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Composite sandwich skateboard

Step 7Finishing the rails

Finishing the rails
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Then you just sand down the nose and tail blocks to get a smooth flowing outline, sand down the rail wood to get it all flush to the rest of the deck, then round everything over to get a nice radius on the edge of the board.

Fine sand everything and you're ready to glass.

In the last photo I have taped off the deck of the board in preparation of final glassing. The outside layer of fiberglass will overlap the taped off area, then when it is mostly cured the tape can be lifted and the glass can be cut with a razor right at the tapeline, giving a nice clean border.
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Well, I'm a traveling registered nurse, specializing in psych. When I'm at home, I build composite sandwich surfboards in my spare time. I only make a couple at a time, a few a year, so it is anythi...
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