Go Skateboarding Day

This past weekend (June 21st, 2014 to be exact), we hosted an Open House/Community Jam at the Roarockit HQ in Toronto as part of Go Skateboarding Day. 

With a lot of hardwork and volunteers, we were able to put together a pretty sweet little DIY skate park in the back lot of our unit, including a 18' x 8' mini ramp! 

There was also some live graffiti art by a couple of former students of the Oasis Skateboard Factory, our good friend Mike Boz helped run the bbq, Matt from Frenique Customs and the Bombora crew helped put together some of the skate features... and of course, lots of skating!

This day could not have happened without everyone's help, so thanks again to everyone who came out to support the local community... OH! And check out the footage we were able to get with help from local videogrpaher (and rad skater) Matt Bo:

Week Long Classes 2014

Roarockit offers full-week building programs, designed for you to build your own custom board with one of our experienced instructors! 

There will be 3 seperate sessions held in our Professional Deck Making School, located at 880 Millwood Road in Toronto, over the next year.  

The Session Dates:

July Summer Camp 1 - 2014

Monday July 7 to Friday July 11

9:30 am - 12:00 am (12.5 hours total)

July Summer Camp 2 - 2014
Monday July 28 to Friday August 1
9:30 am - 12:00 am (12.5 hours total)

August Summer Camp - 2014
Monday August 18 to Friday August 22
9:30 am - 12:00 am (12.5 hours total)

Choose to make a Lil' Rockit mini-cruiser, street deck skateboard, pintail longboard, top-mount speedboard, or a more advanced drop deck. With an experienced instructor to show you the steps and share all the builder’s tricks and tips, you will produce a seriously awesome board the very first time, and will be able to continue making boards with your new-found knowledge.

Using the best wood in the world for a skateboard (Canadian maple), you’ll learn how to laminate a 3 dimensional board in a Thin Air Press, finish it, design and apply your own graphics. Using Roarockit’s patented method, your quality board will be entirely hand-made, using the power of vacuum, no power tools required.

As there is drying time between many of the steps, skateboard building requires multiple sessions to complete the stages. Sessions are planned so that all the steps are completed by the end of the 5 day program, so attendance at all 5 days is required. Space is limited, so submit your application early to ensure your spot!

What’s included:

The materials and use of our tools to create a custom board. During the 5 sessions, you will prep sheets of Canadian maple, glue up and press them in a Thin Air Press, over a mold. You sand and finish the edges top and bottom, clear coat and apply your own graphics to finish up your board.

What’s not included:

Wheels and trucks, hardware or grip tape

 

Feel free to contact us for more information:

Phone 1-416-422-5487

Email - marcel@roarockit.com

DIY SK8

With over 10 yrs of experience helping people handcraft their own custom decks, Roarockit is now offering their DIY SK8 classes to a new generation of builder.

Introducing the NEW Roarockit Certified program!

 Located at: 880 Millwood Rd. Toronto, ON - M4G 1X1

These classes are suitable for anyone 13+ and can be finished in (2) 3 hour sessions OR (3) 2 hour sessions. We will work with you to schedule times for your build dates, and can make custom arrangements if needed.

As part of this program, we are offering

SEVEN DIFFERENT BOARDS OPTIONS!

There are six different styles of board that we have designed for you to make as part of Levels 1 and 2. In these builds, you will glue, press, cut, sand and finish your board using our mold and outline shape.

Level 1 (all preshaped builds) $220
Level 2 (Advanced builds – Our mold and template) $270

If none of those boards are what you're looking for, you can skip right ahead to our Level 3 class which enables the builder to design their own custom dream deck! You shape the mold, create a custom template for your outline shape and then bring your design to life by pressing and finishing your new board. 

Level 3 (Dream Build) $320

Students will gain experience in different areas of skateboard construction from each level of build.

Complete one board from each of the three levels of builds to earn a 10% discount card (good for skateboard building materials from the Roarockit Skateboard Company for life!) and become officially 'Roarockit Certified'. This shows everyone that you're an accomplished and knowledgeable board builder... and is a pretty cool certificate to hang proudly on your wall!

Check out our new Facebook page for class specific information, news and events. We are also planning to offer some unique classes for the upcoming year with some special guest instructors, so stay tuned!

For class inquiries, email - DIYSK8classes@gmail.com