Make wood Skateboard and Longboard Decks

Make a skateboard wood deck

This article is about how I make the wood part of these Skateboard and Longboard benches. You can also read how I made the Metal bench stands, and the Paper templates (To download PDF templates).

I start by laying out my templates and see what I can do with a 4’x4′ plywood sheet

I tape my template and mark it out

I add tape as I mark it to keep it in place. (a weight can be used too)

I now have all the patterns traced out

I cut them with my jig saw

The nose sections cut

One board almost out

2 Skateboards are now cut

Now 3 Longboards are cut

Time for some sanding

I adjust my router on a sample piece of wood

Now I round over the edges of all boards.

Here is the round edge.

There is a lot of saw dust made.

My wife and I playing in the saw dust.

What a mess….

Now to mark and drill the holes.

I use a skateboard raiser as a template

I measure from where the curve starts at.

all the holes are marked.

I have a drill bit and countersink picked for my bolt size.

I use a drill press for accurate holes.

My bracket fits!

Now for the longboard holes. 4.5″ from the tail

The other end is 7.5″ from the tail.

I then mark center lines

I used the spacer again and marked all the holes

Now for the longboard nose. 4.5″ to 7.5″.

All the longboards are done

I drill a sample of my countersink in scrap wood. (adjust depth, etc)

Here is why I countersink.

All the holes and countersinks are done

A bit of sanding and cleaning up.

One board we wanted to paint red. I masked off the edges.

I added a coat and let it dry overnight.

I then added another coat.

I sanded another few boards.

These boards I will hang and add clear coat.

Its looking good.

I coated all the boards in clear coat urethane.

These are the Skateboard bench stands I made

The stands are on the bottom of my skateboards.

Here are the finished benches.

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