Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

Making fingerboards. Little skateboards you can do tricks with. I'm always fingerboarding at work when I take a break from programming.

It's a ton of fun, especially writing Fusion 360 scripts to do all the parametric modeling of decks and molds. Then 3D printing molds with different parameters, pressing decks with veneer, making art for the decks, packaging, etc. It's an incredibly niche hobby but I've always found fingerboarding and making fingerboards to be infinitely creative.

This sounds fascinating and I'm glad you found a niche that you enjoy!

Do you have any ramps/rails/etc for your desk? That sounds like such a good way to give your hands a nice break between code sessions.

A friend of mine started with fingerboard more than 20 years ago, and also selling half pipe for fingerboarding made by wood. He got a degree on architectures, created a company to make half pipes and he made de skate park for Paris Olympics, xgames, redbull etc.If you are curious, take a look on @insaneramps on Instagram!

Yes! You can make obstacles pretty easily, too. I made a rail with a drawer pull I got at Home Depot screwed together with two blocks of wood. I use it on my desk all the time.

The cool thing is, you can fingerboard on almost anything. Get a stack of books and you can make a stair case. Get a piece of a granite counter top sample and you can make a ledge. You can use a bathroom sink as a skate bowl. There are also lots of companies making fun obstacles with different materials. The possibilities are endless.

I hope you have a baby turtle too: https://old.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1bkyopc/baby_turt...

Do you have pictures of your process or results?