Skateboard Handplane – Surf Sufficient
Posted on: August 24, 2010
Posted in: Featured, Surf Sufficient
With basic tools and a dumpster destined skate deck you too can feel the motion of the ocean. Yeah there’s a lot of peeps selling handplanes these days and even we at Korduroy are selling kits in our store, but this is the perfect first DIY project for any surfer – minimal effort and maximum reward.
*** Although this tutorial was made with the flat section of the deck, using the kicked end works great for mushier waves.
Camera/Edit – Erik Derman
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August 24th, 2010
such a good idea! nicely done
August 24th, 2010
YA Bob, ED, and Eric- I never liked that skate anyway
August 27th, 2010
Yeah! Love it! Keep up the great DIY stuff. More body surfing.
September 1st, 2010
Sweet idea! Slides way better than a McDonald’s tray!
September 4th, 2010
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September 26th, 2010
worked on it today with sk8 than i found buried in a dune , got half done an it started to rain ;-(
November 22nd, 2010
You guys use polyurethane stain on that skateboard. Does it also work for a pine alaia?
November 26th, 2010
Will “surface resin” work with catalyst or do u need laminating resin?
December 27th, 2010
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May 8th, 2011
What did you guys use for a stain? or was that just the clear polyurethane?
May 8th, 2011
we used lineseed oil
September 8th, 2011
any tips for an easy and not too toxic way to get the griptape glue off?
September 8th, 2011
Hey Dan- you want to start with a hairdryer on the highest heat it will go. Start blowing it over your board for about 2-3 minutes, depending on the strength of the hairdryer. Only heat up one end of the board to start. Take a screwdriver and start peeling the grip tape off (razor works too). The grip tape will come up in parts. After a little bit of the grip pops up you can peel that part with your fingers. Peel off the grip tape at an even pace. Don’t be jerky when you’re peeling, that will just cause the grip to rip and you’ll have to start all over again with the grip. All this time you still want to be using the hairdryer to heat the deck. You may want a friend to do this for you or put it on a stool or something.
September 8th, 2011
Thanks!!! i got impatient before i read this and ripped the griptape off and then scrubbed the glue with hot soapy water and steel wool, which worked well enough, but it did sand some of the nice colour off the deck in the process. I’ll try the hairdryer trick for the other half of the skateboard!