Gettin’ glue between the layers
Every once in a while I want to show the viewer the bridge between building decks and getting to ride them- the Build and Ride Series is an attempt to do that. Not every board is a successful ride- but I learn things from each that lends itself to the next one. Maybe a deck might feel sluggish through corners and I need to change the ratio of truck to outline. Maybe a tail is too long or short or the flex pattern is wrong. Other times, I’ll arrive at a finished product and then have a nagging Princess and the Pea moment about the wheelbase being too long.
Sometimes when going to a new place, I get a hair about designing a board to fit a landscape I wish to ride through. It gives me a chance to imagine what that place is like and then reflect upon my conception of place versus the perception in situ. For me, making the boards I then ride, is the full expression of my small place in the gigantic world of skateboarding.