The History of Pro Fingerboard Decks | 1996-2013
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Today we are covering the history of pro fingerboard decks! Since there is so much one can cover into this subject, I’ve decided to limit it to focus mainly on the early days of fingerboarding. In this video you'll learn about the early days of fingerboard decks and their importance in the early pro fingerboard scene. Also, we will learn about the evolution in deck making, from the changes in fingerboard mold making, shapes and graphics. We will also cover a ton of the early fingerboard companies!
Fingerboard decks are arguably the most important piece of a fingerboard setup. As I mentioned in the History of Fingerboarding part 1, prior to 1998, there was a handful of options for fingerboarders to use for a fingerboard deck. First, they could use a fingerboard keychain, second they could use a skateboard toy, or third, they could create their own fingerboard deck. Those that went the latter route would create fingerboards out of anything from popsicle sticks, pieces of plastic such as a cd jewel case (which would be heated up to allow it to be bent into shape), pieces of paper, cardboard and even tape! Yes, that’s right we made fingerboard decks out of tape.
Once Tech Deck came out in 1998, fingerboarding changed immensely. Tech Decks featured a plastic deck and featured graphics from major skateboard brands. This was perfectly timed with a boom in skateboarding. Tech Decks became all the rage!
Tuning (tape, bushings, hardware, pivot cups etc) was the first item fingerboarders began to modify when Tech Decks were released in 1998. Next came the decks. Many fingerboarders, such as myself, modified our Tech Deck decks by using a lighter to heat up the plastic until the board was bendable. Doing this allowed a fingerboarder to raise or lower the kicks, increase or decrease the concave.
DIYers such as Gary Moyer shared how to make custom boards. Here’s an example of a composite board made from leftover plastic as the core, and two wooden veneer pieces. Using a candle, the plastic piece could be bent to shape. The veneer was glued to the plastic with contact cement.
Back in 2001, Doublejointed shared with the community a 37 step guide on how to create a wooden fingerboards. It outlines the process of using a bare tech deck with tape and graphic completely remove. Then wrapping the board in cardboard and using petroleum jelly. This prevents the deck from sticking to the epoxy to create a mold. After creating both sections of the epoxy mold, one would stack glued veneers together and use a bench vice or rubber bands to form the deck. After drilling the holes, Double jointed recommended using clear spray acrylic or nail polish to coat the deck.
Does this process sound familiar? Mike Schneider used this technique in making his first wooden deck back in 2003.
Doublejointed also innovated the truck game. I forgot to include that he sold single axle trucks from back in 2002! He even share the truck anatomy and why double axle trucks break. What an innovator!!
We even saw fingerboarders printing off artwork and glueing them to the bottom of tech decks.
There were other fingerboarders, such as Remi Gardner, who created their own boards. Remi founded Hell’s Nails, fingerboards made from a plexi glass material. These boards were meant to be ridden using pen-erasers split in half and taped to the deck as trucks. These boards had immense pop! I don’t have any footy from this time, but I do have some current footy from Remi showcasing that style.
Remi is working on releasing the next generation of those boards, under the brand HN Premium Fingerboards.
IngenUnity Decks were founded in 2004 and featured Danny Rodriguez on the team
In the early days, fingerboarders would take a piece of veneer, tape it onto a piece of paper and print it directly. This is risky, as it can damage the printer!
Early fingerboard decks were inexpensive. Typically, deck prices ranged anywhere from 4-10$ Oh yea, and unlike today, online payment wasn’t widely adopted by the community. So people typically sent cash via snail mail. As you can imagine, this meant you’d wait multiple weeks and even months to receive your deck.
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Thank you all for watching my videos! I truly mean it ❤ Let me know what fingerboard deck company is your favorite 😁
@juiceboxfb
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Dynamic
@SaltLeague
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Beastpants!
@jonne_
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Cowply or dum1
@legokid2022
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Punk fingerboards
@lovedrugfb
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Lambda is a great deck company out of mexico
Great video! So much nostalgia in here. Also, those first boards I made were actually pressed between two techdeck decks, not even a mold made from tech decks! G4 was my first bondo mold. G1 was just two techdecks and some c clamps. G2 and G3 were then with modified techdecks!
@cdplaya
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The good old fashion Tech Deck press haha I used rubber bands tied around two Tech Decks for my first board!
@MeshuggahDave.
