Gluing a Longboard

[ChillMusics]

You should cut the shape after gluing

[LowLanding]

@ChillMusics I did. Just didn't think to make a video of it at the time.

[joemscholz]

Whats the Name of the song?:D

[loneskater98]

did anyone else notice he drew a penis on the board when he first put the glue on???

[tutchthesky7]

USE FIBERGLASS TO HOLD YOUR SHEETS TOGETHER, IT NEVER LOSES ITS SHAPE!

[LowLanding]

@tutchthesky7 Ya. Well this board cost me about 15 bucks to make... Fiber glass would be at least triple that price. Plus I have no knowledge of how to use it.

[OJJVZ]

@tutchthesky7 it also drastically changed the way the board flexes...

[LowLanding]

@OJJVZ Of course haha..

[graffitiemerge]

@tutchthesky7 question? do you use just fiberglass to hold the board together with each sheet or do u use both clue an fiberglass? can u also possibly show me how to do this???

[khasson3]

@akumathedevil345 use 16th inch maple, because it is easier to find than 1/8th inch or 1/4th inch, but u might also want to use some 1/8 inch or 1/4th inch birch or oak in between to make laminating and pressing easier

[LowLanding]

@akumathedevil345 Just go to Rona or whatever your hardware store is.... They know best..

[LowLanding]

@akumathedevil345 Ya it is just a basic wood glue and when applied correctly will work. For best results use an epoxy tho.

[LowLanding]

@akumathedevil345 Maple will make for a much more rigid board.

[khasson3]

I heard u mention that u made a press that made concave, camber, and nose and tail. wat did u use and how?

[LowLanding]

@khasson3 I made a press developed by server 2*4s cut into the desired shape and attached them all to a body piece of wood where I then placed them at different heights.

[TheNxtLife]

I would annotat ur video cause u keep getting same question?

[MrPlums101]

how think of wood did you use?

[Darknights7]

wooowwwww i bet the cutting was hell, i think this is what im going to do for mine right now... so you HAVE to smash it together??

[Eureka3d]

this is like watching paint dry.... oh wait.. ;)

[Johniswaytoocool]

great vid

[LowLanding]

@Johniswaytoocool Thanks man

[DesmetLaurens]

Hey, what kind of wood/boards do you use in this vid? Are those 3 different sorts of wood?

[LowLanding]

@DesmetLaurens All baltic birch

[63falcon757]

some helpful hints: your going to have trouble wothe clamping like this. it soesnt add proper force evenly down the length. you have pressure on the ends that is lost 1ft in from the clamps. so you dont have the same pressure in the center as the ends. the clamps your useing on the sides are giving direct pressure only and is loct about 6in from the clamp. your on the right track with the forming of your deck to retain shape, not worry, I started out the same way. good luck

[victorscan]

what music name?

[sircoolbeans]

Hey, you bearly used any clamps, did you have any delamination?

[LowLanding]

@sircoolbeans On this board I didn't but on a previous board I did because I didn't use quite enough glue.

[jschlaepfer]

Are u trying to make a tutone??? looks like a tutone

[halfginger45]

ok thanks cuz my board is ready to be put into the press and its like 9 and 7/8 wide and im afraid its not wide enough and it will like crack or snap in the press and im using the same kind of press

[halfginger45]

im just curious but how wide is your board when you put it in the press

[LowLanding]

@halfginger45 Uhmmm, I can't remember seeing as I made this board so long about but I'm pretty sure it was around 10 Inches.

[halfginger45]

im just curious but how wide is your board when you put it in the press

[starstealer1195]

dont use wood glue use polyurethane

[NJ1275]

what kind of wood did you use and how thick was each piece?

[LowLanding]

@NJ1275 Check the previous 80 comments dude... Haha

[NJ1275]

@LowLanding haha my bad

[LowLanding]

@NJ1275 No worries

[PROxCUPONKER]

how think is each template?

[LowLanding]

@xDilmanx About 12 hours.

[zaqw1111]

yay someone else also likes ten eleven

[LowLanding]

@ItchyKoala2007 Well you bet incorrectly. I rounded the edges of the clamp. And as for the ones on the board, I placed plastic pieces between the clamp and the wood.

