Construction Overview

From MonkeyWiki, a guide to snowboard construction

The following articles cover the process of building a snowboard assuming you have the equipment and materials available.

My construction and preparation checklist may be helpful along the way.

• Core Blank construction
  • Core blank overview
  • Wood selection, drying, and prep
  • Building a stack
  • Slicing a stack
  • Joining the halves of a core blank

• Core construction
  • Ash edge stringer and sidewalls
  • Cleanup after inlay, and final blank sizing
  • CNC Core Cutting
  • Final cleanup and sidewall preparation

• Laminate preparation
  • Bases, edges, and nose/tail spacers
  • Inserts and Kevlar backing
  • Top sheet
  • Mold alignment and preparation

• Layup and pressing
  • Mixing epoxy
  • Wet layup
  • Pneumatic Pressing
  • Vacuum Pressing

• Finishing
  • Overview of cleanup and finishing
  • Finishing a wood veneer top sheet
  • Simple screen printing
  • Tuning and waxing

• Measurement and testing
  • Weights and fiber fraction