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« Thread Started on Apr 19, 2008, 8:36am » | ![[Quote]](http://s1.images.proboards.com/buttons/quote.gif) |
I have been building a homemade wakeskate over the past few weeks. I suck at wakeskating so I don't know if it will be any good or not, but it will serve my basic wakeskating needs. I followed WWSA directions from wakeskating.com. It really hasn't been that difficult to make.
Here are some pics of where I am at. Also, this was is just a prototype that I made out of crappy wood because I knew it would be a learning experience and I could improve on the final product. Anyone know where to find 1/8 plywood in Chattanooga? Tn Plywood & Door is the only place I found it, and they only have luan and birch.
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It is 39" long, 15" wide at the center, and 10.5" at the tails. It has 2.25" 3 stage rocker (probably what I would call a subtle 3 stage). I weighed it with a POS fish scale I have and it said about 6.5lbs. There is still wood to be removed, but then the epoxy will add some weight. When I am finished I will weight it with a better scale.
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« Reply #1 on Apr 21, 2008, 7:55am » | |
man that looks sweet, I wanna try it. Did you check on the 1/8 at lowes or home depot?
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« Reply #2 on Apr 21, 2008, 10:51am » | |
At one time I thought Home Depot had some 1/8" but it was luan. When I was ready to buy neither place had any hardwood plywood in 1/8". I will make the next one out of Birch which will be a better wood, and hopefully each ply will be birch rather than two birch veneers with crap in the middle.
I finished the sanding and routing yesterday. I routed the whole top edge with quarter round bit. Then I routed the bottom just through the middle with the quarter round bit. I tapered the rounding off toward the end where it is pretty much still at a 90 degree angle. I thought this might make it very forgiving for spin tricks, but still be able to edge. Not sure if I will do that to the birch one.
sethenol, you will have to check it out. I don't wakeskate much so I won't know if it is worth a d**n or not.
I'll try and post some pics of the edges.
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« Reply #3 on Apr 21, 2008, 1:43pm » | |
I'm not much of a wakeskater myself but I know a lot of guys that do and that can give you legit feedback
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« Reply #4 on Apr 23, 2008, 8:31pm » | |
Man that looks awsome!
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« Reply #5 on Apr 23, 2008, 9:52pm » | |
great job so far, might try Walter-A-Wood Supply on Rossville Blvd. or Plymart in RockSpring, Ga. for your plywood. can you post up a link for the "make yer own wakeskate" article?
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« Reply #6 on Jun 12, 2008, 6:53pm » | |
The Evil Monkey is Born. Here is the final product minus the tape. Definitely learned a lot on the first one, and look forward to improving the next one.
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« Reply #7 on Jun 13, 2008, 6:45am » | |
sweet
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« Reply #8 on Jun 13, 2008, 7:30am » | |
Ya gonna put some fins and Hydroturf on that thing?
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« Reply #9 on Jun 13, 2008, 11:55am » | |
I got .7 fins that Seth hooked me up with and just put skateboard tape on the top.
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« Reply #10 on Jun 13, 2008, 12:46pm » | |
I'd go with hydroturf b side for 35 bucks, but that's just me 
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« Reply #11 on Jun 13, 2008, 1:21pm » | |
Is that whats on the wakesurfers? Add the adhessive and it would be more than it cost me to make the board. I would like to ride barefoot since I don't try anything too buckwild on the skate. I may just put some neoprene on the next one and if it doesn't hold up just put skate tape again.
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« Reply #12 on Jul 23, 2008, 7:13am » | |
How's the skate coming?
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« Reply #13 on Mar 6, 2009, 2:43pm » | |
I just moved into a house with a garage, so hopefully I can make another one this summer. I still have the jig so the rocker will be the same. That one came out a little too small so the next one will have more surface area. I am also going to change the way I did the concave. Also, the rounded edges I put on it made it super squirly. Since I don't really do anthing but cruise and ollie on a skate, it is way to loose for me.
Anyone is welcome to borrow it this summer if they dare, LOL.
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« Reply #14 on Aug 18, 2009, 2:12pm » | |
heyy i saw your skate, its awsome . im trying to make a wakeskate and i need help
you glued those plywood sheet onto the side of the deck and on the front, how long is the longes sheet  and how many plys ?
when your fiberglassing your using epoxy glue or what?
thx
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« Reply #15 on Oct 5, 2009, 9:07am » | |
Sorry I missed this question. I can't remember how long the board is, but it is a little short. The plywood is 1/8 inch. For the concave, the sides are 3 high and the ends are 4. The top sheet had that rectangle cut out of it basically adding another layer to the concave, but it made sanding the corners a pain. I can't remember how many whole sheets made up the board, I think it was 5.
I hope that answered your question.
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