Sk8 Boarding Ramps & Courses BANK An elevated surface. A common urban form of ramp.
COPING Metal piping running along the top edge of ramps. Provides a longer life to the ramp plus aids to the range of skateboarding tricks eg. providing a grindable edge.
CURB What coping is to ramps, is what curbs are to streets. One of the most used and abused objects on the street for skating. Painted curbs provide a smooth grindable edge, though most can be made this way by applying common candle wax.
FUNBOX Usually the highlight of an artificial street course. A platform object with banked sides plus handrail if your lucky
HANDRAIL Common urban feature, used for holding onto while travelling up and down stairs, though used by skaters for a whole range of tricks.
HIP When two ramps are placed together so that one is at a slight angle the the other, the part at which the ramps join is called the hip.
LAUNCHRAMP A ramp made for skaters to launch from, hence the name. A portable street ramp. Transitioned without any vert.
LIP The top edge of a ramp.
MINIRAMP A ramp (two transitioned banks facing each other with flat bottom and platforms) that does not have any vert. Usually around 6 feet in height.
PLATFORM An elevated flat surface. PLY Short for plywood. The most commonly used material for the deck. Usually seven layer ply
QUARTERPIPE Basically one side of a mini-ramp or vert ramp, yet usually with less width and found on street area's at skateparks. Often used for gaining speed on a street course or practising ramp tricks.
SNAKERUN Twisting path with banked sides. Looks like a snake from above, hence the name. Popular 70's skatepark facility.
SPINE If two ramps are put back to back and do not have a platform at the point of connection, the upside down 'V' shape is called the spine.
STAIN Normal deck without a slick bottom
STREET Most commonly used terrain of skateboarding, this has lead to the banning of skateboarding in certain area's.
TRANSITION Part of a bank/ramp that inclines in an upward direction.
VERT Part of an inclined surface that is vertical in gradient.
The Basic RampDirections:
Find a piece of plywood or preferably some kind of hard wood that is long and flat, usually a broad surface that is some what smooth. Find some bricks and some wooden crates (at least five or six of them) for a pretty good ramp... Gather all of your materials needed for building your basic ramp that is actually pretty sturdy and good for ollies and real high jumps... oh yeah you need nails and a hammer These are the details.
Take wooden crate and hammer it into the plywood (make sure its in tightly). Finish nailing all of the wooden crates together and nail them into the wooden crate that you nailed into the plywood. Now it should be high enough to jump off. The bricks are there to stabilize your ramp. Just place them on the sides of the plywood the keep the board from rattling around when your skating over it.
This is a ramp you can buy if you don't want to make your own.
