You should do a fiberglass skimboad next It might even be cheaper because of wood prices

@noahanderson2021

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, there aren’t any good videos for diy fiberglass skimboards!

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

I definitely want to tackle that at some point

@mitchmana201

7 ай бұрын

Nothing is cheaper than free Pallets and wood glue!

@rileyfelix9494

Ай бұрын

@@mitchmana201but pallets ain’t always solid

Awesome will try in a few months as we will be going into summer 😀👍🏻

Thanks and more power to your channel

Might be heavier than standard plywood but it looks way nicer with the birch plywood.

Thanks bro. You inspired me to make these for my kids tomorrow!

would love to see more with a legit press and maple venners

Thanks for the videos. You are a great KZread chanel

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you like the content!

like your content hoping we could see how to make foam core skimboard thx and more creative ideas to come on your channel

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

I took a stab at that last year and used the wrong epoxy/foam combo so it failed and never made it onto the channel, but that's definitely something I want to tackle at some point

Baltic Birch isn't even available locally for me right now, and hasn't been for probably 6 months. Its pretty crazy. I'm glad I bought 3 full sheets last summer. Been slowly turning them into decks. As for all the discussion on a foamcore fiberglass skimboard... I wonder if there's room for any sort of hybridization that can take advantage of the buoyancy of foam without having to deal with glass and epoxy. I never have liked dealing with that stuff if I can ever avoid it. And even worse for basic DIY is the cost for buying in is usually really high since epoxy is sold in sizes with building/repairing boats in mind, not little boards.

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

The epoxy is definitely the expensive part, it blows my mind how much that stuff costs every time I do a build with it. A DIY glass board would be much cheaper than a professionally made glass board, but I think it would still be more expensive than a wood one

Que tipo de recubrimiento utilizaste para la madera es algún barniz?

Would there be a downside if I’d use two layers of 5mm instead of 3 layers of 3mm? More effort needed to create the rocker?

@GoodRoads

7 ай бұрын

Yep, that's all. I had the 3mm on hand so that's what I used

Love this content!! I’d like to give it a shot. What is the thickness of the wood?? How many sheets? I’d like to try to find something good here in Italy to try that behind a wakesurf boat

@WaveWasters

2 жыл бұрын

I've made skimboards using 1/2" and 3/4" plywood, and used them behind a wakeboard winch and boat before. I haven't wake surfed them but towing behind the boat worked well.

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

I did three sheets of 1/8 inch which is about the same as 3mm

@emanuelecurioni8950

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks guy, will have to try that, maybe adding a 3d printed fin

@WaveWasters

2 жыл бұрын

@@emanuelecurioni8950 If you 3d print a fin make sure you fibreglass it too, other wise it will very likely break.

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

From the youtube master of glassing fins himself. Take this man's advice hahahaha!

Can’t wait for that router mount to be available as a physical product. Also I have been planning on a skimboard build and was thinking about just two plys of 1/8 birch. What are your thoughts on that?

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

It might be strong enough depending on your weight? Riding the one I built made me realize that the forces involved with a skimboard are very different than a skate deck so I can't say for sure

@patrickfoster8252

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like it may be worth a shot, the other thing I wonder is if one glue line would be enough to hold shape. Keep up the great videos!

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

You will be able to get some curves with a single glue line, but they will relax some after you take it out of the mold. You can definitely still get something usable though

Any options other than wood??

I used plywood that was already glued together by the lumber company. I'm having trouble making the rocker could I use your method even if it's already glued together? If I wet the nose and tail?

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

Soak it, I mean absolutely soak it, with warm water if possible, and then clamp the curves in place and leave it for days until it's dry. I made a skimboard this way when I was a kid and I was able to get some rocker into the board

They used to sell plywood skimboards at looks local surf shops in Florida for like 60 bucks in 90 me and a friend's dad built one from free scrap wood from a house builder. I ended up making them myself later and selling them for 20 bucks but I never advertised so the customer base was small

If you skimboard wusing Wood chat.you can color the skimboard

what type of glue did you uses

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

Titebond II

What color do you use.

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

The dye I used is RIT brand fabric dye, but I've used Proricon and other fabric dyes successfully.

i would absolutely love if you could find a simple way of making a fibreglass skim board

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

I definitely want to try a glass skim but I don't know if simple is an option, it's a crazy build

@tobyhicks7858

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoodRoads iv had quite alot of experience with fivreglassing but the problem is that a skimboard has to have sharp rails and a perfectly smooth bottom so it would be a challenge. love your videos by the way!

Can you give me one skimboard ilove that

I have a skimboard. No such curve.

Nice, but that's like $3000 worth of plywood in 2021. ;)

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously. Under normal circumstances this would be much cheaper than buying a factory made board but with lumber the way it is right now it's roughly the same. At least using the birch plywood. I hope wood prices drop back to normal soon!

@rekhasrivastava5114

2 жыл бұрын

Me too