Here is a few " How-to" videos so we can stop having little kids ask or make topics on how to make molds and decks.
These few videos are made by a very well respected member on FFI who's been around longer than i have. He's turned out over 1000 boards atleast and hopefully his advice will help you be sucsessful in the future, Welcome to the wonderful world of Fingerboarding. If you guys have any questions just PM me and i'll gladly give advice, i've been making wooden boards for 9+ years and can pretty much help you on everything.
Also i will be showing you how to Name your company and i'll show you how to make a logo and banners.
Lets begin.
First off when it comes to names, Be original and creative DO NOT COPY THE NEXT MANS IDEA like hardwood, or longwood, or pinewood, or any WOOD names for that matter, it's been done, don't do it. If you need help look on the internet for interesting words, words with meanings, use close peoples names, or even words from your own lauguage ( example: Locha wheels, Locha wheels is a combonation of my two dogs names, Lola and Charley but also means Crazy(female) in spanish(although im not spanish) or ELA trucks, it's my Fionces name, just abriviated.. It's not hard, used your brain, we all have one. if you can't think of anything travel around town looking at insperation (not store names) or ask some friends or family what would sound cool.
now with graphics..... use your imagination, weither your good or not, it shows you tried, if you look around their are plenty of awful awful logos, but they like it and that's all that matters, it could be as simple as my avatar where its just font on a single coloured background, to me it looks good and that's all that matters.
Any questions or concerns please feel free to post them here and no where else BUT here. Thanks.
to make a mold:
how to make a fingerboard Part one:
how to make a fingerboard part two:
Any questions or concerns please feel free to post them here and no where else BUT here. Thanks.
Last edited by DillonV on Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:19 pm; edited 2 times in total
TaylorT I am the law. :)
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Subject: Re: HOW TO: Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:09 pm
DillonV wrote:
Taylor, you are the godliest god of all gods i am scum benieth your shoes, please help me.
good tuts but i dont agree
DillonV Lazier than furniture
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I know its a how to, but i put it in companies because everyone seems to post " help me with names, help me with logos, blah blah blah" so if theres a specific how to right in there faces they shouldn't post anywhere but this topic.
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Subject: Re: HOW TO: Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:56 pm
Bondo molds are just about the worst molds you can make. Invest in a CNC mold or a resin mold.
TaylorT I am the law. :)
Number of posts : 3807 Age : 29 Location : Seattlez Humor : high five'n white guys Current Setup : prowood with a fingerboard times graphic~
td trucks~
flatface g6e's~
flatface teflon bushings~
Ablair brand pivot cups~
and foamy OHMY GOODNESS THIS STUFF IS AMAZING!!!~ Reputation : 34 Skill Level : 263279 Registration date : 2009-11-05
Subject: Re: HOW TO: Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:12 am
toastycornflakes wrote:
Bondo molds are just about the worst molds you can make. Invest in a CNC mold or a resin mold.
not if youre making it for yourself and for fun. theyre actually good if you maintain them
DillonV Lazier than furniture
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like taylor said, bondo isn't half bad, i used to actually have a mold of two Tech decks and some bondo on a peice of wood and it made well over 100 boards.. it's all in how you make it and how well you mix the bondo.. but CNC is Thee best way to go because it'll never fail, or if you make a massive concrete mold works great too, thats how the pro's do it for skateboards.