Hello again,
Its been a while since Ive had the chance to work on projects but now with it being summer Im finding some more time to do stuff. One project Im looking into doing is building a cruiser or "Penny Board". I want to make one with a solid wood deck. I own a plastic penny board but I think a wood one would be cool. After some research i figured out the plastic boards have a lot of flex which allows them to turn easier (which i find as a necessary feature). However solid wood boards seem to loose flex and are much more rigid. To solve this problem people build boards out of Baltic plywood, which has much more flex and strength. However I dont want to make my board out of plywood for two reasons. 1.It just doesnt look good and its hard to work with 2.I want to build one with a tail on the back and I dont want to have to deal with steam bending the plywood. With solid wood I can follow this simple way of building it http://www.instructables.com/id/Wooden-Penny-Board/.
Now my question is what wood do i use? I want the board to have the maximum amount of flex so I want to use wood with a lower MOE (Modulus of Elasticity), but at the same time i don't want the board to snap under my weight (150 lbs). I would also prefer it to be a hardwood. Another thing to look at is the way the wood is cut, whether its quarter saw ect. (or if the way its cut even makes a big difference). Any ideas, answers or guesses would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul
Its been a while since Ive had the chance to work on projects but now with it being summer Im finding some more time to do stuff. One project Im looking into doing is building a cruiser or "Penny Board". I want to make one with a solid wood deck. I own a plastic penny board but I think a wood one would be cool. After some research i figured out the plastic boards have a lot of flex which allows them to turn easier (which i find as a necessary feature). However solid wood boards seem to loose flex and are much more rigid. To solve this problem people build boards out of Baltic plywood, which has much more flex and strength. However I dont want to make my board out of plywood for two reasons. 1.It just doesnt look good and its hard to work with 2.I want to build one with a tail on the back and I dont want to have to deal with steam bending the plywood. With solid wood I can follow this simple way of building it http://www.instructables.com/id/Wooden-Penny-Board/.
Now my question is what wood do i use? I want the board to have the maximum amount of flex so I want to use wood with a lower MOE (Modulus of Elasticity), but at the same time i don't want the board to snap under my weight (150 lbs). I would also prefer it to be a hardwood. Another thing to look at is the way the wood is cut, whether its quarter saw ect. (or if the way its cut even makes a big difference). Any ideas, answers or guesses would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul