How to Make a Skate Fun Box

Skate fun boxes offer several functions for a skateboarder or inline skater. They can be used as a runway, an obstacle, something to grind or slide on or as a "manual pad" where you ollie onto it and balance on only one set of wheels down the length of the fun box. Many skate parks have fun boxes available for those who skate, and it's very possible to make one of your own to keep at your house and practice with.

Things You'll Need

  • 2 pieces of wood, 4 by 12 by 60 inches
  • 5 pieces of wood, 2 by 4 by 28 inches
  • 3 pieces of wood, 4 by 4 by 28 inches
  • 38 screws, 5 inches or longer
  • 15 screws, 2 to 4 inches long
  • Power drill
  • Wood glue
  • Tape measure or ruler
  • Pencil
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Instructions

  1. Making the Frame

    • 1

      Mark a line for every 12 inches down the length of both of the 4-by-12-by-60-inch pieces of wood.

    • 2

      Set one of them down on a flat surface and rest it on the 4-inch side. Create an "L" shape by adding one of the 28-inch-long two-by-fours perpendicular to the four-by-twelve at the bottom. Rest the two-by-four on its 2-inch side and fasten them together with wood glue in a manner where you are not adding any length to the four-by-twelve.

    • 3

      Repeat the process of Step 2 by gluing a two-by-four to each of the 12-inch increments you marked in Step 1.

    • 4

      Place the other four-by-twelve on the other end of each two-by-four to close off the frame and give it a rectangular shape. Use wood glue to fasten the two-by-fours to the four-by-twelve as it rests on its 4-inch side. Allow all of the glue to dry.

    • 5

      Fasten the frame together with a power drill and two 5-inch-long screws at each part that you glued together. Insert the screws, one on top of the other, with about 2 inches of space in between.

    • 6

      Turn the fun box frame over and rest it on its side. On both ends--on the underside of the frame--glue a two-by-four in between the four-by-twelves so that all of the edges are even with each other. Glue another two-by-four in the middle of the underside of the frame as well. Put all of the two-by-fours in so that the 4-inch sides go in first. Allow all of the glue to dry.

    • 7

      Fasten the two-by-fours to the four-by-twelves with 5-inch-long screws. Use a power drill and insert the screws next to each other on each spot you glued with about 2 inches of space in between each screw.

    Putting the Top On

    • 8

      Set the fun box frame back down on the side that has the fewest amount of two-by-fours and apply a line of wood glue around the edges and across each support beam.

    • 9

      Align the 3-by-5-foot piece of ½-inch plywood over top of the frame and make sure it is even with all of the edges. Walk across it to make sure it's sitting flat on the frame and allow the glue to dry.

    • 10

      Mark a line with a pencil on every 1-foot increment going down the length of the fun box surface, and also one on the short side right in the middle, at the 18-inch mark. Use a straight edge to stretch the lines all the way across the surface of the plywood to the opposite side.

    • 11

      Go around the edges of the plywood and drill a 2- to 3-inch-long screw at every 1-foot increment and fasten it to the four-by-twelves. Insert another screw at every intersection of lines going down the middle of the plywood as well, to secure it to the support beams underneath.