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wow yall are so ingenuitive. I started fingerboarding in the 90's when tech deck came out. When you say back in the day, I was already done being made fun of for playing with a toy for ten years. I was watching Rodney Mullen casper slide on tony hawks pro skater 1 and was doing it myself with a tech deck, if that shows when I was alive. I was finger boarding in highschool phys ed class '98. I was so long before this it makes me angry. AND there were kids so long before me putting VHS videos together and these new kids act like they were the first. My wife still has absolutely no interest in watching me play with a toy. To think I gave up all of this because of the hobby being taboo for adults makes me feel left out and left behind. I was going to make a channel and i have been practicing for about 3 months now. After watching the kids that used to make fun of me now following you younger people I am at a loss for words. Somehow going even further than the original embarrassment has enabled you both to have a better life. And this guy actually uses the back of his fingers to trick? Whatever, someone make me a casket already. I am over it. TLDR : This is NOT the history of fingerboarding whatsoever. Who cares about pro boards. Yall got these tiny pieces of wood and tin for sale for 140 bucks. Its a rip off and a rape of the lifestyle by the industry.
@cdplaya
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@@MeshuggahDave. It's unfortunate you are so bitter. First, nothing prevents you from fingerboarding. There are plenty of adults who fingerboard (myself included). There's even Nestor who is in his 70's. You think I never got made fun of for using a fingerboard? I just am mature enough not to give a damn what others think - and to be honest I don't give a damn what you think too! Second, I started fingerboarding in the mid-90's. If you watch my other videos, I highlight footage from the late 80s into the mid 90s of fingerboarders such as Dennis Stimac, Martin Winkler, Damien Bernadet, Timo Kranz and Tony Pauthex. I've been fingerboarding longer than you. I have nothing to do with your bitterness so please fix it or direct that elsewhere. It's not my fault there were jerks that made fun of your hobby. I wish you well digging your grave buddy!
@subdepressed
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@@MeshuggahDave. cope
@handsugly
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@@MeshuggahDave. cope
Dang I remember those closeup completes with those rubbery black wheels that felt like pencil erasers. Concave was so deep I can still feel it now
Now THIS is the kind of fingerboarding content I’ve been asking for!
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Have a playlist with 4 hours of this type of content and more is on the way 😁
i started shreding a tech deck back in 2012 ,and now in my 20s i came back to the field again shredding with decent $30 setup and found helpfull to see your channel providing the culture of fingerboard, thanks sir
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! And keep up the grind ;-D
Thank you, so many memories, great work Chris.
@cdplaya
2 ай бұрын
My pleasure! Looking forward to some more FockVM 😎
Yoooo! Thanks for the shoutout! Great video again Chris. Brings back so many memories!
Amazing video! Takes me back to 98. My current favorite fingerboard company is Goo LTD
Thanx for the shoutout Chris! I feel lucky owning many of those historical decks, it was amazing at the time, MSN Messenger, all the trades around the world, i cant really choose a favourite one 😅 for sure Evolve decks boosted my skills😄 amazing videos man👏👏👏
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Of course Dario! Much love!
Thanks for the shoutout. I just discovered this series and I love it. Evolve for life!
@cdplaya
2 ай бұрын
Yes! Is this Ju?
@J.R.34
2 ай бұрын
@@cdplayaIt is indeed. Going down memory lane with these videos, good job putting them together!
The GOAT has dropped something for us for Xmas eve 💪🏿💯🙏🏿
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
😁 Merry Christmas to you! 🎁 🎄
Philippine Fingerboard deck brands!! Kalye Decks, Seed Fingerboards, Mckenzie Fingerboards, iLoaf Fingerboards, Manila Fingerboards inc, Club 9, Civilmade Decks
These are just getting better Chris!❤️ So much nostalgia
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm having fun learning as well :D
Little late to the party, guess is never too late to see such a well put together history of fingerboarding. Thank you Chris so much for the mention, sure will follow your channel for more! Keep the good stuff coming✌️❤
Great video. Thanks for putting this together. I used to make decks under the brand Stay Making from 2008-2011. Would post them a bunch on fingerflipinc and even sold a few over the years. They weren't the greatest, but I had so much fun making them and designing the artwork for them. I made a custom graphic with a caricature of Martin Winkler and mailed it to him to add to his collection. He sent me such a kind email in return thanking me for the deck. Legend!
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Awesome to hear about the Winkler graphic - Winkler is a class act and one of my favorite people in fingerboarding!
Oh man, hearing Flaked and Evolve was crazy! Chris, you really brought me back! I still have boards from them. As well as someone the others mentioned. Thanks for the memories! Great video👍🏽👊🏽
Loved this!! Can’t forget gator fingerboards or fss!
