...and I had a couple of poor little rugrats that have nothing else but a flat vinyl floor to play with their 'tech deks'!

The shed thread got me motivated, but I already have a shed (and garden edging), so I threw the kids in the car, called a mate with a joinery worksop, grabbed his keys as he headed out for a game of golf...the rest is history!

Of course I had to take photos of the finished product.





Amazing what enjoyment you can have building a mini skate park with your kids...all it took was 1/3 of a 9mm mdf packing sheet, a few offcuts of cedar (from windows I made years ago) a few bar handles and some tools (plus about 4hrs of deliberation with a 7yo designing on the run). Hours of fun ahead watching them whilst I enjoy a hard-earned brew.

Tomorrow the kids are going to add some 'art' (graffiti) to it. Btw, feel free to add positive criticism, I've never skated, and left most of the design to the kids, which blew me away as to the reasons why things had to go "exactly there dad!".

Any of you breezers with pics of other weekend projects floating around?

lotofwind said...

Cool skate park,,lucky kids.

Here is a picture of my weekend project.

lotofwind, I'm assuming that pic is the slab you're trading in for decent beer? As for myself, I'm enjoying a Gage Premium Lager atm, not a bad drop & <$40...although it doesn't compare to the couple of Vale Ales I was thoroughly enjoying last night, how good is that beer?!?

Sailhack said...

This is ****ing awesome.
Great effort

Now all u gotta do is build them the real thing in the backyard!

That's a bloody unreal mini skate park,bet the kids have fun with it.

Looks like you found his door hardware/handles stash too !! Nice one !!

Nice work with the twins too Echunda.

all my daughters have helped with a boatbuilding project of somekind, so my youngest asked to build her own, we started afterlunch today.
a 1.1m replica of our schooner, free standing Gaff Rigged. great opportunity for her to do some fibreglassing and sailmaking

Who said no wind?
Went sailing Saturday, of Ocean Reef in 23 knt gusting to 29 knt NE wind. was a brilliant day racing my Binks 25, we got caught in a gust while I was at the front setting the spinnaker and went 1/2 way in the water and ripped my leg on the safety cable , now I am in pain with a leg that keeps changing colours!

more than one weekend so far...





remote control schooner, 1500mm long, glass over cedar strip

crustysailor said...

more than one weekend so far...





remote control schooner, 1500mm long, glass over cedar strip

Can you please take more pics? Thats awesome work! Love the detail

doggie:I could bore you brainless with photos' (I'll send one more recent one tomorrow)
hills: you reckon that's a bad sail, check mine!

thanks Felix, yes has electric motor and small pro, so it can be sailed or motored around.

and sailhack, nice job on the park.

model volvo (missing one wheel)
mini 40 trimaran

you just gave me a renewed interrest in finishing the scale model of the Bounty that I started 5 years ago and still waiting for me in my activity corner..... looking sad and dusty That is said next weekend I will start to work on her!

Crusty...that's nice work! Although a model boat would be less costly, I'd love to build a full-size one...might have to start soon though, as I'm nearing mid-life.

Btw, thanks for putting my skate-park to shame...although I did expect to be outdone.