[hillbillies9]

how did you make your shape?

[Fearlessnippz]

what's it have for flex?

[LowLanding]

@Fearlessnippz 3 Layers of 1/8th inch baltic birch is a very snappy flexy board. If you want something more stable and aggressive I would suggest 4 or more.

[Fearlessnippz]

@Fearlessnippz when i made my three i used two half inch pieces of Baltic and they're real fun to ride. i'm going to make another board and i might use Canadian Maple veneers 7 or 8 layers.

[tomevans1000]

what wood did u use for this and how many pieces

and how thick are they cause i am making a longboard for my project at skool so i need to know

and i am making a board that is like half dervish/ vaguard so

yea im not sure how its going to pan out

[LowLanding]

@tomevans1000 Dude I've answered that question like 10 times already

[tomevans1000]

@tomevans1000

so would the mold work for dervish type board

[LowLanding]

@tomevans1000 Not that specific press because the dervish has camber to it as well

[speedygamefreak]

ma names joe

[Drewlovesvids]

Hey does the big piece of wood in the widdle make the concave? please answer

[LowLanding]

@Drewlovesvids Well in that particular press, there are 2 ribbings along the outside and the 2 2*4's push it down in the middle creating the concave.

[yogiiish]

dro that board i was talkin about turned out grat i just had to make some wheel wells for the wheel bite....but plan ion making another really soon.. thanks fo rthe help

[yogiiish]

did you use just regular wood glue?? cause i did and i am going to fibergall the bottom to prevent breaking.. that work you think?

[LowLanding]

@yogiiish I used wood glue on that board ya. Epoxy is best however it is not vital. If you know how to fiberglass it will turn out great. Let me know how it ends up :)

[yogiiish]

do all longboards have to have some kind of concave ti them?

[LowLanding]

@yogiiish No, it comes down to personal preference and desired performance

[mattnjeffproductions]

what kind of wood did you use and how thick were each pieces of wood alone? thnx : )

[LowLanding]

@mattnjeffproductions I used Baltic Birch, for that board 3 layers (I would advise 4 tho) and they are each 1/8th of an inch.

[starwarscary]

what brand of resin would you recommend?

[dylanprice18221]

hey man, just wondering if this press puts concave and camber in the board?

[LowLanding]

@dylanprice18221 That press only puts concave in it. I just built a press that does both plus nose and tail kicktail.

[MaximilliansMovies]

lol, the wrench, was that really neccesary??

[LowLanding]

@MaximilliansMovies The board wasn't quite coming together and I ran out of clamps, so I'm gonna say yes :P.

[aopdkasf]

way did you mackit so koncave ven i didit it came aout terible plz telm mi way

[LowLanding]

@aopdkasf It's not even that concave.. And my boards turn out great so I don't know..

[jagebauer123]

how many layers of wood did u use and where did u get it from?????

[LowLanding]

@jagebauer123 For that board I used 3. If I were to redo that specific board i would have done 4 however 3 is nice for a springy responsive ride.

[xperienceths]

how did the concave turn out? any advice for getting a deep tub like concave for stand up slides?

[LowLanding]

@xperienceths The concave turned out great. If you are into sliding and that is the style of board you are gonna make I wouldn't go for the pintail like I did. However if your questions is strictly about concave, mine turned out great and holds its shape 100% with the 1/8th inch baltic birch I used. Any other questions?

[themanlion1]

el ten eleven

soooo awesome dude!

[Ddra3g]

Did anyone see the penis in glue on the first section of board? :P

[LowLanding]

@Ddra3g Hahaha, finally somebody notices :P :P. Only took about 3000 views!

[andresote182]

Name of the song please!! and nice work on that board dude!!

Im thinking about doing one now that a i have seen this...

[LowLanding]

@andresote182 Hey, I can't remember the specific name of the song but the band is called El Ten Eleven. They're a sick instrumental band, check them out!

[ginywiny]

t'es canadien, est-ce que tu viens de quebec??

[LowLanding]

@ginywiny Bonjour. Oui, je suis Canadien, m'est non je ne vie pas au Quebec. Je vie en Colombie Brittanique m'est je suis dans les cours de français immersion. Pourquoi?