Keep up the great work bro. The community needed a narrator to tell the story
@cdplaya
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Thank you! There's so much history and info to share about fingerboarding but so far little has been shared. My goal is to change that!
Congratulations on crushing your goal for your channel! I’m not surprised but keep up the amazing work Chris!
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'll keep on pumping out the content into 2023 :)
Merry Christmas Chris and thank you for dropping nice content about the origins of fingerboards.
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure! And Merry Christmas to you as well :)
this is such a sick video! i remember watching so many people online get woob,flatface,berlin,etc i gotta get a new setup! thank you so much for the videos!!
@cdplaya
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Glad you enjoyed!
Im watching as I press new decks!Your content is the perfect fill for the fingerboard information void. Thank you. Always on point with the info!
@cdplaya
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Glad you enjoy it! I had to leave out a handful more companies because I couldn't find images of their decks - but I'm excited to share all this with the community!
@FingerEverything
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@cdplaya I just hope to make good enough decks and ramps to be in one of these videos 10 years from now for the next generation coming up!
Great video! Super knowledgeable on the history of fingerboarding. Keep it up! 🤙🏼
Best Christmas present! New video from Chris!
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Happy holidays! :D
Awesome video as usual! I absolutley love the "history of" videos. It truly shows how far fingerboarding has come. As far as unmentioned companies, my first ever wooden fingerboard came from Prowood Fingerboards, which I still have today. The shape is a bit different than modern fingerboards, but I love them! I've also had excellent budget decks from Roswell Fingerboards, originally based in Ventura, CA, where I grew up, but is now out of Laughlin, NV. Eric is a super cool guy who makes great entry level products that do not skimp on quality. Shout out to Jim from Prowood also! Anyway, keep the great content coming!
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Two great fingerboard deck companies right there!
8= is my personal favorite deck company
Happy to be first to an upload for once in my life, and stoked to see what's in store this time! Your videos are the best, dawg. Keep it up! 💯
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
First! Haha 😂 thank you! I appreciate the comments - it motivates me to make more!!
@SaltLeague
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You bet! Gotta say Beastpants has my heart when it comes to quality, aesthetic, and shape. 🔥
Great video! Looking forward to Part II. P-REP was my first step up from TechDeck, but now I'm rocking TP Decks and I love them!! Great quality!
@cdplaya
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Leah sent me two TP decks and they are amazing! I'm rocking the Chill Jill ☺️
@fradjukay
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@@cdplaya nice! Plain Jane here lol
BerlinWood has been my go to since the Elias Assmuth pro deck
@LoveSpellzFB
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Although, recently I tried a cheaper option. A P-Rep complete with broken knuckle baked bushings and I was pretty impressed with the quality for the price with upgraded components. Pretty good setup, less than the Tech Deck wood series but higher quality
Hope that somedays you talk about diy ramps/setup, like homemade marble plaza from harry and the harrics to concrete parks, idk if it can make a whole vid but could be could to explore the différents home setup trought the years
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
That's a good idea! Obstacles and ramp making has changed soooo much over the years too :)
Great work! Devise Fingerboards from Stefan are what I’m all about!
@cdplaya
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Devise are so good! I seshed one at the Rendezvous a few years back :)
Back to rewatch! Love this video, Been wanting a prete and gripskin is an amazing deck maker!
This video is an excellent Christmas gift! awesome video and a lot of hsitory
@cdplaya
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Thank you and Merry Christmas 🎄⛄
@luisemiliovt
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@@cdplaya You're welcome and Merry Christmas too from Dominican Republic!
I've had a blackriver x-wide 7ply for about 3 months now and I honestly don't think I'll ever ride another deck. For my style it is perfect. Great pop, very sturdy, and my fingers just sit so comfortable on it.
Moshmelloz! Holy shit! I used to spend hours on his website looking at all the obstacles he'd made. He had detailed instructions on how to make the stuff. I also bought some of his bushings. Such good memories.
@cdplaya
8 ай бұрын
Yes! I remember refreshing the page daily to see what mod Gary had up his sleeve!
Video idea, what if you make a history on some budget fingerboard like with tech decks and teak tuning or p rep
1:52 I still have that Hook-ups tech deck. Had it since around 1998/1999 (approximately)
I just found your channel and am loving it bro!! You should make a video on budget decks like teak and broken knuckle and things like that. I got completes from teak that are just awesome and I love em. Paying the same amount of money for a fingerboard as you would for a skateboard isn't something I can afford lol and I bet many people would say the same. Maybe do a video on how the realism of fingerboard tricks have evolved as well🤷♂️ idk just throwing out ideas. I love the channel fr!
