I had four different angles I was going to approach this from, but I couldn’t decide:
1 – When some men reach a certain age, they start to think about all the things they wanted in their youth, things that they equated with success in one’s life. For some men, it may be owning a Cadillac, or sailboat, or a house in a particular neighborhood…
2 – I hopped my neighbors fence last night, and that poser was digging a hole for a bowl he is supposedly going to build. He’s such a kook that I decided to blow it out before its even close to being finished…
3 – I went over to Mark’s house to take a picture of his hole. While I was there, I decided to see what he was digging in his back yard…
4 – A lot of people talk about what they are going to do all the time. Some people decide get up off the couch and actually do it….
Congratulations to MC for taking the plunge for his own backyard DIY concrete bowl! Expect to see many comics about the availability of shovel operators being inversely proportional to the amount of potential skateboard operators. Click to enlarge.
15 comments
hass
According to the AGP pictures the bowl will have 6 feet of flat in the shallow and the deep.
nweyesk8
hey mark, you should come check out my DIY project before you get too far along. Mine has about 4ft of flat and is way too quick…
Neck Dagger
you should remove or move back those 4×4’s and widen that deep end a lit’l bit…
Looks good
Danimal
that looks rad mark. good upgrade
justin
rent a small backho it will save 10 years of life for your back. Ask trevor about it. 500 bucks but totally worth it
conahan
The bowl is a replacement for the miniramp. I built my big bowl in St Johns.
JM
Might not have any flat if its minium of 10ft deep.. ? no Offence Mark, I’m sure it will compare to Mark S. & Mark H. s’ Bowls. OHHH oohhho oooo.
Nah, Har dee Har Har.. any project is tight if its your own, & your own Backyard .. even Better..
power to yah! Ill paint you a mini-me mural to!! just heckliNG Bro
nweyesk8
I will be taking bids on its removal in the near future, I knew when I was building it, that was going to be it’s potential fate. I wanted to learn how to work concrete into skatable forms for myself, so I undertook the project where and when I could. I doubt I will actually get much anything built at my new house. I actually have a plan to try and begin a woodland project soon as I have some money to buy bags of concrete…..
egbert
Where is the street course going?
Jerky Boy
Hey! Size doesn’t matter. It’s how you use it. Besides it’s cute.
JM
That looks HUGE-ly small… Is it a new plaza? lol
curtis
your making me feel bad about my 12 year old hole. shoulda dug a smaller one
Rich
Josef – So what is happening with your current DIY creation? Do you have to remove it or is it staying put?
Estes' Ghost
Go Mark Go! Go Mark Go! Go Mark Go! (I’m his personal cheerleader)
nweyesk8
Rad, glad to see another DIY mini-bowl. I never quite got coping on all mine and now I am moving this summer. so I should have a new DIY project to do in the fall again….