Eternal Create Your Own Art Deck made for children
Eternal Create Your Own Art Deck made for children
Is your child looking to get into skateboarding? Why not start their journey with a deck with their own art. This can be a fun holiday project or quality bonding time with parents, both parents can get involved!
These decks come in a range of colours, if colour is important, please specify in the checkout notes what colour you would prefer. If you are going to paint it...does it matter?
Size guide for skateboards
Every child is different and unique. We know 8 year old girls who skate on their dad's wide 8.5 inch skateboard. And young teenagers that are blasting around skateparks on 7.25 inch skateboards designed for kids half their age. Skateboard is about no rules, but that is a cop out, so here is a guide for the nervous parent that wants to get it right.
Boy or girl 3 to 5 = 6.75 inch skateboard
Boy or girl 3 to 8 years old = 7.25 inch wide skateboard
Boy or girl 6 to 11 years old = 7.5 inch wide skateboard
Boy or girl 11 to 17 years old = 7.75 inch wide skateboard
If you feel your child is larger or smaller for their age, you can drop down a size or go up a size.
These decks are made by an Australian brand called Eternal. They are pressed with 100% North American Maple - 7 Plys of top shelf maple. These are just smaller versions of a professional standard skateboard deck.
What type of skater is this board made for?
We have two types of beginner boards on our website. Skateboard and Cruiser. The product you are looking at is a skateboard.
A cruiser board, is like a skateboard with longboard wheels. The wheels are large and soft, they are designed to carve and push on driveways, footpaths and roads. Young skaters learn the basics with a cruiser, how to push, carve and stop. This type of board will last a lifetime, it is more like a longboard than a skateboard, skaters love commuting and getting around on them. What they are not good for is at the skatepark or learning traditional skateboard tricks. A mini cruiser will roll fast in the skatepark, carve banks with ease, but dropping into a bowl or ramp it is not suitable.
If your young skater wants to learn skateboard tricks like an ollie, or skateboard in their local skatepark, a smaller double kick skateboard is perfect. It is a smaller version of a pro skateboard.
Notes on using deck for art
This is not a raw deck, which means it has been vanished to protect the wood. Research up the best technique for what you want to do. Generally if you are going to putting down some art or graphics then sand the deck back to remove the varnish, we suggest 220 grit sand paper. Or you can start at a lower grit and work up to finishing with 220. Then seal the deck with sanding sealer, let dry for 24 hours. One coat should be enough, if you want two coats then sand back with 220 grit and reapply. Now you need a primer coat. This is the base you are going to put your art/graphic on. Choose an acrylic one. If you are doing a full dip style graphic then spray paint the whole deck top and bottom. If the graphic is only going on the board, then masking tape out the edges (rails) for a more pro finish. Wait 24 hours after primer. Now you are ready to do your art. Use acrylic paints, they dry faster. Once art is down you want to apply a lacquer clear coat to protect the art. Once clear coat is on, let it sit for a few weeks to harden, that is the annoying part because you want to just set it up and rip. However you get a better deck if you wait until that clear coat is rock hard.