how you made the engravings on the boards? engraved text and illustrations. and what material was used usually by companies for board tape? riptape and other companies, what materials were usually used by fingerboard companies. it's different compared to foam tape which feels like a sponge, riptape and other companies had a more adherent material, not abrasive like sandpaper type of tape but still grippy and had a humid feeling. 10:45 btw, have you heard of charcoal heated crucibles? you can melt metals in them, there was a guy on RU-vid melting metal bullets and pouring it into sand shapes to make a saber, aluminium melts at even smaller temperatures than copper and iron. i'm wondering if it's possible to melt metal to make trucks and bearings. also wondering what materials would work for wheels
your fingers were very close to the electric saw at some moments, very scary, reminded me of my grandpa who worked as a metalsmith and lost a few of his fingers on his hand working with an electric saw, it cut his fingers. i was wondering if it would be safer to cut thin plies of wood with a jointer or planer
Well I did lose the tip of one of my fingers already using a router. It's a part of using tools which even if you're experienced is always a risk. I've done this for a while and do my best to stay safe with what tools I have. A jointer or planer could help with certain steps of the process but you still have to use a bandsaw or a table saw at some point. Anywho, I suppose it's about what you feel comfortable doing, and I try not to do things that scare me.
Did not know there were fingerboarders in Argentina, I've been fingerboarding for decades but don't follow the online scene very close. It's awesome to know other South American countries with a fingerboarding scene.
One question. When will you make the video from the off cuts (the factory tour video where you shoved a drawer full of left veneer from cutting the boards) it was the factory tour video exactly at 9:41
I keep coming back to this video, probably because it’s the best video about someone making a fingerboard park. I love how you think about details and textures mixing wood with cement! I think that’s the key to a good park, different textures. On thing I would point out it that next time I would avoid using big and visible screws and I would choose a more eye pleasing colour. Natural wood is great, if you used just one bright colour it would really make it pop up, even a few colours are ok but this park is not really matching. Much love
Hi there! Sorry we're a little behind with the videos! Lots of work in the workshop! There will not be a part 2 as much as a whole lot of other parts! This is gonna be a whole series with many episodes. Regarding the wooden molds, it definitely should be hardwood. Soft woods like Pine, Spruce, Poplar, etc will not hold up. They can work for big skateboards but for fingerboards there is too much force concentrated in a very small area. So for wooden fingerboard molds, I would go with maple or woods with a similar hardness. Just avoid anything you can dent with your fingernail or refer to the janka hardness scale to find what woods are local to you and suitable.
Definitely! I mean, my feeling is anything dry enough and that will hold itself together without crumbling can be turned into a veneer. So beach wood, which is something I want to try, if dried, could be made into a veneer (I think).@@Farmatruck
mati is a dope guy. i imagine he’ll need more help in the future when december inevitably expands, which i’m sure it will since you guys make great stuff ❤️
Hermano pq no haces contenido en español si sos argentino, apollá las 2 comunidades en ingles hay mucha data y en español casi no se encuentran videos todo es en ingles 😢
Hola, no es algo que podemos compartir ya que es central a nuestro proyecto. Por otro lado no necesariamente corresponderia a tu wheelbase/shape en general. Auerte!
Hi there! I suggest you look at the manufacturer’s instructions for your specific product you use. We are based in Argentina and the stuff and process we use is specific to our area.
After watching this, seeing your attention to detail, your dedication, your knowledge, your passion, your abilities, I had had to have one of your boards. I purchased the Gold 1 Year Anniversary December Logo Deck. That thing is so fricking Gorgeous (I haven't gotten it, literally just finished this video and bought it). I wanted the Gold Sun deck a bit more, but muggers already snatched em all. My birthday is in December so it has more meaning for me. Can't lie, might keep that baby in the beautiful floating package and hang it as art or something, until I can build the nerve to skate such an art piece. I'm glad I found your content. Can't wait to see your work in person. Thanks for what you do!
@@frenchmefrenchyou No, thank you. And you've got a deal. I just found out the biggest Fingerboard shop in the country with over 30+ Blackriver parks is only 2 hours away! Maybe I'll bring it there and really put it through it's paces. Thanks again, brother!
@@frenchmefrenchyou you recorded the sound when the featuring "paper" comes up and the website is shown? Can I ask how you made that sound? Also have you seen 'ES Menikmati' the skate video? If not you should and you'll see what I mean. (It's one of my favorite skate vids of old...that and 'Sight Unseen') Anyway, I guess I'll just go French myself, French you as well. Keep grinding, in every way. ✌️
Most of the work is still done by hand, and the machines don’t run themselves! Check out our factory tour video and you’ll see that even with a Cnc machine, making fingerboards is still a very involved and manual process. So I wouldn’t say it takes away any of the fun, it actually makes precise and crucial steps safer and more reliable. Rounding and finishing is still an entirely manual process.