[ginywiny]

@LowLanding car s'etait ecrit colle, au-lieu de glue

[LowLanding]

@ginywiny Oh c'est car la compagnie de colle est une compagnie francaissss.

[ginywiny]

@LowLanding non colle de menuisi... quelque chose

[coreymtx4444]

dude wood glue?

that shits not water proof its crap for boards

and dont bother cutting it out until its pressed

[LowLanding]

Wood glue works perfectly fine feller. And since when does a longboard have to be water proof especially when the glue is inside the board and not on the surface at all. I did apply a waterproof finish...

[coreymtx4444]

wood glue doesnt expand.

you need something that will fill the pores in the wood..im not saying wood glue doesnt work but its not that strong. when you bluid a longer board your gonna need something stronger

[LowLanding]

Wood glue expands a tad, that's why it held the board the way it does in the shape it is after drying in the press. It was a 47 inch board, that's pretty long but whatever.

[optiwlk]

@LowLanding i use apoxie it works great!

[nailay7]

thats crap dude when get expanding glue its way harder to get the board to come out even cuase anywhere theres less pressure it expands more

[iLongBoardz]

is gorilla glue okay?! and what type did u use?!

[LowLanding]

Gorilla Glue is good. It's fairly expensive and may cause a little bit of pressure cracking because it is a harder gluing glue but I know tons of people that have used it and they said it turned out great. I used simply LePage wood glue.

[iLongBoardz]

okay xD thank you!

[migooltv]

kick ass board dude,but just wondering is there any concave or camber to it?

[LowLanding]

Certainly man. I know it's hard to see in the vid but there is a curvature in the board. The two pieces of wood running along the side make it so that when the center piece of the two 4*4 glued together push down on it, the board dries and finishes in a concave curve. If you have any further questions feel free to respond on this comment or e-mail. Thanks.

[crazylilazn]

thanks a lot for the help.

[LowLanding]

Anytime

[crazylilazn]

how thick were they?

[LowLanding]

I used 3 layers of 1/8th inch baltic birch. It's a personal choice tho. My next board I'm gonna use 4 layers of 1/8th inch.

[crazylilazn]

nice board. where did you get the baltic birch?

[LowLanding]

I actually got mine at a local wood warehousing thing. But depending where you live just call a place that sells wood before you actually go there because not a lot of places carry baltic birch. hope that helps.

[CharlieMusic001]

What's the kind of the wood ????

[LowLanding]

Baltic Birch

[lovesexcaca]

hey ur longboard is pretty sick

how long is it and how wide is it??

thanx

[LowLanding]

Hey

Uhh the one in the vid I think is 48 inches and I can't remember how wide. somewhere around 8 or 9 inches.

[gthomas1978]

So how thick did your board come out to be. You said that you used 3/8 baltic birch three layers of it. That would make your board 1 inch and 1/8 thick Isn't that to thick?

[Loadeddervishrider]

awesome press! if i were you i would make the side camber wood strips curved so that you could get a little bit of an arch on the board same with the top piece of wood... but overall an AWESOME VID!

[LowLanding]

Thanks :). And they are curved... haha?

[Loadeddervishrider]

whoops!

[bam1f]

Dude, nice done.

- longboarder from Norway

[LowLanding]

Thanks

[Fujin95]

I am under 140 pounds.

[LowLanding]

Then if you want a springy fun ride with minimal speed wobbles but chance of pressure cracks and ply split build a 3 ply longboard with 8th inch baltic birch wood and enjoy!

[Fujin95]

What wood did you use?

[LowLanding]

I used 3/8th inch Baltic Birth. 3 Layers of it. If I were you, I would make it a 4 layer board tho cuz the 3 ply is only good if you are under 140 pounds, otherwise it's too springy.

[kcdrift]

this was good man!! keep it up and i am going to make a press like yours.... it was legit

[LowLanding]

Thanks :D

Ya if you want some measurements and stuff I could probs help you out.

[kabe1997]

good work

[LowLanding]

Thanks

[tofurocks99]

Lol remember the timelapse we made where Jenny comes down and goes on the computer after?

[LowLanding]

Hahahahahaha ya that was hilarious.