AHH!!! new maple veneers have arrived...

the xbands are the fuzzy ones

7 plys of maple

......each veneer is hand picked, sorted,sanded, and rubbed with tack cloth before its glued up and hydraulically pressed .....more to come

..broke the bottle jack press just after pressing this one last week..it's amazing what a 8 ton jack can do to a 4x4 post....got a good lead on another press so I should be pressing decks by mid-week....much more info on this deck to follow (red stripe)

violet mist is the name of this paint...

found some really skinny xbands'... but their just long enough for a street deck...so had to pin on another six more inches to make fit LSS 42" deck...

...cross band is 1/20 of an inch thick...real nice stuff...

great weather and fun waves this weekend....need a repeat

Back to Production

there has been tons of waves lately (lots of playtime)... but thankfully the latest materials have arrived and its time to finish up production for winter/spring 2009 season...

There will be enough maple left for a custom deck if anyone is interested in a very late season snowskate or deck...let me know, also I should be getting a small order of wood in june for some 70's style skate decks, which will be available over the summer...and a very large order of maple for july to begin making snowskates and a couple of new prototypes for the upcoming late fall/early winter 2009 season...

not sure which direction the blog's gonna go in the next couple of months, should it take a rest or go "full steam ahead"?... heres' a pic of new maple veneers...very stoked, new prototype photos coming soon... as usual I hope everyone is getting quality riding conditions too, and feel free to add a comment..haha