Homemade Skim boards

We made cheap and easy skim boads from 1/2 plywood using simple tools and techniques. Music by youtuber verdantlemon.

[@diyresttube]

nice work bro.

[@cat_container5706]

Wow. Just wow.

[@nabru5612]

nice vid

[@irfanmaulana4169]

What kind of wood are you using and what glue are you using boss..

[@xav732]

did you make it out of birch ply or fir?

[@audreylefever8500]

qu'elle est l'essence de votre bois svp ? merci

[@rb3166]

Nicely done, but back in 1984 we only had the jigsaw and the rest was done by hand! Oh I had a "cheesegrater" hand tool for bevelling before the sanding....... Oh yeah I also used a router drill bit sometimes to help with the bevel.....

[@doruksimsek3636]

why do old people always have to tell things about how they use to do stuff 🤣

[@captivatingcateel3307]

Did you add a roundover to both sides of the plywood? Or just the front side?

[@makeitall3898]

Just the top of the board in this video, but we have experimented with diffrent method. Once we tried a small round over on the bottom and a larger round over on the top that met in the middle. That worked well, but it didn't make a huge difference. I'd say the only thing to watch out for is making the bottom edge too sharp, but that can be adjusted with sanding at anytime.

[@AKALizxrd]

In 6ft tall and 130 pounds, what size skimboard measurements would be best for me?

[@makeitall3898]

In my experince different sizes can achieve diffrent levels of stability, but you can learn and have fun on just about any size. That being said I'm not a pro skimboarder, and I would recommend looking else where if you wnat the ideal recommended size.

[@avoznodeserto-cm4wz]

quero comprar uma como faço?

[@DC140495]

hi, were have you found the desing with the measures?

[@makeitall3898]

Sorry to say that I drew the design by hand so I can't give you a pdf or anything. If you're truely intrested in the dimensions I could email you a photo with some measurements next to it. Also the method I used to draw the design was pretty simple: I folded a piece of paper in half and lightly skethed the curves until I found a shape I liked. Then I traced the sketch with a darker stroke, cut it out, and traced that onto the board. After that I cut one half of the board, and just to be thorough, I used the cutoff to trace the other side so it was perfectly symmetrical. Obviously, that is a pretty involved process, but it was worth it for the first board. ( I used it as a templet to make several others boards of the same dimmensions)

[@kilowazukerberg3762]

Email me the photo and measurement

[@doruksimsek3636]

I wouldn't email you shit, you gotta ask for it's called manners.

[@daveanthonylat-ay796]

Pahingi naman ng skim board idol 🥺

[@avoznodeserto-cm4wz]

Brasil

[@rb3166]

No varnish or resin?

[@makeitall3898]

R B we used an old water based varnish, considered using resin but not really in our budget :)

[@rb3166]

@@makeitall3898 Back in 1984 resin was $5.99 a quart! What happened? :)

[@irfanmaulana4169]

How mny cm is the plywood

[@makeitall3898]

1/2 inch, so 1.27 cm. We did this because the only widely avaible cheap option in out area was either 1/4 inch or 1/2 inch. I haven't got the chance to try but it might work better to go slightly less than 1/2 inch, but I think 1/4 too thin.