Remdemption's Two Newest Additions

Eddie Sharples and Sid/Vicious274

To very cool people with a great outlook on what they love to do. THATS what fingerboardings about, haha.

Blackriver has a demo in Hugendubel

Well I suggest that Hugendubel is like the German version of borders according to the logo design and its mall exclusivity. I love when anyone does something like this big for fingerboarding; SPREAD THE LOVE, do you see those kids, they looked like they had a lot of fun fingerboarding and I'm sure a few of them shuffled on their tech deck as soon as they got home.

Flatface Welcomes Joel Harnett

Joel is one of the new additions to the flatface team. He has a great style with a nice bag of tricks. I suggest that Mike is now just bundling up on team members, cant wait to see who he picks next.

Flatface Welcomes Sam Aronie

Sam is a great fingerboarder with a good style and perspective on the way he does his tricks. Congratulations on getting on Flatface Sam.

Ed Garner Interview

How's it going Ed

pretty swell

Yeah,haha
What's your current setup and sponsors??

my setup
creekwood g6 with brr trucks and ff brr edition wheels
im sponsored by flatface and creekwood


So what made you start fingerboarding?

started messing around with them in 8th grade
then i found out you could do real tricks and the rest is history

That's great so how long did it take you to transform from a "teck deck noob" to what you are now??

i started fingerboarding in august 2008


That's great. What's your interpretation on the scene as it is now??

I see growth and i see a movement that's just getting starting. It's a beautiful thing.

That's a nice way to view it. Weren't you on Noco back a while ago?

ya sorta

Whyd you leave???

Different reasons me and Todd are still cool he's a cool dude

Yeah that's pretty obvious. Todds the man.
I believe I had an interview with him a while ago


nice

Yeah, so any final words you'd like to say to our readers out there?

keep fingerboarding that's it

Alright you heard him guys.
Later

Faisel Dupriez

A couple Short clips from Faisel, His style is awesome along with the technicality and caliber of tricks hes able to pull off. Enjoy.

BRR Shop In Berlin

Some of you may have heard about the new BRR shop that was previously opened on friday December 4th. Well pictures are now surfacing the of the new store.

Confisk8

This is the very first event from the growing scene in the Philippines and its happening in less than 2 weeks, If you can, get there, because there is no doubt that this one is going in the books.

Updates with the site...

Sorry for the absence lately. Ive been taking care of a lot with my family lately, my grandmother passed recently and my family and I have been doing everything to help with her burial. Now since I have been gone for a while, I want to get the site design changed. Expect many more updates in the future.

Substance 2011

Well, Substance is coming back and its better than ever, here's a preview for things to come.

G12 Deep Review.

So, here today, I will be reviewing a prototype G12 deep concave deck. I received this deck from Mike a few weeks ago and its been one of the best decks Ive ever used.


Shipping: Well, The deck came in about three days, from Andover,MA to Brooklyn,NY. It was well packaged in a bubble mailer and the deck was wrapped individually in a sheet of bubble wrap.

First Impressions: When I first saw the deck I noticed that the shape looked like a woodguest and a BWNM mixed together. The concave looked a lot mellower than expected but still looked like it had good performance. The bottom ply was a walnut burl and looked beautiful along with the "single black middle ply" look.


As you can see, here is a picture of the plies

Craftsmanship:The craftsmanship on this deck is amazing, The holes are aligned perfectly and went on with ease. The shape of the deck was sanded very well and included rounded edges as well as the infamous pointy kicks. It measures out to 28x101, the exact size of the original G12s

Performance Well the performance of this deck is amazing, the deep concave definitely. was a very good add on, because it gives you a lot more control. Which is different from the flats which I wasn't a fan of. They are a bit too long but that is a very easy thing to get used to. Within a day you will be up and running. If you like a BWNM you will easily fall in love with this deck

Pictures


The Deck


The Side



The Perfect Holes



The Stamp


BTW PLEASE DO NOT ASK MIKE SCHNEIDER FOR THIS DECK OR EVEN ME FOR THAT MATTER.

New BRR Ramp, The D-Rex Dos

Boris Dietshi Has his second pro model ramp comming out soon and theres been a new video showing some of its features. Heres a picture for better view.



Note: It does not include the granite top, that is just a limited type of thing. Also Dont worry about shipping costs from across Germany, Mike already has them and is just waiting for the drop within the next few weeks to put them on the site.

Some of the new No Comply Graphics

Some of the guest graphics such as Sydney Botie's and Travis Leer's and some pro graphics such as Ammon Wilkes,Eddy Vargas, Shayler and Todd himself.

