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RYED LONGBOARDS

RYED LONGBOARDS Rye Nienke

Ryed longboards is a small venture created in a basement in Windsor, CO September 2009 with my very first build. It’s a passion turned hobby, turned legitimate business opportunity. Ryed boards are designed with skating well as the first priority. Beauty comes with the simplicity in the boards, their designs, and of course how well they ride. This stems from the first experience I had in looking to purchase a longboard, I would go into shops and ask about the boards on the wall, and get responses like “the graphic is new this year” or “isn’t the grip tape cool?.” Longboarders deserve something made for creating stoke and, of course, an incredible riding experience every time they set foot on it.

I remember telling my girlfriend “I think i’ll make my own instead, I love woodworking anyways,” from that point on I’ve never looked back. I also remember the first ride on my very first board, an incredible experience that filled me with what I later learned was called “stoke.” Every bit of that stoke, and that passion for woodworking, goes into every board I build.

WEBSITE: RYED LONGBOARDS

EMAIL: ryedlongboard@live.com

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Did you know that Sugar Maple, grown in northern Canada is the best skateboard building material available? It is 10% stronger than maple grown in the North Eastern States. It is all because of our longer, colder Canadian winters.

If it's snowing in your part of the country and you can't longboard ..... BUILD THEM!

Try out a cabinet scraper for taking glue and paint off of a deck.

Be prepared! When laminating any skateboard remember to have all your tools at hand. All glues have a wet time. Some are longer than others. Titebond III has one of the longest wet times, 9 minutes as opposed to 4 or 5 for regular water based woodworking glues. That extra 4 minutes makes a big difference when gluing up a deck.

For dancers that are longer than 48" you can offset 1/16" maple veneers as you laminate your deck. Butting them end to end works great. Make sure the offset of veneers is at least 16" apart.

Use a vacuum cleaner to evacuate most of the air from a TAP bag before using the manual pump.

Always use the same paint brand when painting your deck. Different paint brands are sometimes incompatible with one another.

After purchasing veneers by mail, let your veneers acclimatize to the moisture content of your shop for a couple of days before laminating them into a deck.

Keep unfinished decks out of anywhere there is a lot of heat. The outer layers are prone to cracking. Apply a sealer coat ASAP after sanding your deck.

After using your glue filled roller. Do not wash it out. Place it in a ziplok bag. It will last for weeks and be charged with glue for your next build.

Water based glue makes maple veneer more flexible. Applying water to tight bends on the top and bottom of the outer two layers will make it easier to achieve tighter bends.

Apply clear packing tape onto your foam mold to protect it from glue while pressing.

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