For those of you who want to get started building a skateboard ramp but don’t know where to start listen up. All you need is a few sheets of plywood, two by fours, and screws. Masonite is a great material for a riding surface but it isn’t technically needed.
The main idea regardless of the ramp is to use the plywood as templates on each side and the two by fours as cross brasses. The ply wood is cut to the shape that you want the ramp to take as if you were looking at it form the side, and the two by fours support the riding surface.
Check the photo.
building a skateboard ramp

That’s the main idea so get started and make any style skateboard ramp you choose. This technique works great for boxes as well.

Quick update; the ramp in the photo has seen some where and a few things that could have bee done to keep that form happening are;

1. Keeping plywood templates 4 feet apart. When I built the pipe I didn’t think keeping the ply wood 6 feet apart would be that bid of a deal but with time it was a bad decision. The longer distance allows the 2 x 4s to flex more which ultimately means the surface is not as stable.

2. 3/4″ plywood for the decking. Believe it or not the decks take a lot of abuse. For every rock or 50-50 the top deck is used. I used 1/2″ and a few spots are beginning to get soft.

Here is a video of some local rides skating this very ramp

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