Make Your Own Skateboard
Class Description
Turn a stack of wood into a one-of-a-kind skateboard in this hands-on woodworking workshop!
Whether you're an experienced skater or a complete beginner, you'll learn the fundamentals of skateboard building while developing essential woodworking skills.
In this workshop, you will learn the basics of skateboard design and construction; practice essential woodworking techniques and shop safety; shape, sand, and finish your own deck; customize your board with your own design; and assemble and take home a fully functional skateboard.
No woodworking experience is required!
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CLASS!
PLEASE REACH OUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE ONE.
NO APPLICATION NEEDED.
Class Details
Date:
August 22nd- 24th, 10 am- 3 pm
3 Day workshop
Location:
Highland Woodshop
Length of Class:
15 hours total
Class Cost: $225
Materials Fee: $75
*Scholarships available! Please email us at [email protected]
Age of Students:
Youth 12 and above
Class Maximum: 10
Tools:
Required by Students: All tools and materials will be provided, but if there is anything you would like to bring. You are welcome to bring your own safety glasses and hearing protection, but these will be provided.
What to bring:
Sturdy clothes and shoes, notebook and pencil, sack lunch.
Skills
Bent lamination, shaping wood, jigsaw, design, and painting
Instructors
Kat Edmonds
Co-Owner and Instructor
Katherine joined Ashley and Nat at Highland Woodshop in early 2022. She was so excited to find two wonderful like minded makers in Corvallis, creating a community shop. She quickly joined the team and started teaching classes and offering mentored time. You can find Katherine either at Highland Woodshop or her home studio making things or thinking about making things. She loves teaching woodworking, and sharing the joy of making a creative idea into a 3D tangible product.
Forrest Johnson
Instructor
Forrest is a makerspace instructor in Independence who started collaborating with Highland in 2022. While he enjoys making just about anything, he finds particular joy in creating things that can be skated (skateboards, skate ramps, fingerboards, etc). When he isn’t training his crew in the CSC makerspace, you can often find him at the Monmouth/Independence skatepark.
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Tools and Space to tackle
your next project!
Current Business Hours:
Monday: 10am-2pm 5-8pm
Tuesday: 5-8pm
Wednesday: 10am-2pm 5-8pm
Thursday: 5-8pm