17.08.10 by Jeff

Hack Job

Introducing “Hack Job”, our new project with Converse Skateboarding!

converse hack job skateboard project


In a lot of ways this is a continuation of our “Little Drifters” project with The Vancouver Sun. This time however, we’re building awesome skateboards out of any random materials we can get our hands on! I hacked together the skateboard you see here with a roofing tile, a pair of scissors, and some pine cones.

This project is open to anyone in any country: skateboarders, non-skateboarders, art students, cheerleaders, world leaders, gas station attendants, hobbits, anyone excited to create!

Here’s what you gotta do:

1. Locate some building materials. Keep in mind your skateboard can be functional or totally non-functional. This means you could use wood, but you could also use pancakes, or human hair!

2. Build a skateboard out of your materials.

3. Snap a photo of your amazing creation. If it is ride-able, shoot a video of yourself riding it! (Jump to the :30 mark of this amazing video to see an electric guitar turned into a skateboard!!!)

4. E-mail your photo and/or a youtube link to: submit@booooooom.com with “Hack Job” in the subject line.

5. High-five yourself.

There will be an online gallery, and as a little bonus, my friends at Converse will give away shoes to the 5 most creative submissions!

Deadline for submissions: September 10th 2010.










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30 Responses to “Hack Job”
  1. 17:08:10 Uli:

    Yaaaay :)

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  2. 17:08:10 D. George:

    I’ve been basically doing this since I was a child and saw my first skate vid! AND now there might be some free shoes in it for me?! Yeeeeesss!

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  3. 17:08:10 Sheen:

    This is so sick.

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  4. 17:08:10 Krissy:

    This is such a great project! Way to be, Jeff :)

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    • 17:08:10 Jeff:

      thanks krissy! long time no see!

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  5. 17:08:10 shaya:

    Jeff, high five yourself for being the coolest guy I’ll never meet. I think this is my favourite project yet!

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  6. 17:08:10 RvS:

    Great idea!

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  7. 18:08:10 Droolin:

    oh yesssss!!!!

    ive gotta do this one

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  8. 18:08:10 Angel Eloyse:

    It’s so weird that you said “pancakes, or human hair!” Because that’s what I was thinking of doing. So much for that idea. :P

    I’m excited about this one. :D

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    • 18:08:10 Jeff:

      that probably could have won our contest!

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  10. 18:08:10 justin nelson:

    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! i’m in!!

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  11. 20:08:10 Dr. Jonas Brothers:

    damn, Design, I was gonna do fruit.

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  12. 03:09:10 JC De Guzman:

    awesome contest,

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