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great ideas! Love both :) I'll add them into the queue! And totally hear you on the cost of some fingerboard gear. The good part about fingerboarding is there is gear for all ranges of price point :D
Finger Flip Inc, IYKYK
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Good ol' FFI!
amazing work
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice video chris, I remember watching your videos like 15 years ago haha. I still have some of the engraved Berlinwoods shown in the video... Good times.
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Engraved Berlinwoods are so special - I wish I had one!
I have an aluminum fingerboard from NFB, I got it around 2020. Incredible shape. I didn’t know Nick and NFB had been such an important part of the scene/technology. I’m bummed out now because it look like he’s not making molds anymore. Best wishes to you Nick! You will be missed
heck yeah dude! Congrats!! To answer your question though. I'm not sure if many people know my favorite but it's BeastPants.
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Gene - I've watched you unboxing videos a lot and know you have a soft spot for BeastPants! I haven't gotten my hands on one yet, but I've heard amazing things 😁
7:36 these decks are for sale on eBay if anyone was wondering. Listing title: F5BJ Fingerboards Extremely rare OG wooden fingerboard vintage JClant
Beast Pants! One of the greatest decks in the market!
Grand Fingers has the best quality (CNC made with huge pop) from my homeland. Berlinwood is my favorite everyday deck, and Yellowood has the best vibe 🛹
@cdplaya
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I love watching Grand Fingers content on KZread! The fact they host camps (woodcamp) where kids can attend is so epic! I'll pick up one of their decks to try :D
Omg and hells nails!!!' I had one of these, thing was incredible. I had a sunny side or two as well.
@cdplaya
8 ай бұрын
Sick! Remi just relaunched Hells Nails actually! HN Premium Fingerboards is the name now!
ayy i own that substance deck with the yellow trucks and clear wheels at 20:54 swag me tf out. great video chris !
i love your vids on the old days
@cdplaya
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Thank you! I'll keep working on pumping them out
@thedorman3419
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Also w flat face
best christmas gift
@cdplaya
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😁 Merry Christmas! ☃️
Berlinwood and Flatface are my go to decks. However I have always wanted a Woob.
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Can't go wrong with either! And I want a Woob too! Zac is the man!
Yes! Great video man. Personally, I enjoy blackriver decks. 7ply 33.3mm
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I love them as well, I've been rocking the 7-ply on occasion too!
I'm so lucky to have a splitply flaked deck. It's very beautiful and yes the quality is superb. Favorite deck in my collection ❤️
@cdplaya
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Wow! That would be an amazing setup!!
@marcellomelchior2615
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@@cdplaya VERY AMAZING
I love Suave Decks and ride for them. A philippine fingerboard company based in manila
Merry Christmas 🎄
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to you too my man!
Atomic Fingerboard, The concave, shape and graphics are sick so is my favorite, they are made in chile.
I’ve obtained quite a collection while finding the perfect set up for myself! My top 3 fav companies as far as decks are , KALYE, YELLOWWOOD, and SORRY! With some DYNAMIC trucks, and some ILL PILLS wheels! Running it at 34 mm all around! Great time! I’m still wanting to try caramel trucks (i’ve tried chinas, brt, dynamic, y trucks, and obsius) and see how they are in comparison to my fave two truck companies dynamic and brt…also want to try decks from Bangerang, 22 decks, DK, Dynamic, Finga, and WOOB
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
I haven't tried Kalye yet but heard good things!!!
Cvlt board co and Lakewood are my two favorite companies
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Brandon from Lakewood is a great guy! He's the expert fingerboard deck historian!
@corzlyte
Жыл бұрын
@@cdplaya Brandon is an amazing person! It’s always a treat to hang out with him when I go to Ohio, the dude has an endless collection of stuff he’s collected over the years and he’s just extremely knowledgeable
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
@@corzlyte Tbh Brandon should have made this video 😂
Upwrd1 my fav
My favorite deck company is (Rizen) Fingerboards 🙌🏻
I never really had a favorite fingerboard company growing up but now it's Egg Fingerboards, checked them out on instagram and I love what they post I love the way their fingerboards look. I'm a little bit biased cause it seems the people at Egg Fingerboards are black metal fans and so am I.
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
That reminds me of the old days of fingerboarding - the old companies often had a theme. Kinda like the sesh vs hesh back in those days as well 😂 Vegas Fingerboards was the metal / rock n roll fb company which is why I rode for them!
