| Zakaria Retail skateboards were first marketed in | | | | a nail to keep the pieces intact while the glue dries |
| 1958 by Bill and Mark Richards of Dana Point, | | | | off. Place the plywood on top of the frame, |
| California. They attached roller skate wheels from | | | | making sure that it is aligned with the top and |
| the Chicago Roller Skate Company to a plank of | | | | both sides of the frame. |
| wood and sold them in their Val Surf Shops. | | | | The skateboard has evolved since the first mass |
| Finding a nice play to skate is very hard these | | | | produced models in the 1960s. Boards in the past |
| days, especially with some parks always full of | | | | were often made in the shape of a surfboard, |
| children who are just trying to the same thing. At | | | | with no concavity and constructed of solid wood, |
| the same time, some parks do not have the | | | | plastic, even metal. The wheels were usually |
| adequate space or are just too crowded to | | | | made of a clay composite, or steel and the |
| accommodate skateboard ramps. To avoid these | | | | trucks (axles) were less sturdy and initially of a |
| problems, one of the best solutions is to create | | | | 'single-action' design compared to today's |
| your very own skateboard ramps either at home | | | | 'double-action'. |
| or in any backyard. To make this possible, follow | | | | If you like, you may even build yourself a ramp. |
| this simple guide on how to design and build a | | | | The things you will need for the purpose will |
| stable skateboard ramp. | | | | depend on the nature of the ramp you want. If |
| After everything is in the right position, it is now | | | | you want a slider box or a jump ramp, an empty |
| time to nail the pieces together permanently. | | | | parking lot or your driveway will be enough. If |
| From the remaining plywood, cut a smaller piece | | | | want your ramp bigger and unmovable, then you |
| and then contour it using an electric plane, | | | | will certainly need more space. It is wise to build |
| following the angle to create the pointed part of | | | | your ramps on a flat or level surface. Otherwise, |
| the skateboard ramp. | | | | it will be difficult to build and ride the ramp. |
| Use a glue to hold the piece in place and then use | | | | |