How Do You Make A Skateboard Out Of Wood?
Skateboards are considered sleek, fast, highly engineered pieces of sporting equipment these days, but anyone who has seen “Back to the Future II” knows a simple board with sets of wheels will work, too. While these homemade boards may not look as slick as the engineered models, they do give the builder the opportunity to create unique custom skateboards. Forget the “seven plies of sugar maple veneers, pressed together using polyvinyl glues in either aluminum, metal or concrete forms, generally taking around 300 psi to take up multiple skateboards in one closing of a press” that go into making professional skateboards, according to Exploritorium. The best wood to use for a handmade skateboard is oak, but simple ordinary plywood can be used, too. Both are durable and can take the stresses of the skateboarder. Compare prices of wood. Sometimes an old table can be cut up to the desired length and width of the skateboard. The size of the skateboard should be determined by the user’s height
