I built a ledge from a GRANITE COUNTERTOP! and it's AWESOME!!!!!! 

i love how your carpentry style matches your skating style - very detail-oriented and understated

a dad who knows how to build skate stuff is the best kind of dad

We need more content like this, Ben! :D I wouldn't mind if this pivots into a basic carpentry channel.

This is so awesome. Doing remolding we throw away so much granite every demo I’ve never thought to repurpose it into a ledge rather than onto a cabinet or something. Super cool!

13:53 that fs shuv was crazy! kid's gonna style on these fools in a year or two

I work as a Tile/ Stone laborer, here and there we’ll toss remanence pieces of slabs that take up space in our shop. im forsure doing this next time I come up on some marble!!

Marble slides better and your wheels will not squeak as much as on granite. On thenother hand, marble is slippery as hell. We have Stalin plaza here in Czech and the marble parts are just a slippery madness, you have to get used to it.

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BEN YOU ARE A INSPIRATION FOR ME . I M 39 YEARS . IM FROM CHILE. AND IM A 90S SKATER AND . DAD I HAVE TWO KIDS . . AND SKATEBOARDING IS IN MY MIND EVERY DAY . SORRY MY ENGLISH . GREETINGS FROM CHILE.

Awesome ledge Ben ever thought about hitting the top with sandpaper? Not sure if a scratch Patten would hold in the wax and break in the ledge faster? I can't wait to build a ledge again it's been years. Last ramp I built was so I could board slide my old truck. Also what's good with that tennis court? Do you have a private skatrpark now? I have a soft spot for tennis court diy skateparks. For a few years we had one and it was the spot to be.

At my old job we had a granite countertop in the kitchen that I would day dream about skating all the time. This video scratched a very particular itch

I loved the bit about the surface and how for blunt slides you actually want something with tiny divots for the wax to sit in. A totally flat surface can be really sticky. I found this out because i was skating a piece of ground for months, and it had a paint job on the floor that was a little less than perfect. It was slick but the paint wasn't 100% even, but it dried very hard (korean roof-treatment paint, if you're familiar). 360 slides were the easiest they've ever been, power slides too. Then I went to a skatepark with REALLY smooth concrete ground, and I couldn't believe that I was sticking so much more on the impossibly smooth concrete (it was almost glassy). I had a similar experience skating marble floors. Stuck a few times.

Smooth flatground and a perfect ledge is all you need!

the marble top in combination with the skatelite is a nice touch. awesome creation

This has to be the most over-built box I have ever seen. Absolutely amazing work. I love it!!!

I'm impressed with your unwavering loyalty to Joe Boxer.

Love me a Ben video. Either helping me figure out a skate trick or helping me learn how to fix the walls in my house lol.. now DIY skate stuff.

You should add some thin rubber pads on the bottom so it doesn't move even on slick surfaces if you move it and it gets rid of some of those uneven surfaces! Really cheap and easy solution, it also mutes the sound a bit.

Damn this basketball court is your backyard? Dream yard!

A handy tutorial. This is really helpful for people stuck for new things to skate, and maybe lookin to do a bit DIY?

13:49 best front shuv ever

so many little skillfulltricks I would have never thought of. Like marking the top boardand then flipping it to align the support boards.

Please make a counter top out of a buttery hubba ledge

This is by far one of coolest ledges I've seen built from someone. I'm not one hundred percent sure if you remember the video of you making the concrete ledge at the Richmond skatepark, but I was wondering if it held up, and if the time comes will you ever take out the grinder and grind a fat 1/4 inch off and make it new?

Dude! First time watcher, was so surprised when you popped out a switch back Fifty.... Thats definitely one trick that shows a depth of trick bag.... Its so awkward! Just got back into skateboarding (35) and my boss let me salvage a broken granite countertops and this video was Exactly the proof of concept that i needed to see! Dig the content

"Just know, sometimes I do stuff I probably shouldn't.." lmao😂

i like how you have all the high end makita tools!

I just realized that you and Vancouver Carpenter are the same person. You are one of my fav skaters here because of how you break down so much! A few years ago, when I was looking up how to hang, mud, tape, and finish drywall, your carpentry videos were the best I could find explaining how to do everything. Because of your vids I was able to do a smaller repair after a pipe busted at a friend's house, a kitchen wall for another friend, and my parents wall after a hurricane damaged a window and in turn damaged 2 walls inside. I'm not sure what to do with this information, but thanks man! I'll never get tired of your videos!

i cracked my head today building a ledge and skating it. but you said, it's on you!

Glad your knee is feeling better!

The ledge looks amazing with that granite texture!

When you first dropped the box down that shine on the granite was just amazing😊

Looks so fun Ben.. like it grinds like the Pulaski ledges when the where pristine..

well worth it man them board slides were butter

Definitely do appreciate the info on what you could expect from a surface like this in terms of grinding / sliding.

Dude!! The drywall master! I watch your other channel lol. Had no idea you did this one too.

That thing looks like a great time

Ben building things then skating them is the best! More please, That basketball court has lots of room for obstacles!

