Building a wakeskate(new concept)

integrity640 · Kickflip Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2866 City: Ocala

Ok so i was thinkin, what if you got a bigass piece of wood and cut the shape out, then u sanded or whatever the concave into it, so then itd be 1 solid piece of wood, whats yalls thoughts on it?

VonBoggin · Backside 180 Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 1666 City: Austin

Ben you have a funny mind bro.......

Jholiday · Posted: Mar 16, 2006 8:56 pm Post subject:

it would probably be to heavy

integrity640 · Kickflip Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2866 City: Ocala

cenflskate well itd be the same ecaxt size as a normal concave, id just start out as a full piece of wood, not plywood.

Jholiday · Posted: Mar 16, 2006 9:16 pm Post subject:

tru, i wasnt doubting it ur nething, it does sound like a good idea, why not try it

integrity640 · Kickflip Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2866 City: Ocala

cenflskate, no worries man, im open to criticizm and ideas. I think im gona do it. Would they make wood that like 44 inches long, 18 wide, and 6inches or so thick?

Norcalz71 · Ollie Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 88 City: Benicia/SLO

you should be able to find something like that, although i dunno if it would need to be 6" thick unless you wanted some crazy rocker? i think, maybe wrong actually i dunno. call a lumber yard. you gonna do a hardwood like oak or something sick? do dark cherry lol

holmespika · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 381

wouldn't it warp easier because it's not pressure compacted?? just a thought, but i say go for it...

myers · Frontside 180 Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 283 City: VENICE

oak is pretty heavy, ive thought about this idea before too and i think it would work.

the only objection i have is that i think the multiple plies in a regular board is which makes them so strong. when you see karate people chopping boards they chop solid sheets not ply wood, i think becuase the solid sheets arnt as strong???

Wakemaster_17 · Faceplant Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 41 City: Vicksburg

use ebony

Jesse · Posted: Mar 17, 2006 1:42 am Post subject:

If you were to make a solid wood skate one of the best woods to use would be Teak.

Jholiday · Posted: Mar 17, 2006 8:03 am Post subject:

hit up home depot man, or run around local construction yards, or talk to some of the peeps at home depot. keep me posted, want to know how it turns out.

devotid · Frontside 180 Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 473 City: saginaw

You could go to one of those ghetto a$$ flea markets and have one of those chainsaw artists cut it out of an old tree. Now That would be connected. whoot whoot.

P.S. I already did it about a year and a half ago. My old man is a wooden boat builder and i used some of the nicest shaping tools and cutters there is and IT SUCKED!!.

Solid wood is for pirate legs and campfires.

ZoSo · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg

You'd probably have to cut down a whole tree to a get a piece of wood that big...that or hit up your local lumber mill and try and get them to snag you a piece of a tree before they mill it.

Another thing, it's gonna take you one hell of a long time to chisel it all out, and it will be very hard to get a consistant concave because you will be doing it all by hand.

SamHill · Frontside 180 Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 420 City: Lacey

it wouldnt be that strong. You get most your strength by laminating the thin layers together.

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: Mar 17, 2006 11:21 am Post subject:

I think that the board will flex too much and you wont get any pop out of it. You can for sure make a ridable board that way tho... do it.

Post some pics too

JB

Jesse · Posted: Mar 17, 2006 11:58 am Post subject:

integrity640, you can find lumber that matches your specifications, I've built some stuff with lumber that was about that same size. It's more pricey than regular lumber, but you can find it at "real" lumber places. I say go for it for the hell of it. I've actually thought about solid wood wakeskates before but I was thinking about making a CAD drawing and CNCing it to the size I like.

integrity640 · Kickflip Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2866 City: Ocala

thanks for all the input fellas!!! Theres a bunch of lumber yards around me so i should be able to find a piece.

To those who would doubt its strength, what if I fiberglassed it? That might strengthen it.

Jesse, ill have to check into teak, thats what they make the wakeboard boat swim platforms out of. I dont have any cad programs but graph paper, a ruler, and a pencil should do the trick. Itll take awhile but i think ill just sand the concave into it, or remove as much wood up top as possible then sand the rest. I might be able to do it over spring break, but chances are ill start when i get back from spring break.

devotid, have you ever thought that you just suck? lol jk bro how long did it take you to build any why did it suck in your opinion?

Norcalz71, im going to make it out of the finest wood mother earth has to offer Laughing

Thanks Again everyone i appreciate the input! So as soo as i get some more info ill start. Teak might not be a bad choice, Ill just have to research it.

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kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

if you really want to make a super bitchin strong skate you need more smaller plys and cross grain laminate all of them, then that shizzle will be rugged, and better snap