help making wakeskate

[heroldmike]

hey guys im making a wakeskate and i have 2 questions

1. is a 3 stage rocker like 3" when im bending it?
2. most the boards i see are 9ply.. is that like 9 sheets of 1/8 casuse other forums that ive read say to use 4-6 layers

thanks.

[Poo]

heroldmike, the typical veneer, or ply is about 1/16 inch. its hard to find tho. the 3 stage rocker is like 3 different flat(ish) spots on the base, you can usually fell the transition between each stage on those types of roockers, it doesnt matter what the height of the rocker is. the traditional height of wakeskate rockers is about 2-2.5" andd ive heard a lot that continous rockers iwill pop better than 3 stages, in the flats, 3 stages are much better w2w imo.

[price.dan]

i heard 5 stages where better than 3 stages for going w2w is this true or was i feed bullsh*t?

[Poo]

price.dan, i switched from continuous to 5 stage last year and havent ridden a 3 stage board in a long time, but 5 stage is sick w2w.

[Poo]

actually price.dan, i think you were fed a line of shlt, because i heard that 7 stages are much bettter w2w

[KyleMcleod]

heroldmike, Im actually in my garage makin one right now lol its going pretty good i used 3 layers of vinner its pretty thick, and i built a jig to put it all in then i am epoxing the shizzle out of it then painting and sealing it all, its going pretty good so far.

[KyleMcleod]

and to bend it i just made my jig a so i have a pice that i clamp down in the midlle, its kinda hard to exaplane..

[DirtyCracker]

damn wakeskate companys better watch out all these kids making boards lol

[KyleMcleod]

lol oh ya!! lol Im taking over the wake skate industry!! lol

[heroldmike]

lol im actualy seriously thinking about making enoughh of them i already have a few friends who want 2 buy theve seen my jig and plans

[heroldmike]

VinceWhiteman, so should i use like 6 layers of 1/8" and wat wood is besT?

[KyleMcleod]

man me and brett are considering the sam thing to, looks like we have a little competition lol

[Brett Williams]

post pics when complete

[KyleMcleod]

your retarded brett your building it with me...

[upthebrackette]

As soon as I get out of school in may I'm gonna be going at it too. I can't wait to get started, I already have a bunch of plans and graphic ideas drawn up.

[heroldmike]

haha we should all just start one big ass company, we could call it the big ass company
ya that was pritty lame but i try

[Brett Williams]

hahahahheroldmike, and kyle i was talkin about heraldmikes board and jigs. goof

[heroldmike]

some further questions... hah thanks guys

1. how do u make it so water doesnt get in the holes for the screws? or do u appoxy the holes after there drilled...

2.what and is there a standard width that the holes need to be drilled apart from eachother (for a common pair of fins i can buy.)

3.how far from the nose and tail should they start

[TannerC]

don't use fins.
If you want them just experiment. I built 12 and a half boards last year. the half one broke on the first ollie. Have fun, its definitely cool riding them after you built one. In fact im going to ride one tonight for a change.

[heroldmike]

ya im gonna take em off for sliding.. but i still wanna have the holes.