tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78734958720199137942011-07-08T07:59:48.761-07:00Custom built longboards, made to order, one at a time.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971410020312583318noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873495872019913794.post-18139536988086599262010-03-16T18:08:00.001-07:002010-03-16T18:11:36.980-07:00

Allen requested a double drop with a pair of handles, this is what I came up with.We had discussed a broken stringer, however I didn't feel very confident that the deck would be strong enough without a full stringer. It's mahogany by the way.I'm really pleased with the final product, it ships out tomorrow.

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Stryker wanted a deck just like #18, but a little different. The main thing was more foot room in the back extending the body closer to the rear truck.He also requested more contrast between the carbon and the stringer so instead of walnut I ended up using natural bamboo. Also, I added just a little red stain to either end of the stringer near the middle of the deck. It's hard to see in these

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This deck has actually been done for a while. I put it together in 2 days right before Christmas. It was as much built out of necessity as it was to see if I could speed up production and retain quality. I can't.It looks good in pictures but I missed the mark in a number of ways, all because I did everything in one layup. That's right, everything, carbon, core, fabric, stringer all in one

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Annie originally contacted me about three months ago with some non-specific questions about board design and shape and the resulting ride feel. Some one hundred emails or so later the deck is finally finished and on it's way to her.The deck consists of three plies of bamboo and a bamboo stringer. There's a small amount of carbon fiber mixed in there to tune flex and a little bit of blue to

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Brandon's wife ordered a deck for. Christmas and since neither of us knew what he'd want exactly I built him what I'd want were I in his shoes, a double drop of course. Carbon fiber top and bottom, cloth up top over the carbon, and a bamboo stringer.Since it was ordered as a complete I finished it off with some black on black Paris trucks(my favorite) and some Gravity High Grades.

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Abraham requested a board similar to an old Hosoi Hammerhead with my own little twist. I really wasn't all that excited about the deck when I started, but by the time I got around to cutting out I was totally in love. It's such a beautiful and well balanced shape.The deck has just a little but of camber, a decent amount of concave, nice kicks at the nose and tail, cocobolo risers, and a little

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Three plies of bamboo, cherry stringer, and some carbon fiber.Dead sexy and fun to ride. I don't really know what else to say about this deck.

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Mason's deck was originally going to be a 32" mini but after a little discussion it was decided that a little extra foot space wouldn't be so bad.I buried some kevlar in the layup to help fight razor tail, finished the whole bottom in carbon fiber and topped it off with a stealth logo.

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Kyle wanted a deck like #18, and that's what he got. Hawaii on the top.Walnut split stringer on the bottom.Super comfy drop.

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This is my second LDP deck. I was going for a little more predictable flex then that found in deck #20 and hit the mark dead on.The construction is 1/8" maple stringer, uni carbon fiber, 8mm of bamboo, and some various kinds of fiberglass. It'll find a new home eventually, but for now this deck is going to hang around as a loaner.

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I have received a couple of requests to try and get a steeper drop transition than the one I came up with in #25. I actually had a lot of trouble getting much steeper with the equipment and materials I currently have. This is the best I could do.It may look alright but there's actually a bit of cracking at the edges of the drops. This is the best of three test blanks and on a whim I decided to

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The most recent Silverfish build off required incorporating multiple elements, a minimum of two from the following list: concave, camber, flex, rocker, and kick tail.Rather than go for as much as I could cram into a single deck, I opted instead to just go with a nice clean concave and camber deck.The board also has flex, but not enough to claim it as a feature. The bigger thing I was going for

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A double drop for Derek. At his request I added the Chevelle(the band, not the car) logo on the bottom. I also borrowed from Chevelle for the grip font.It came out looking really nice, the carbon and mahogany work really well together.

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This is a dancer I threw together for the raffle at the annual Dragonfly Jam here in Seattle. Shannon did the ink on the bottom(he also did the forty2 logo BTW).The winner of the deck is also the same guy that's getting #25. My first multiple deck owner, after me that is.

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Sherwin rode #18, and wanted one of course, but with a shark.He got two.Thanks to the grip job that I wasn't sure was going to work out new decals are on the way. Sooner or later anyway.

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This deck went out and came back. I deemed it still worthy and Fred wanted it so I made him a hell of a deal.The bottom came out beautifully, I couldn't be happier with the stealthy shark logo over the carbon fiber.

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Darius requested a mini, something that will fit in his locker at school. He wanted a drop through deck 8" wide, 30.5" long, symetrical, and with a little kick on the nose and tail. He also wanted to be able to run 72mm wheels on Paris 150s. I did everything I could to accommodate his requirements and still have some decent deck strength.I didn't feel comfortable with how little material would

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I built the LDP deck for myself as an experiment in localizing flex. By using two different hardwoods for the stringer I was hoping to make the deck more reactive in the back as to have less of an effect on the front truck.The shape was inspired by another builder(with permission) and modified some for this build, I really like the modern look of it and the shape offers a lot of real estate for

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This deck was built secially for Jordan to take to Maryhill for the Festival of Speed. It's built with 2 plies of bamboo veneer and a 1/4" maple stringer. The whole thing is wrapped up in carbon fiber to form what is by far the stiffest deck I've built to date.The shape was designed by Jordan to meet his specific needs, a narrow waist for foot braking, a tapered nose to help hook his foot on

