tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15192632128996421282011-04-21T20:42:32.006-07:00I'm a rabid skateboarder and am really excited to find how much information is on the Internet that shows how to make a skateboard and skateboard related items. I enjoy the sport, and know that skateboarding has great potential as a business. I hope to be able to show you how you can turn it into more of a hobby, and perhaps even a business for some of you as well.Dash Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258571137437035215noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519263212899642128.post-88774564265629282902007-09-20T20:50:00.000-07:002007-09-25T22:14:19.346-07:00

I found a crazy article on by Gregory Lavoie on Instructables showing how to make a skateboard using only relatively simple tools like a jigsaw, a sander and a vacuum cleaner. Obviously, there's a little effort involved in the start-up, but once that's done, it should be pretty simple to make many skateboards using the same set-up. What's really cool about this method is that you can bend the

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Instead of making a shelf or a box, with a little groundwork by you and your shop teacher, you could make a skateboard as a shop class project. Paul Schmitt, owner of the largest skateboard manufacturer in the United States has started a program called CreateASkate.org that assists shop class instructors find the materials and instruction they need to add skateboards to their curriculum.On their

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