🔥🔥🔥
My favorite deck I got is a wood guest deck! I like the shape but I'm also thinking about trying a flatface deck.
@The_Joe00s
Жыл бұрын
Some of those decks made me go😳😬😬
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Wood guests are nice! I LOVE Flatface decks. Every time I set one up I wonder why I don't main them 😂
@catsam4695
Жыл бұрын
I've got the woodguest Sailor deck 😀
what are your thoughts on soldierbar fingerboards? worth the money?
My favorite deck is my Redemption deck. Josh Toy influenced lol
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Ah shit, I forgot to include Redemption... Jordan has been pumping out high quality fb and hb equipment for a long time! Oh and Josh Toy is a BEAST
@rw1567
Жыл бұрын
@@cdplaya I guess I wasn't sure who made Redemption, is the maker still making decks??
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
@@rw1567 Jordan is still running it afaik! I think Josh is still working for the Vault Scooters!
@rw1567
Жыл бұрын
@@cdplaya awesome thanks for the info and cool videos brooo! Edit- Not sure if this is a rare thing but the board I have from him is a 3 ply. I really became a fan of the light feel to it.
What happened with wicked stix?
Premier was my first sponsor then I was stuck on Evolve haha
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
I still sesh my Evolve Joe Lecercq setup on occasion - the extreme concave and steep kicks are fun to use on occasion!
@neilnihilist3784
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@cdplaya I still honestly love my Hikikomori to this day. Same with my Woodguest! So many great OG companies!
@neilnihilist3784
Жыл бұрын
If I had to go with recent though, definitely Eloc, Salem, Lovedrug, Funeral, Hana and 3cch1 are my faves
I love smudged fingerboards 😉
I own an og berlinwood glad i didn't lose it as a kid
Lc boards is my favorite
My favorite company is Teak Tuning.
I’ve tried Blackriver,sorry,flatface,teak,mckenzie, dk, cowply and finga, I like them all tbh and fingerboarding companies in general seem pretty wholesome , for sheer performance flatface g15 deck was best but finga decks look and feel great, as a company overall (from my limited experience) I couldn’t say
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's hard for me to pick a single deck company as well!
@heroicsquirrel3195
Жыл бұрын
@@cdplaya just gives me an excuse to buy more decks 😂
Berlinwood 🔥🔥🔥
🙏🙏❤️
I am thinking about trying to start my own shop would you test a board if i sent you one
Flatface is the best for boards for sure
berlinwood
FlatFace decks in my opinion are superior. Their design, quality, control, and pop far outweigh any other board I have tried. But I’m curious, is there a board out there better than FlatFace?
I use jelly bear decks
Zac makes the best decks. fuck the hype, fuck the reselling. the boards speak for themselves.
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
They are legit! And so beautiful too..
@groovefiend25
Жыл бұрын
@@cdplaya always pristine as well! no crooked paint job or chipping etc.
kalye deserves to be in the 2014 - 2023 decks
my faved decks are Emerald, Useless and Wow
i love finga
Crazy to think my last name is Moyer and Gary Moyer is an OG in the fingerboard game...and yet I have no clue if we are even related?!
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
It's possible! He's on youtube: cgmoyer
@Moyatherapper
Жыл бұрын
@@cdplaya That's awesome thanks for the info! Merry Christmas!
i miss flaked i had 3 back in the day wish i could find them
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Flaked (and Shortwood before that) were such high quality decks. I hope one day Flaki will make decks again!
@alrightnow8736
Жыл бұрын
@@cdplaya not wrong still the best boards ive bought in my optinion
Its gotta be Simple Decks Co.
#Rebel
Personally I like black River completes, too lazy to put them together anymore and always losing them at work 😢😂
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Hey - sounds like a great move! Sorry you are losing the setups tho :(
#Rebel fingger boards
Blosom!
Obsius fb takes the win here
Teak and black river
Slush cult
Those 1$ fingerboards made me go💀💀💀💀💀
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
keep making these videos they will get bigger no one is making cool fingerboard videos right now you have a mission dont stop with this content dive deep
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
You know it! I'll stay on the grind - there's so much more to cover too :)
Tech deck
Evolve olddecks from BRAZIL!🤘
I love me a prete ❤️
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Pretes are legendary!
You forgot prowood I think
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Yea, I did! There's hundreds of deck companies - so I'm bound to miss some haha
You really trying to make me choose? I like my catfishbbq
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Good choice!