Mac Olink

Has officially closed Absolute.

Whats this?

They now have Fingerboards in the new McDonalds happymeals. Heres a few pictures.

New BWNM Graphics comming soon

If you look closely you can see some of the fall 2010 graphic decks that are soon to come to the BRR webshop. Personally, my favorite is the Orange pornstom graphic.

Emanant Welcomes...

Check out Zac Mcleans skills here

5 Questions With Todd Cuzzort

Soo, i got a Q&A with Todd Cuzzort, owner of no comply distribution

1.So, Hey Todd, hows it going, hope all is well with the family!

It's going good. I am feeling much better, but I am looking at a surgery in a couple months, to hopefully keep me flare up free for up to 5 years, with no medicine. I hope it works. I want to thank everyone who expressed concern while I was in the hospital and through my sickness. It means the world to me, to know that I am thought of in such high regard by my peers.

Family is good, my daughter started kindergarten, which is a unique experience as a father. I'm working with her to get her fingerboarding, so watch out guys!

2.Well, about the company, Why'd you discontinue the M1 and mini wheels? Those were some of the best products from no comply, it made you famous.

Well, I'm trying to get back to my roots. Which is one reason why, I brought back No Comply Decks. Not to mention, so many requests. I can only have so many molds, before it gets too confusing. I have some molds in the works, that are similar to the M1. As far as mini wheels, breaking news, they are NOT going to be discontinued. I had such a response from people to keep them. I'm one to give my peeps what they want.

3.Well, where'd you get the inspiration for some of your new Fall 2010 graphics?


Honestly, I didn't have a specific inspiration. I sat down one night and started playing around in my software. I seen Shayler Williams posted a shadow picture of himself and I just ran with it. I'm trying to be more creative with my graphics as you will see with the Fall Ammon Wilkes graphic. It's going to be epic, with some flare of an old graphic of Ammon's when he rode for waste. I'm still working on graphics everyday, and you will see some unique and creative stuff from No Comply this fall. We are bringing back natural graphics also. We tried them in Oct. '08 before it was the "in" thing to do, and no one really cared for them. Now, people really want them and are requesting them, so I'll jump back on that train to give my peeps what they desire.

I did have obvious inspiration for the Gut Check V2 graphic. Being recently diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, and getting x rays done while in the hospital last month, it made sense. I try to be charitable when I can, so the idea came to donate 50% of the profits from the graphic, to the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, on behalf of myself and my sister, a 25 year Crohn's patient.

4.Also, Any new plywood ramps coming up? I would love to see a jersey barrier.


At this time, Plywood Ramps is on hold. Justin is back to school and we can't get together as often to work. Some small stuff I will work on. Such as the parking curbs, and some other "urban" scenery for people to use in their parks and plazas. I played around with a jersey barrier in early '09. I didn't like the way it turned out, so I scrapped the idea. I've been wanting to do one, so maybe you'll see it in the fall line up. Rest assured, big things can be expected of Plywood Ramps, in due time.


5.What is your opinion on Fingerboard Familia

Fingerboard Familia, is a great idea. As with any blog/news website, it's great to give fingerboarders an insight to what goes on with fingerboarders, and companies alike. Bringing information to the forefront, in positive way, can't ever be a bad thing.


I just want to take the time to tell people this. Be easy on your fellow fingerboarder. We are small in numbers and without each other, what we have that we love so much, might not be around. I am also seeing so much right now, that is killing the spirit of fingerboarding. Companies with ZERO originality, no desire to create something new, and giving the same stale products. Those of us, who built our companies on originality and innovation, see this as a slap in the face. Companies like No Comply, Homewood, Yellowood, Berlinwood, Flatface, Low Pro, Woodguest, Holywood, Prete(RIP) and others, who have been around and paid their dues, took pride in not taking the easy route. Now days, it seems the easier you can get a product to the fingerboarder and turn a quick profit, the better. That mentality is changing fingerboarding in a very negative way. It pains me to see that. Think about it.....

When people are obviously in the wrong, that brings exceptions, but just picking on people and trolling to be doing it, is killing the spirit of fingerboarding.

John Cowart 2010 Mold

They are now in stock at flatface. They are now made with a metal mold and sit just under about 29mm wide
Cant wait to pick up a set.

Redemption Seven Decks Are Now Instock!

These decks look awesome, especially the plaid one.Hope to pick up a seven ply in the near future

Fingerskate and Create

The newest film by Taylor Rosenbauer. Overall, this is a great film and reminds me of Etnies 2009 Skate and create. Check it out here!

