of British Columbia

This brought back memories for me, my first skate board was one my Dad made for me about 40 years ago./

-- Joanne, New York, www.creationhollow.com