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Making a Skateboard From LEGO bricks is About as Crazy as You Would Expect

By Simon Martin October 25, 2016 1 Min Read

From glass to cardboard, skaters today are ready to try just about anything to see if it can ollie with four wheels. But LEGO bricks? That’s a new one.

With the goal of making an actual LEGO skateboard capable of human kickflips and pop shove-it’s, woodworker Peter Brown from the YouTube channel Shop Time recently gathered 250 LEGO bricks and a small bucket of epoxy resin to create what should most definitely be considered in a real-life LEGO movie, whenever that happens.

The board, which was built for the “You Make It, We Skate It” YouTube series, holds up surprisingly well.

LEGOS. What can’t you make?

Author Simon Martin

Simon is a Brooklyn-based industrial designer and Managing Editor of EVD Media. When he finds the time to design, his focus is on helping startups develop branding and design solutions to realize their product design vision. In addition to his work at Nike and various other clients, he is the main reason anything gets done at EvD Media. He once wrestled an Alaskan alligator buzzard to the ground with his bare hands… to rescue Josh.