New No Comply graphics

"The Gut Check V2 deck, is a collection of photos from the xrays of my guts, when I was in the hospital. I drank barium, and they took xrays every hour or two, as the white progressed through my system. So yeah, the guts, are mine! I will run 20 decks with this graphic, and 50% of profits, I will donate to the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, on behalf of myself, and my sister who also has Crohn's, for over almost 25 years."-Todd

Wow. Todd, is going all out with No comply, Must pick up a Gut Check V2 deck though.

Fusion Distribution

The very first distribution company from the UK it is run by fellow fingerboarder, Sola in England. They distribute products such as Boardkennel decks, Creekwood decks, Pion Wheels and Nollie wheels. This company is off to a GREAT start. Check them out here

New Berlinwoods

A few days ago, I posted some Berlinwood site updates, Now it seems as if they have added to their collection of graphics. I'm really feeling the Warrior graphic and will most likely pick one up once they come to flatface in a month or so.

Buy one, or two at the Blackriver site

Berlinwood Site Updates

Checkout what they did with the Berlinwood site, Martin Winkler is just too funny


Heres a little behind the scenes photo.

PoP Factory Final Jam.

L-R

Tony Kranzberg, Drew Hutchings, Kelly Anne Aden, Todd Cuzzort, Justin Rodriguez, Trevor Hobgood, Sam Beck, Cody Munday

So this past Saturday I made the trip up to Princeton, Indiana to goo to the Final Jam at the No Comply PoP Factory. For those of you who didn't know, Todd Cuzzort is having to close the PoP Factory due to personal issues. The only thing I can say about this event is that it was awesome. There weren't too many kids, everyone got to use the ramps, everyone was nice, and it was an overall good day. Todd had prize drawings and every now and then you'd get challenged to a game of skate. I've been to the PoP twice now, and I have to say, I love the people and the products a lot, and I'm very sad to see it go. I wish Todd the best of luck, and I hope to see him again.

- Kelly Anne

T Shirt Logos

These are the logos that will be on the new T Shirts released in a week.

Creekwood Mini

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZttJ9eHnWg

Comment, rate and subscribe! :)

Anyways, Creekwood is holding somewhat of tryouts for new team members, but the tryouts are only held for FFI members only, so if your not on FFI then you can't tryout. :/ But if you are go checkout the Event/Team Tryouts section! :)

Defstone

Hey, Just thought Id post some of the latest decks made by Chris Helme the newest owner of Defstone, Hes doing a GREAT job.






You can order one by emailing Chris @ defstonefingerboards@gmail.com

RIP Prete

Yesterday, Petrum closed down Prete decks.

Unfortunately, he closed down Prete because he wasn't having much fun making decks. He would sometimes have kids beg for a deck so badly, and once they got it, he would see it go straight to eBay for 2 or even 3 times the price.I honestly cant blame him, but I also cant say Ive even had the pleasure of owning a deck, let alone trying one. Good luck in life, Petrum.

Bollie Wheels Review

Hey,Whats up readers of FBF

Im here to review the Bollie wheels I received from Flatface about a week ago.

Shipping: It got here from Andover, Massachusetts in about 3 days, which is normal time. It included a tracking number which is a first for small orders.

First Impressions: When I set these up, I had to double check to make sure that bearings weren't inside. I rode them on my Pocket Winkler and they felt exactly like my NC Minis. The shaping of the wheels is exactly like winklers, as a matter of fact, they are winklers, without bearings.

Performance: The performance mimics bearing wheels. They roll just as smooth and don't wobble as opposed to tech deck wheels.

Conclusion: Overall, if your either a beginner or just don't have a lot of money at the moment, these wheels are for you, for the cheap price of $15, They can be yours. You can buy here and here

Vegas

A video by yours truly. Took some hard work.

GardenSK8/Radramps Meetup

I might be there.

Emanant Welcomes...

Ethan Ebling Does deserve a spot on the team, Hes realllly good.

Bad, Bad News

Hey guys, recently there's been some news that have hit the US scene hard. As some of you may know, Todd Cuzzort owner of No Comply has been in and out of the hospital battling some disease. Well, hes been recently diagnosed with Chronic dies ease. Due to this big impact on his life, he has now decided to close down the Pop Factory. He says, that he will keep a section in back of the current Pop factory for a few ramps. Todd is hosting a "Final Jam" before the "Pop Shop" closes.

