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Harold

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skateboard mango fiberglass epoxy carved

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My son has never shown much intrest in my work, it has always seemed boring to him. What I am hoping is that he will see that he can make whatever he wants. He’s a teenager now so I will have to wait and see if by combining his skateboarding and woodworking will get him interested.

I carved the deck out of Mango and then layed two layers of fiberglass to reinforce it.

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.


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Daren Nelson

332 posts in 387 days


posted 328 days ago

I like it very much. As a matter of fact I would think that would be a big ticket ($$$) item to aging skateboarders who went out and got a real job.

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/

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MsDebbieP

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posted 328 days ago

that should definitely catch his attention.

and the message on the bottom??

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Thos. Angle

3236 posts in 444 days


posted 328 days ago

That is a very interesting skateboard. I don’t know much about them but I would think they’s call it “Knarley” Excellent work. What does it say on the bottom?

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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markrules

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posted 328 days ago

If he takes that board outside, I’d ground him!

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Mark A. DeCou

1305 posts in 887 days


posted 328 days ago

I’ve got to say, that if you let him use this on the concrete, I ought to come slap you. This is truly a sculptural piece of functional-art. I really admire this work.

It deserves to be on a pedestal in a gallery, or made into trophies for the X Games. Just great work.

-- Mark DeCou - Kansas Flint Hill's Artisan

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snowdog

627 posts in 464 days


posted 328 days ago

Looks great but I would be a little concerned with the points on the front of the board.

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

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Harold

287 posts in 329 days


posted 328 days ago

thank you for the comments, the chinese symbols are love,wisdom, truth, honor.

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.

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mot

4837 posts in 518 days


posted 328 days ago

Wow! It’s going to confuse the heck out of archaeologists in the future! What an awesome deck!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Daren Nelson

332 posts in 387 days


posted 328 days ago

”thank you for the comments, the chinese symbols are love,wisdom, truth, honor.”

I thought for sure they said “You better not tear this up, or I will choke you”

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/

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Todd A. Clippinger

2536 posts in 581 days


posted 328 days ago

I love your style, this looks so neat.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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scottb

2940 posts in 809 days


posted 249 days ago

Beautiful board. That better stay up on a shelf. He can ride the one he makes outta some birch ply!

Seriously, that is gorgeous

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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Scott Bryan

9039 posts in 304 days


posted 249 days ago

This is gorgeous. It sure beats the skateboard I used when I was his age (we only had 2×4 boards then). I cringe at the thought of this board being used for anything but show.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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dennis mitchell

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alanealane

147 posts in 372 days


posted 44 days ago

Whoa!! What a killer board!
The inlays are purpleheart and what else???

-- Lane Custom Guitars and Basses

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