A hafpipe is one of the most common fingerboard (and skateboard) obstacle. Do you want to make one? Continue reading.
Ok, so this one is quite easy.
Materials:
To Make:
-Cardboard
-Scissors
-Tape
-Pencil or pen
-Card
To decorate:
-Felt pens
-Blank paper
The materials in the "to decorate" seccion are not really necessary, but recomended. Well, lets start.
Ok, so first you need to get your pen or pencil and draw the shape of the halfpipe. Make sure it is the size you want and that it is not to steep. Something like this would be perfect:
Now you need to cut it out and trace and cut two more like this one. So now you should have three.
Cut a rectangle out of the cardboard. It's lenght should be the same as the botom of you halfpipe shape
and the width as wide as you want your halfpipe to be. If you don't have enough cardboard, just tape two pieces together.
Well, we've been cutting out a lot, so now it's time for some taping! Tape the three pieces at a 90 degree angle to the rectangle. You need to have one on each side, and the one in the middle is for extra support so that your halfpipe doesn't break when your fingerboarding on it. This part will not be seen, so use as much tape and make it as ugly as you want, but make sure it is strong. It should look something like this:
You may notice that they are not totallt straight , they are a bit bent. To fix that (and to make the halfpipe look better) Cut out some rectangles (make sure they are the right size!) and tape them to the sides.
You need to cover the flat sides at the top, so cut out two rectangles the right size and tape them.
So, were' almost done, but we are missing the most important part of a halfpipe: The transition. It is the curved part where you will be fingerboarding. Cardboard is not flexible enough for this, because if you use it it won't be smooth. Card is best because it is not as weak as paper but still flexible. Tape it as well as you can. If your halfpipe is big, you may have to use more pieces of card. Make sure the part where the rectangles you just taped and the transition is smooth, because you will be grinding there.
Well, congratulations! Your halfpipe is finished. Now if you want you can decorate it with the materials in the "to decorate" seccion or leave it as it is, though I suggest making it look cool.
So this is how mine turned out. I covered it with white paper and drew skate logos with felt pens. It took a lot of time, but I suggest decorating it because it looks so much better.
I hope this tutorial was usefull and if you made the halfpipe I hope you are as happy with it as I am with mine.
By the way, if you want to learn some cool halfpipe fingerboard tricks, search in youtube for the tech deck how to vert tricks video.
If you have any problems building it, say so in the comments and I will help you. Actually, comment anything you want because I will reply to all.
I will soon post how to make more fingerboard ramps, so stay tuned for that!
-Jokapaka-
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