How to Make a Good Tech Deck Ramp

Cut three ramp frames out of corrugated cardboard. These frames create the basic structure of the ramp and should contain four basic components: a 2-inch wide upper deck, a straight back edge attached at a right angle to a straight bottom edge, and the curved ramp surface.

Use the first frame you produce as a template for the second and third. As an alternative, make the second and third frames incrementally smaller than the first, thereby adding an interesting slope to your ramp shape.

Glue the three equally spaced ramp frames to a strip of cardboard. This strip of cardboard offers support and stability to the frame pieces and can be glued along the back edge or along the bottom edge with a hot glue gun.

Cut a long strip of cardboard 2 inches wide to make up the upper deck of your ramp. Your fingerboard skater can ride up the ramp, stop on the upper deck, and then drop back down the ramp for another trick. Glue the deck in place with the hot glue gun.

Cut a thin sheet of cardboard down to size for your main ramp surface. You can use the front cover of a notebook or even the cover of an old book. You will want a small amount of ramp to extend past the frame bases to make for an easier transition from the ground to the ramp.

Glue the ramp surface in place by running a bead of hot glue along the ramp frames. Press the ramp surface into place and slide it into position while the glue is still hot.

Add another sheet of cardboard to the back of the ramp structure for a more-finished look.