Skate Ramp Tips from the King of Built to Shred
Skate ramps are one of the most awesome expressions of DIY individuality, and I post regularly about them — check out my roundup of online ramp plans among others. Thanks to my pals at diy website Built By Kids, one of the masters of skate ramp building, Jeff King of the TV show Built to Shred, supplies a handful of ramp making tips to help make your next project better than ever.
A key line that destroys my favorite childhood ramp material:
Just for the record I don’t ever think masonite should be used for a ramp. Indoor or outdoor.
Check out the full Built By Kids series of skate posts:
– Ramp tips from Jeff King
– Visiting the Built to Shred set (some awesome pics of truly outrageous ramp builds there)
– And a VBS how-to on building a mini ramp
Hi, I'm Mike. I’m the executive editor of Make: magazine, and host of Discovery channel’s Punkin' Chunkin' and Catch It Keep It, TV shows where I build and explain crazy machines that crush stuff, blow things up, shoot fire, all in the name of science.
I've previously worked at Wired and ReadyMade magazines, writing about how to utilize new technology in our everyday lives.
This site is where I keep a list of instructions for fun projects I've done, am working on, or draw inspiration from. I encourage everyone to get involved — get up and do something!