Summer Longboard Build-off!

Well, as some of you may or may of not heard, Summer is just about here. With a new season should come new goals. I want to keep up this idea of challenging one another to try something new, learn a skill.
This month-or even week- my own personal goal is to build an entire long board out of scratch. Well aside from building the trucks, it will be entirely handcrafted. It should also be noted that I do not know entirely how to skateboard, longboard, surf. So this is all new to me!
I started the build on Tuesday, May 24th. It's going to be 43 inches long with it being 8 inches wide. Usually a board is made out of a harder wood-maple,oak,birch- or bamboo. I chose the poplar, a type of birch wood, due to #1 cost and #2 it's thickness.


















This is what I'm aiming for, a classic longboard.
Funny thing with this board is that it is $189
I'm going to provide everyone with a list of material and rough cost:

• 4ftx1ftx3/4in piece of Poplar Wood- $20.
• Just a note about this piece of wood, it is recommended to use 2 or 3 sheets of 1/4'' wood and glue them together. This will allow the wood to camber(bend) and provide overall durability.
• Polyurethane lacquer- $7 (clear)
• Sandpaper (used left over scraps)
• I still need trucks which I estimate ~$40

I don't see this board costing me even 1/2 of the $189. I'm hoping this thing holds up!

Here's a nice preview:

Above: Poplar wood after being cambered, cut, and sanded

DAY 2:
Picked out the paint and prepared it for a few coats of lacquer!

Above:Left:Top of board lacquered. Right: Bottom of board

 It's not quite perfect, but I'm dang proud of it so far! I'll update this post when I'm finished with it.

UPDATE!!!

One month later it's all come together. I'll skip the explanation and just show you the darn pic!

Finished!

It's your turn!

~JoshW