![]() I used that Skate Paint stuff instead of Skatelite or Gator Skins or anything for now. One section was gonna have marble on top but right now there’s no coping, just wood, which is surprisingly fun too.Ībout $3,500. Six-teen feet wide, five feet high, with a seven-foot stench. The “Fernery Ramp” because it’s built on an abandoned fernery here in Deland, Florida. Where do I even begin? It’s the best! Nothing beats a bonfire, a BBQ, and a ramp jam with the buds! Plus you never get snaked by scooters! I’ve definitely got a new love and respect for transition skating. It’s a dream come true! I’ve felt like I’ve progressed so much in an aspect of skating that I was once unfamiliar with and sketched out by. What’s it been like having your backyard training ground? I just bought beer and pizza and we knocked it out in like six hours! He actually builds ramps on the side under his company called Unity Builders. I had help with a fellow master carpenter and ramp builder homie named Ian Wilhelm, and a bunch of homies. ![]() It’s made with wood, and metal coping, with a kaleidoscope paint pattern. The ramp is twelve feet wide and three feet tall with a one-foot extension. Nathan Janssen – skater and documentarian Family life… work-life… it’s really good. We want her to know that you don’t have to be a boy to enjoy the things the boys like. We are always trying to expand her imagination… no limitations. She knows how to hammer! We spent a couple of weeks together building it. She’ll go out in a nice dress and sparkle-shoes and grab the hammer. You still have to level your site and assemble the ramp, but Keen Ramps makes it super easy.Me and my seven-year-old daughter built it together. This saves on you cutting all of the lumber yourself and planning on where it should go. There are companies like Keen Ramps that can deliver a pre-cut ramp direct to your ramp site. By building your own ramp you can save 60 to 80 percent of the cost of having someone come and building it for you. Ramp building is not difficult, but patience is important. They have plans for a number of different styles of ramps and obstacles and offer clear and precise instructions and cut lists.īefore you build your own ramp you’ll need to make sure you have the proper tools needed as well as the time and space to build it. I’ve found DIY Ramps to be the best source for skate ramp building online. Now you’ll find plans all over the internet as well as tutorials for ramp building on YouTube. ![]() I’m not sure where I found plans back when I built my ramp, but I figure I probably made it up as I went along and also just went with a 4-foot wide ramp as that is the standard width of a piece of plywood. These lessons in building and using tools have served me well throughout my life and I can’t think of a better project than building a skate ramp to incorporate all of these skills. Our family recently built a backyard mini ramp, which has proven to be a prescient investment this year. It wasn’t the best ramp, but I learned to use a jig saw to cut my transition, a hand saw to cut the supports, and a drill to pre-drill for screws. ![]() I recall building a quarter pipe skate ramp with a masonite surface back in the 80’s when I first started skating. Kids and adults have been building their own skate ramps since skating was invented. ![]() If you’ve got the space you’ve probably considered adding a skate ramp to your own backyard, but the big question is if you should build or buy a skate ramp. Once your kids get hooked on skating, you’ll find yourself hanging at skate parks almost all the time. ![]()
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