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The concept for this deck started right about the time I was starting to talk with Pete about his build. My thinking was that the stringer is most important at either end of the deck but in the body the deck is already quite strong due to it's width and concave. I really wanted more flex than #3 was giving me but still be totally confident that the deck could handle a beating from my rotund

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Probably my prettiest deck yet, Pete's double drop consists of three layers of bamboo and a walnut stringer. The deck is something of a prototype, Pete asked if I could do a double with a stringer. I'd already been toying with the idea and it seemed feasible. My friend Shannon tested it out yesterday and feels that it's got the best ride of any of my decks he's ridden to date. I'm a little

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Something a little different. Nice diamond tail shape and clear grip.I really like getting my 42s in there.A fabric that I knew I had to use the moment I saw it, looks amazing up close.Specs are identical to #15

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Michael wanted a much like my first with a little more length. Nice looking build and delivered ungripped.Nice looking snakeskin fabric on the bottom.Specs: 55" long, 9" wide, and a 40" wheelbase.

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The prototype speedboard is done. Two plys of 1/8" bamboo, a 1/4" x 3" maple stringer, and three layers of 5.5oz carbon/kevlar twill weave make this deck very stiff in all directions. It's currently undergoing testing and I should start getting feedback on it pretty soon but I sure as hell enjoyed riding it.

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Eithne gave me free reign with the build and so I built this deck with a board building competition in mind. I don't really have a whole lot to say about this deck at the moment, just that I'm really really pleased with the way it turned out.Quick details:Two layers of 1/8" bamboo, carbon and kevlar fabric under the hand cut mahogany stringer, 34.5" length, 9.5" wide, and a 25.5" wheelbase.

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My niece spotted an Eastside Tabor at Portland's Saturday Market not too long ago and decided that she just had to have a longboard with a handle. I decided a nice diamond tail shape would be just about right.

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Another double drop, this one's built with only three layers instead of four because Jeff's such a light weight. It's got more flex than you'd want for speed but Jeff's just going to use it for laps around Greenlake and it'll be just right.

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This is really just a proof of concept deck. It's a simple build made out of a single piece of 3/4" bamboo ply with a little kick added to both the nose and the tail. Total length is 51", 9" wide, and a 36" wheelbase. With Paris 180s, 1/8" risers, and 70mm wheels it doesn't even get close to wheelbite.Nice fabric graphic on the bottom.Clear sand grip on the bottom.Good stuff.

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I've been getting a lot of interest in my decks just by walking around the public market with one under my arm. The two decks I ride myself, numbers one and three, get fair amount of attention but neither one is a goo representation of what I'm capable of. Number one is just a simple flat deck with some camber and three is starting to get pretty beat up from scraping curbs and the like.So I built

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Brandon is a local artist that does some fantastic work. I made this double drop for him with a simple primer finish. Nothing exciting just yet but I'll try and get an update when he's done with it.BTW, if you want to find out more about his work, you can find it here: Narboo

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In my humble opinion this is the best deck yet. Steven told me to go nuts and do whatever I like to his deck with the request that I give a little nod to architecture.North arrow on top.Elevation on the bottom.Steven has not been on a skateboard in many years and he's not going to do anything crazy on this board so I made it a drop through. That gets the deck about 1/2" closer to the ground and

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This is the firs deck to be finished since I decided on a name. It's two layers of carbonized bamboo and a 1/8" maple stringer.forty2 on the top of course.A good shot of the W concave, it's pretty mild and really comfortable, not at all like #4.A better shot of the forty2.

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Deck number four was originally intended for Eddie but after I screwed it up I decided it would be better to start fresh with a new build. I'm glad I did, this deck is a big improvement over the last one.It was a little too flexy when I first pulled it out of the press so I added a purpleheart stringer to stiffen it up a little bit. Post stringer it was just right and under Eddie's weight it'll

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I built a new press for this deck and promptly started to learn from a string of small mistakes. The bamboo veneers really didn't want to conform to the shape without cracking along it's length. I've since devised a simple method to counter this and aid in making the bamboo form into more complex shapes.Once pressed I went ahead and finished the deck with plenty of fiberglass to ensure that

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This board is my favorite for sure. It has approximately ten degrees of wedge in the front, zero in the back, and and inch of drop. Four layers of bamboo and and four layers of fiberglass make this a very stiff deck.Being so low to the ground this board is really easy to push and foot brake. It also has a more hammocky feel than a topmount deck that I feel makes carving much better.

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This deck was more of a proof of concept deck more than anything. I made it for someone that inquired about my first deck one day when I was riding around the lake. Construction is a combination of maple, baltic birch, and bamboo.I'm afraid I don't have any more pictures than these of this board. It was out of my possession quite quickly and I haven't heard anything about it since.

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I built this deck on a whim. I didn't use a press, just a bunch of clamps and a table with blocks to get the camber I was looking for.I love the deck, it turned out really well and rode just the way I was hoping that it would. It's just a simple deck with no concave and good for just cruising around the lake.

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