Building a Cruiser Longboard
by Bastien7 in Outside > Skateboarding
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Building a Cruiser Longboard
Materials needed:
- What you will need is wood fine (I used 3mm and 5mm bamboo wood).
- Some kind of glue (I used epoxy resin)
- fiberglass
- (spray) paint
- permanent markers (different colours)
- sandpaper
- griptape
- paint tape
Tools needed:
- Saw
- some kind of press
- drill
Prepare for Sawing
After gluing you draw the desing on the board, you can do this ether by just drawing ore with the help of a mold.
Sawing
now you can start sawing and smooth the edges and the surface
Puting on the Fibreglass and Drill the Holes
after swaing put on the fibreglass. after the fibreglass has dried up you can drill the holes on the spot where you want the trucks.
Puting on the Griptape and Painting (step 1)
After sawing you put on the grip tape.
Before painting you put on the paint tape
For a smale finishing toutch you can also paint the hardware.
Start painting the bottom.
Paniting (step 2)
Finish your painting and let it dry out
Assembling
put everything together and enjoy your ride ;)