That’s a sick little spot! Do you share that court with the neighbors?

This is a dream I’ve been having and here it is!!! I remember looking for a long time to find a marble spot

I bet every sk8er wants one for him/herself ^^

At least I'm not the only one worried about spiders under the box/ledge. 🤣🤣

Holy crap, Ben. I didn't realize you were actually that good at skating lol. SSBSTS?! What!

Name something Ben Can’t do!? Your a beast man much love from Vegas!

There is something really relaxing about watching you build stuff...

You remind me of the old front runner for The Barenaked Ladies. Respect.

bens out here ballin with the tajima caulking gun. just as nice as a granite skate top. love it.

You could consider hitting the edge with clear lacquer much like sealing a concrete curb. A few layers and you might not experience the stick factor as much.

This is so awesome 🤩

your videos are plainly the best 👌

Both you and your son are RIPPING. Great video, Ben!

Looks amazing Ben !

Dude I didn't even know you skated I've been watching your home reno tips.. You rip!

Great use of an old island!

I always wanted to slide /grind a granite tabletop, so sick!

Kids getting better!!!

That is one beautiful skate box my teen fantasy was having one .

8:50 Hella sick tushie bro

Looks so fun

I was thinking Philly ledges right before you put “think love park”

Thats a thing of beauty right there.

I really like watching these kinds of projects.

I made one similar but not as nice as yours . I used a rub brick to break-in the edge quicker. It grinds so much better when there is more surface area.

I’ve got a wicked heavy bench that’s hard to move so I made skates for it. 2 appropriately sized casters and 1 set of old trucks and wheels screwed off to some scrap wood and I roll it around like a big shopping cart

looks so fun, good work!!

Hi Ben, given the weight of the granite ledge, and the trouble with moving it around, I thought of a removable, popup caster set that Rockler sells. Might be just the thing. Here is the description. "Rockler Quick-Release Workbench Caster Plates, 4-Pack Allows you to quickly remove your Workbench Casters (#43501, sold separately) on multiple tools. Also allows unobstructed access to all sides of your workstation."

This HOPEFUL tennis court is turning into a DIY skatepark and I'm glad the neighbours are ok with it!

Great stuff as always Ben! Fun fact: even though Ben is a carpenter, he also knows how to lay pipe.

Glad to see the new channel and the sweet ledge. Glad you're still shredding Ben!

I would've killed for instructional videos like this when I started skating (late 90s).

Would 🧡 to see some more 7.75 deck reviews🛹

Yeah man! My driveway become a skate park in the last 2 years. My neighbour and I have Coffee and Coping most lunch times.

Nice build Ben. Could be worth running the diamonds over the granite to bring it back to honed and open up the pores of the stone

Really expensive ledge but I've always wanted to try this.

What a cool video, Ben is sick, the ledge is sick, the proud dad footy of the kid is sick.. really enjoyed it

Ur actually a legend

I love stuff like this, it’s super inspirational. I made a little pvc flatbar last summer and I’m gonna move onto bigger and better things this spring

And it looks nice too. Awesome skating.

Seems like this would better suited for aggressive skating than skateboarding because the plastic of the skates seems far less likely to damage the stone. How did it hold up? Regardless, very cool build!

Awesome video Ben!

Great job on the box and switch bs 5-0!

I first discovered you on the ledge built video from 3 years ago, this one is great too

Beautiful work

Are you the same dude as Vancouver Carpenter? If so you taught me how to hang and finish drywall 😂

I fingerboard and granite ledges are so good

Thanks Ben I enjoy your videos man

RDSFU! 🔥 Ben knows what's up! 🀄

Just saying the kids front shuv looking awesome lol

It’s like all your 3 channels came together in one video, haha. Loved it. That ledge looks so much fun 🤘🏽

That thing looks so fun! Wish I had the time and tools to do that.

Those deadlifts are paying off! 😃

Nice build, that's going to be one of the fastest grinding ledges in that park.... Maybe in the whole town. LoL Keep up the great work and skate on... 😁👍

wish i had one of these growing up. it looks so fun!!

Beautiful feature.

That box looks so fun! Good stuff, Great work! Love the channel.

that was great! as a long time skateboarder, a weekend woodworker, and now a dad of 2 little skater bros, i enjoyed everything about this! re: the wax issue: check out Zack Dowdy's channel -- he's big on using spray lacquer instead of wax. he says it lasts longer and works better. it might be a good addition here. anyway. i will be checking out your other videos. just built a skate rail for my little boys but used some aluminum flashing that someone gave me for free -- terrible! barely slides with rails and doesn't grind at all! will be replacing it with PVC soon. thanks!

Love this content man! Please do more build videos like this!

This came out great Ben! Quick question: I have a slab of granite with a polished top like yours, but I’m planning to just cut a 2 inch wide strip off to use as the edge of the box. How do you think that would weigh in comparison to your ledge? And should I cut the wood to give room for 2 layers of stone on the edge (like you did for the skatelite) or just use skatelite like you did?

Sick video Ben! Stoked to see you made another one of these ledges!

Look at that, your son is a mini you with cooler hair! xD