Bamboo splits. What matters is whether or not you stuff this split with glue, epoxy of wood fill. I was being lazy here and just did it with epoxy. The refined way to do it would be to use a matching wood fill and then sand it and make it look pretty.
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Oh, does it split when you press? If so have you tried veneer conditionner? I have seen @longhairedboy say thAt he uses it and helps avoid splitting during the pressing.
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Bamboo is just a bunch of fibers pressed together with glue. Splits are kind of a reality, especially if the veneer gets dry. When layered and glued it just fine.
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So, I don’t use conditioners on skateboards. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t. I just don’t. Conditioners are used to bend veneers in extreme ways for furniture and art. Using them on skateboards is a debatable subject. Essentially, they degrade the integrity of the material in order to make it more flexible. Debate away…
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Not going to debate and just so we are clear, I wasn’t trying to attack your work. I work with wood so this kinda stuff is really interesting to me and I take this opportunity to learn more. I can take my post back but your explanation wouldn’t make sense if I remove parts of it.
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No don’t remove it. It’s a good point and I’m happy to clarify things. If this were a bare deck with a gaping split in the top that you could run your fingernail through,I’d be a hack.
Your cool with me @Tamatoa. I welcome the questions. I apologize if I ever shoot from the hip with my responses. I worked as a chef for nearly 20 years. I have trouble candy-coating things. I realize that I should work on that, but, unfortunately, I mostly just spend a lot of time apologizing 
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Everything is fine then, awesome work so far looks like a lot of fun to make these decks, keep it up.
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I wasn’t thinking when I made that post, sorry y’all 
But yeah, it looks and feels solid. I don’t have to do the knife scratch because I can see that it’s fully enclosed by the finish too
Started a small build and review thread over here:
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@tomiboi do the decks come with a hole for phase wires or do we have to drill those ourselves
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“chéri” 
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In the future there will be holes. I just wanted feedback on where to put them.
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Could there be an option for drilled and non-drilled decks, so that those who want can do it themselves?
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Do less work? Twist my arm.
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Are you talking about the trucks holes? Wouldn’t you prefer a well tune cnc position the holes for you? I could trust myself with a paper template and a hand drill to align my drive train but there is a high risk of messing it up 
No for wires and ports
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I’m thinking of drilling 3-4 perfectly angled 1/8" pilot holes in the back of the compartment. Drilling them out to your preferred size with a hand drill would be easy from there.
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Quick question for everybody testing, got the protective gear to push these decks to the limit?
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Yup
Ive got
New Olders
TSG DHP kneepads
Arnoured hoodie
And the right falling technique
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Don’t forget balls…
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