A Review of My Final Project Experience: This project has been a really great experience for me. When I first thought about the idea of learning a new skill for this class I was thinking about skills that I don’t have but wanted to gain. My original thought was that I was going to learn … More Art 221- Final Post
Cursed By The Laws of Physics: So for my final project I tried my first attempt at vacuum pressing a skateboard deck. It’s my first time working with 1/16″ Canadian maple veneers. The veneers came from Roarockit and were very reasonable. The more veneers you order at once the less they cost (at the time … More Final Project (Part 3)
The Final Post When we last left the cruiser build the router had threatened to destroy all my work. Luckily I caught it and was able to clamp and glue it before it was destroyed entirely. My patience was tested but I survived. I went back to the wood shop a few days later and the … More The Hardwood Cruiser Build (Part 4)
Unboxing my TAP (Thin Air Press) I ordered all my supplies from Roarockit and they arrived on Friday. I quickly had a chance to open them up and take a look inside the day the arrived. Today I got a chance to really dig in and take a look at what I received. For this … More Final Project (Part 2)
Patience Young Grasshopper So at the end of the last post for my cruiser build I was sent away to print off a perfectly symmetrical digitally designed template for my skateboard. I went to Adobe Illustrator and created an art board the dimensions of my laminated hardwood board. From there I added grid lines to … More The Hardwood Cruiser Build (Part 3)
Will Whitten 