CONTENTS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION 7

2. WORKING OF PROJECT 10

3. PROCEDURE 11

4. RESULTS 12

5. CONCLUSION 13

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 CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

The first skateboards started with wooden boxes, or boards, with roller skate wheels attached
to the bottom. Crate scooter preceded skateboards, having a wooden crate attached to the nose (front
of the board), which formed rudimentary handlebars. The boxes turned into planks, similar to the
skateboard decks of today.

Skateboarding, as we know it, was probably born sometime in the late 1940s, or early
1950s,[ when surfers in California wanted something to do when the waves were flat. This was
called "sidewalk surfing" – a new wave of surfing on the sidewalk as the sport of surfing became
highly popular. No one knows who made the first board; it seems that several people came up with
similar ideas at around the same time. The first manufactured skateboards were ordered by a Los
Angeles, California surf shop, meant to be used by surfers in their downtime. The shop owner, Bill
Richard, made a deal with the Chicago Roller Skate Company to produce sets of skate wheels, which
they attached to square wooden boards. Accordingly, skateboarding was originally denoted
"sidewalk surfing" and early skaters emulated surfing style and maneuvers, and performed barefoot.

By the 1960s a small number of surfing manufacturers in Southern California such as Jack's,
Kips', Hobie, Bing's and Makaha started building skateboards that resembled small surfboards, and
assembled teams to promote their products. One of the earliest Skateboard exhibitions was sponsored
by Makaha's founder, Larry Stevenson, in 1963 and held at the Pier Avenue Junior High School
in Hermosa Beach, California.[11][12][13] Some of these same teams of skateboarders were also
featured on a television show called Surf's Up in 1964, hosted by Stan Richards, that helped promote
skateboarding as something new and fun to do.

As the popularity of skateboarding began expanding, the first skateboarding magazine, The
Quarterly Skateboarder was published in 1964. John Severson, who published the magazine, wrote in
his first editorial:

Today's skateboarders are founders in this sport—they're pioneers—they are the first. There is
no history in Skateboarding—its being made now—by you. The sport is being molded and we believe

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that doing the right thing now will lead to a bright future for the sport. Already, there are storm
clouds on the horizon with opponents of the sport talking about ban and restriction.

The magazine only lasted four issues, but resumed publication as Skateboarder in 1975. The
first broadcast of an actual skateboarding competition was the 1965 National Skateboarding
Championships, which were held in Anaheim, California and aired on ABC's Wide World of Sports
. Because skateboarding was a new sport during this time, there were only two original disciplines
during competitions: flatland freestyle and slalom downhill racing.

One of the earliest sponsored skateboarders, Patti McGee, was paid by Hobie and Vita Pak to
travel around the country to do skateboarding exhibitions and to demonstrate skateboarding safety
tips. McGee made the cover of Life magazine in 1965 and was featured on several popular television
programs— and—which helped make skateboarding even more popular at the time. Some other well
known surfer-style skateboarders of the time were Danny Bearer, Torger Johnson, Bruce Logan, Bill
and Mark Richards, Woody Woodward, and Jim Fitzpatrick.

The growth of the sport during this period can also be seen in sales figures for Makaha, which
quoted $4 million worth of board sales between 1963 and 1965. By 1966 a variety of sources began
to claim that skateboarding was dangerous, resulting in shops being reluctant to sell them, and parents
being reluctant to buy them. In 1966 sales had dropped The popularity of skateboarding dropped and
remained low until the early 1970s.

Freestyle skating remained healthy throughout this period, with pioneers such as Rodney
Mullen inventing many of the basic tricks that would become the foundation of modern street skating,
such as the "Impossible" and the "kickflip". The influence that freestyle exerted upon street skating
became apparent during the mid-1980s; however, street skating was still performed on wide vert
boards with short noses, slide rails, and large soft wheels. In response to the tensions created by this
confluence of skateboarding "genres", a rapid evolution occurred in the late 1980s to accommodate
the street skater. Since few skateparks were available to skaters at this time, street skating pushed
skaters to seek out shopping centers and public and private property as their "spot" to skate. (Public
opposition, in which businesses, governments, and property owners have banned skateboarding on
properties under their jurisdiction or ownership, would progressively intensify over the following
decades.) By 1992, only a small fraction of skateboarders continuing to take part in a highly
technical version of street skating, combined with the decline of vert skating, produced a sport that
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lacked the mainstream appeal to attract new skaters.
In 2003 Go Skateboarding Day was founded in southern California by the International Association
of Skateboard Companies (IASC) to promote skateboarding throughout the world. It is celebrated
annually on June 21 "to define skateboarding as the rebellious, creative celebration of independence it
continues to be." According to market research firm American Sports Data the number of
skateboarders worldwide increased by more than 60 percent between 1999 and 2002—from 7.8
million to 12.5 million.

