D.I.Y. – Page 29 – Skate and Annoy

Swedish DIY

I lifted this text from a Swedish (I think) blog that linked to Skate and Annoy. I suspect we have Stefan Hauser, who keeps threatening to be our resident Swede, to thank for that. I can’t read a damn thing on the blog, except for the word “plywood”: Vad har hÃ¤nt idag. Inte mycket med […]

The Condemned

Jake Feranti (No relation to Ferrante and Teicher) sent in some pictures of an no defunct ramp built in a condemned house, which may I say is an excellent idea, provided the house isn’t condemned for asbestos or black mold. Look closely and you’ll see duct tape on the ramp, which was originally garbage picked. […]

Cutting Edge Landscaping/Bench/Trash Can Holder/Tree Decor??

Check out the new park piece here in the Columbia River Gorge, the little skatepark that could now has a very odd new part to skate/sit, at first I was like “Yuck” but then you skate it and your all “Wow”- its like freedom in a cup (coffee commercial reference for the slow folks). Anyone […]

Skate ‘zine nostalgia

Dave Richardson on the cover of Morris Eaddy’s ‘zine Just Skate circa 1986. Before PhotoShop we had to do special effects by manipulating the Xerox. Lien Air at Chuck’s Ramp – Clearwater, FL. 10ft. transitions with 1 1/2ft vert. Yeah!

Experiments in backyard maximilism

Tim Kulas is a man of few words. At least on the Interweb™ he is. He built a large wooden bowl (I’m sure he had help) in the back yard of a house he was renting in Orlando Florida, completely out of scrap wood. Renting, you say? Sure, why not. It’s the old fish pond […]

You won’t give us lights? Fine.

Rich Burton mounted lights to a helmet and we took it for a spin the other night at Pier Park. It was an amazing experience. Here’s a shot I took of Shawn Reinert. FujiColor 800 film, 30 second exposure. Rich has more photos here.

Underground Skate Plaza

A group called The Side Effects of Urethane working in conjunction with the U.K. skate rag Kingpin have designed and mostly built a skateplaza in some unused tunnels in London. These guys are the Dreamland of street parks, I’m declaring it. Make it so. They even followed the D.I.Y. ethic of funding and making it […]

This ramp is gone. This kid is older.

Yes, I’m struggling again. Here’s some pics of Chris Nukala from April of 2004 on his ramp in his back yard. The point of this is not to mention the crappy photos (my fault) or the fact that Chris hadn’t gone through puberty yet (his parent’s fault) but rather to point out that he recently […]

Who wears short shorts?

One of the lynchpins of the BMX vs. Skateboards in skateparks arguments is that BMXers are always leeching of of skateboarders efforts. Well, that’s not always true. The first half pipe I ever saw, rode, or photographed was built by BMX kids in the woods of suburban Naperville Illinois, some time around 1984-85. The skaters […]