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TACO-DOG.exe
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so i just built a wooden box and currently i'm poor broke shit and cant afford material to put on top of it.

i always see people do wooden rails and such but do they do anything in preparation?

its about 17 feet X 4 inches
Nov 17 2010 11:07PM
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will_powder
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you need a fair bit of speed/slope
Nov 17 2010 11:13PM
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AntiBang
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skate wax?
Nov 17 2010 11:17PM
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Pinguu
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Would rails have to be cold. I've ridden wood rails in the dead of winter and they are tons of fun. Especially if you rub snow on them and kinda make a sheet of ice that helps you slide. When the spring hits though and the sun warms that wood, your edges can catch very easily and it's no fun. So in the cold go hit some wood rails cause it's fun!
Nov 17 2010 11:20PM
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J-Evs
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some will be super smooth
some are super catchy
Nov 17 2010 11:51PM
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Pinguu
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*wood* I can't believe I misspelled the first word, and that word was wood...
Nov 17 2010 11:55PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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yeah but should i sand it, wax it? i don't know what to do with my wood
Nov 18 2010 12:05AM
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rvarchol
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get PVC pipe/s big or small. You can lay down muliple small ones. just skrew through the bottom of your wood into the bottom of the pvc. worked for me.
Nov 18 2010 12:16AM
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_Will_
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haha definatley sand it then wax it. I think a friend of mine had some pvc pipe laying around that he put on his. that stuff is really cheap.
Nov 18 2010 12:17AM
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chickenwang
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ask eheath
Nov 18 2010 12:20AM
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rickroller
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wax that puppy up and get some speed so you dont stick
Nov 18 2010 2:36AM
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I_Am_Mod
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pvc pipes don't cost shit and will work much better....

look into the build-a-jib101 cult brah !
Nov 18 2010 7:25AM
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thisandthatfilms
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just make a rail, you can get a 10 foot metal rail at home depot for about 15$, then just get some 2x4 and some fencing posts and you have a rail... will post pictures later forsure
Nov 18 2010 9:07AM
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MonoProd
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wood rails works perfect if there is minus degrees and your edges are round. No need for wax.
Nov 18 2010 10:39AM
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I_Am_Mod
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it also depends alot on the type of wood ya know....

better spend 10 bucks and get yourself some pvc pipes and screws and get a better setup ...

but thats just my opinion ....
Nov 18 2010 10:46AM
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Evilchris
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a smaller, 10ft long peice of PVC is under 2 bucks. you can handel it...
Nov 18 2010 11:54AM
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