Making a Fingerboard From The World's Hardest Wood // Strange Boards // December Fingerboards 

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It’s crazy hard! Very heavy too. And very rigid deck. Shoulda said how it felt to ride. Like you said, way harder than maple!

Good tip! I thought about if but didn’t get around to it. Yeah I saw those byrnes machines but I couldn’t figure out how to order one or even see what the price was! That website is mega oldschool! But that jig works incredibly well to be honest. Couldn’t figure out an automatic feed which I left out of the video but it’s easy enough to do by hand.

We got a whole list of stuff to try but I didn’t think of a softer and lighter material like balsa! Interesting!

Capaz un dia lo hagamos!

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.

Hi! It's in the to-do list for this year!

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Il y aura beaucoup d'autres Strange Boards! Mais oui les Quebracho elles ont volé! Je fais des trucs à côté mais principalement c'est December! Abrazo!

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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.

also another question could you make a part where you use wood that is harvested from under water? Or like the red wood from japan

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

They sold out quite fast but we’ll release a couple of decks for sale every time we make one of these videos! Got some really cool ideas for next ones!

I made it!

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.

Very stiff and distinctly heavier than a normal board. Not really my jam but cool nonetheless

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Lmao! Watamboo is a great way to spell it hahaha. Original spelling is guatambú!

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