Building a Cruiser Longboard

by Bastien7 in Outside > Skateboarding

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Building a Cruiser Longboard

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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

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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

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now you can start sawing and smooth the edges and the surface

Puting on the Fibreglass and Drill the Holes

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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)

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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)

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Finish your painting and let it dry out

Assembling

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put everything together and enjoy your ride ;)