Welcome back to Jenk TV!
For this episode, we tried to get DIY with it and build our own skateboard deck out of trash scraps.
Our intern Bechara was inspired by the ongoing hardgoods shortage and wanted to see if he could make a deck out of “alternative” materials, as a sort of doomsday prep in case this pandemic continues to halt skateboard production or we chop down all the maple trees in existence.
Seven plies, a couple presses, glue, and a saw seem pretty easy to come by, so we did some laps around the neighborhood to find some materials to make this deck out of. Bechara figured with all the drinking that’s been going on during lockdown, cardboard boxes of beer would be plentiful and really easy to work with. He threw in a layer cut out from a plastic kiddie pool to see if it would add any pop or elasticity, and veneered that all together to make the deck.
Did we just start the hottest new sustainable skate brand? You’ll have to watch to find out.
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November 27, 2020 6:07 pm
Points for trying and making me laugh.
November 28, 2020 7:26 am
Stupid as fuck !!! Waste of time .
November 28, 2020 10:10 pm
need more content like this. love the depressing music at the end. definitely understand the comment that it is delving into Braille territory, but don’t let these mfkers discourage you. you smell me dawg (y)?
November 30, 2020 7:22 pm
this is like braille in that it was a silly premise
it was unlike braille in that you didnt needlessly stretch it out until it was a 17 minute video