Final Report 2 Longboard

  The final product, as you can see, is a custom made longboard, optimized for cruising. Aesthetically, the board maintains a classic beach wood look with curvyness. This is both…

Final Project Report: Longboard

Final Project Report:   Initial idea: I wanted to design and build a custom longboard for my friend out of scratch, including the trucks. After playing with solid works and…

April 13 update

The wood arrived and I started the building process. I glued the 7 ply layers together. (Shout out to my minion Tyler for helping me frantically glue and place the…

April 6 update

I finally tracked down the wood I need!!! Hard rock maple! It will arrive tomorrow and I can finally build my design. The wood will be 7 layers or 7…

Longboard design movements + march 30th update

Longboarding has been around for a about 65 years. Originally, the sport was perpetuated by surfers in California when the waves weren’t breaking. This promoted the “classic beach look” of…

Longboard progress

I am clear now on what I am designing with the board. The focus is on the deck, and I need to track down the wood. I still can’t find…

Sophie’s Top 5 Constraints

I think my top five constraints are: (1) Time    I am worried that things will go wrong and I will have to much to do and not enough time…

Longboard PDR

PDR Presentation Video: https://youtu.be/4gHbGJgX8D8   What will it say upon a first impression? It will be obvious that it is a longboard upon first impression.   What will it do? It…

Sophie’s Design Project Inspirations

Junior year of high school I may have been a bit of an adrenaline junkie.  One frosty February morning, just outside of Boston, where ice covered half the roads and paths,…

Aspirations

To be honest I have never really had any particular aspirations regarding my a future career.  I want to do something that helps people. I know that can be broad.…

Sophie Glik as a Minion

In the past I have done woodworking (building small tables and cabinets, that sort of thing).  I am familiar with Adobe Illustrator and Indesign.  I have also worked with Photoshop…

Mushroom Lamp Upcycle Report

  Featured Mushroom Lamp   I was inspired by my friend Davis Thompson.  Several months ago he started constructing mushroom lamps.  From what I saw, he mainly was using thick…

Upcycling lamp

For my upcycling project I have decided to make a lamp of sorts.  This is the first time I have played with any type of circuitry since 5th grade.  I…

Retro Ski

Retro Ski   Though this old school style on the ski slopes began in the 1930s and 40s, it peaked in the mid 60s though the 70s. The retro style…