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 CHAPTER 2
WORKING OF PROJECT

The influence that freestyle exerted upon street skating became apparent during the mid-
1980s; however, street skating was still performed on wide vert boards with short noses, slide rails,
and large soft wheels. In response to the tensions created by this confluence of skateboarding
"genres", a rapid evolution occurred in the late 1980s to accommodate the street skater. Since few
skateparks were available to skaters at this time, street skating pushed skaters to seek out shopping
centers and public and private property as their "spot" to skate. (Public opposition, in which
businesses, governments, and property owners have banned skateboarding on properties under their
jurisdiction or ownership, would progressively intensify over the following decades.) By 1992, only a
small fraction of skateboarders continuing to take part in a highly technical version of street skating,
combined with the decline of vert skating, produced a sport that lacked the mainstream appeal to
attract new skaters.
By 1992, only a small fraction of skateboarders continuing to take part in a highly technical
version of street skating, combined with the decline of vert skating, produced a sport that lacked the
mainstream appeal to attract new skaters.
If you’re looking for something fun to do in your life, then don’t hesitate for a second to take
up skateboarding. This sport is one of the greatest things you can do for your body, soul, and mind.
You’ll feel less stressed-out than ever before, you’ll look cool, and you’ll even make some new
friends along the way. Start slowly. Ride in front of your home and visit any skate park when you feel
you’re ready for doing some tricks.

Finally the working of the project is help full to the people that who is most likely of
Skateboarding ,if Forgien country the people most likely to skate to go to collage ,schools, any
Working purpose ex: children ,elders, kids. ETC…

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 CHAPTER 3
PROCEDURE

1. Understand that skateboards are made of 6-9 layers of pressed plywood. In order to
withstand stress and damage skateboards are not made of just one piece of wood. Instead,
multiple thin layers of plywood and veneer are layered, glued, and then pressed together
for several hours to make one deck. The standard is for 7 pieces of plywood, though some
boards use 9.

2. It should be roughly 1/17th of an inch thick. This will form the base of a basic deck.
However, you can buy different types of wood and stack them appropriately for a more
professional board. Most of these specialty woods are tough to find at big-box retailers, so
you may need to go to a specialty store to find Baltic Birch or Canadian Maple thin enough
to use.

3. Take each piece of wood and use a paint roller to spread a thin layer of wood glue on

the bottom of your face piece and the top of your first core piece of wood. Lightly
push the two pieces together. Repeat this to adhere all seven pieces of plywood
together. Do not simply coat one side and stick it to the other -- you need evenly-
spread glue on both sides of the plywood

4. Use masking tape to adhere the board lightly to a Styrofoam mold. If you are using a
professional press you can simply lay it in the mold and move on to the next step.

5. Place a piece of mesh underneath the air pump to allow the air to escape easily as you
suction it out. If the valve is right above the wood without mesh you may not be able to get
all the air out, as the wood seals up the hole.

6. Have a friend nearby to help keep the bag from being accidentally pulled in
between the layers of wood or the mold, as this will warp your board. Think of
the vacuum as creating a press -- the top of the bag is molding the wood to fit
your Styrofoam mold, and anything that gets in the way will mold bumps or
cracks into the wood.

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 CHAPTER 4 RESULTS

Longboard skateboards have become a common sight in our streets today. Their users have the
ability to travel at high speeds and even perform tricks while at it. Longboarding is arguably everyone
's favorite sport today and the rate at which people are acquiring the riding equipment is amazing.
Actually, the only issue posing competition to longboarding speed is the rate at which casualties
are being rushed to the emergency room.

All those who thought that skateboarding is dangerous discovered numerous benefits that this
sport has to offer. That’s exactly why we see old airports and parking lots turned into skate parks

Skateboarding is a sport, and like any sport, it is good for staying healthy and fit. But,
skateboarding is, unlike some other sports, extremely fun. So, if you’re tired of going to the gym
every day, you might try riding a board.

If you’re looking for something fun to do in your life, then don’t hesitate for a second to take
up skateboarding. This sport is one of the greatest things you can do for your body, soul, and mind.
You’ll feel less stressed-out than ever before, you’ll look cool, and you’ll even make some new
friends along the way. Start slowly. Ride in front of your home and visit any skate park when you feel
you’re ready for doing some tricks.

In short, you’re twisting your body while using your arms to balance. If that doesn’t make you
flexible, and grot of the children in the sports.
The best thing about skateboarding is that it engages all the muscles, and all that while you’re
smiling and having loads of fun.

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 CHAPTER 5
CONCLUSION

To define skateboarding as the rebellious, creative celebration of independence it continues to

be." According to market research firm American Sports Data the number of skateboarders
worldwide increased by more than 60 percent between 2002 and 2020—from 9.8 million to 22.6
millions. Of people like in the servay conducted in the different countries so the project is use full to
the skateboarders in the all countries.

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