The Handmade Skateboard: Design & Build Your Own Custom Longboard, Cruiser, or Street Deck Paperback – Import, 23 December 2021

I’ve got a general interest in building skateboards so bought this after following the author on instagram. Not put it down since I got and got loads of ideas for building skateboards. Book also goes into the history and different styles of boards. You dont need to be a master woodworker with loads of tools and fancy shop to start building your very own board.

I've been doing some woodworking as a hobby for a couple of years and wanted to make a skateboard. I like the look of the old-school decks and was particularly interested in a making a longboard. I got this book and read it cover to cover... and re-read it several times! It covers 4 main styles of construction ranging from a solid piece of wood, to vacuum compressing veneers. It can be overwhelming when shopping for the parts (trucks, bearings, wheels, spacers, pad, hardware) and this book along with some websites helped explain the differences. The book covers what type of finish to use on the board and how to make it grip without using grip-tape. It explains which tools are easiest to use and often provides alternatives in case you don't own the tools.The author has a Facebook page for his line of boards and was very responsive when I had a question.Here are some pics of my first board. It's 40-inches long and 9-inches wide in a fishtail shape made from solid Padauk and Maple. I'd say that I spent more time reading the book and researching the project than I spent actually building the board. I think it came out nice and I'm a little wary of getting it banged up now. I guess I'll have to build another.

ottimo libro per alcune informazioni, se volete creare un pintail da molte informazioni ma lo sconsiglio a chi cerca qualcosa di tecnico da dowhill

Muy buen libro. Te cuenta los orígenes y luego te explica claramente como construir un longboard, las maderas a elegir, etc. Totalmente recomendable.

Many great informations.A must have when you want to build your own skateboard.Many differents constructions methods, many suppliers ....