We wish you the beat of luck here at Fingerboard Familia

Motive custom ply deck review

MOTIVE CUSTOM PLY DECK REVIEW

Shipping: The shipping was good. It took 6 days from massachusetts to Wisconsin, Which is about standard from ordering from a coastal state. It arrived in the standard bubblemailer, as usual.

First Impressions: I'd seen my deck in a few pictures that Colin (the owner) had sent me. He had said that the pictures really don't do justice. He wasn't kidding; I almost screamed when I opened the package. It was seriously one of the shinest decks i've ever seen. I also, because it is a custom ply deck, loved the combo i picked which was: blue, green, yellow, red, yellow. I was bouning with happiness.

Craftmanship: Colin really knows what he's doing with deck making. The deck is perfect. The decks are cut with a CNC machine so the deck is perfectly even. One thing is that the tips are kinda flat but not that bad of a deal. The holes are perfect too, except that one of the kingpin holes was badly off, but he probabley had to do that on his own because he doesn't usally make them with kingpins (asked for). The Shape is pretty even, it consists of medium kicks, low concave, and sorta define dips. The deck is very strong and is not warped. Like I said before, the laquer is amazing and the plys are dyed perfect and do not lack color in any areas.

Performance: The two other "popular" decks I've tried are woodlands and holywoods. This decks reigns high with them. the pop is amazing. I'm pretty constistant too. I feal like I have alot of control with this deck. i catch my trick so smootly that I can just continue on into another.

Overall:

Pros:

Solid Deck/ Solid Pop

Very comfy, successfull shape

performs well

sweet ply combo

Intense laquer

Cons:

nothing really...

9.5/10

Order from www.Motivefb.com or www.Motivefingerboards.com

$12.00+ shipping

Hey guys, heres a new up and comming company thats taking split plys to a whole new level. Its called Aaro Decks, previously known as Flatwood. The company is owned by Aaron M.

New Airflo Rail

Check out the new Jason Bard Signature Airflo rail!




I may pick one up as soon as they are stocked on Reks.

You can also view an unboxing here

T Shirts!

Hey Guys, I would like to announce that we will introduce FBF T Shirts for 15 dollars within the next 2 weeks so stay tuned!

Interview with Chris Helme

In case you weren't aware, Chris Helme has taken over Defstone. I asked him a few questions regarding Defstone and his personal fingerboarding experience

1. What motivated you to start making decks?

When I first joined up with FBC, and later with FFI, I realized that there was a lot of heart put into the scene, and that the kids involved took it seriously, so I wanted to find a way to somehow add something to the fingerboarding world. When Todd started contemplating selling Defstone, I thought that would be the perfect opportunity. I had owned Defstone decks made by both Todd and Mark, and thought that it would be a perfect opportunity to not only give something back to fingerboarding, but a way to continue a company that already had a stellar reputation.

2. How did you choose your team?

Very carefully. First I looked into other companies, researched their teams, looked at how they represented their sponsors, and came up with a questionnaire that would let me know how prospective team members would represent Defstone. I wanted kids on the team who had heart, not just skills. They had to be able to represent themselves, their company, and me positively, anything they do or say is a reflection on me and on Defstone, so I expect a lot from them. They had to have some technical skill, and innovation, but they had to be good people first.

3. How long have you been fingerboarding?

I started fingerboarding the morning after I saw the Future Primitive video back in the 80's. I started making my own fingerboards out of lexan and hot wheels cars, anything that might work. I did that throughout junior high into high school and let it slip away. Years later, I spent some time working in a cubicle, in which I built a little cardboard skate park to use the new Tech Deck toys with, to keep me from falling asleep while on the phone with customers, haha. My kids dug out a box of old toys, which included those TD's, and it kind of took off from there. I bought wooden decks and bearing wheels for them, and we started collecting together, and then I took over Defstone.

4. Where would you like to see defstone go in the next few years?

I just want to continue making decks for people that are not only solid and usable, but I also want them to be unique, artistic and memorable, for however long that lasts, days, years, doesn't matter, as long as it's fun and I'm creating something cool.

5. Anything big coming up?

I'm looking into a mellow mold for fans who aren't as comfortable with the hardcore shape that Defstone has. I'm also getting a few artists together to hand paint decks for limited series', but that's only if sales pick up for me. For now I'm just going to keep making decks and doing what I do.

Fingerboard Familia Mini

The first.

Issac Treece Interview

Hey Whats up people, Darius here with the first interview on Fingerboard Familia, Im here with Issac Treece, a 17 year old from Clifornia, his youtube is youtube.com/issac1BOOM. He is also joining the family of writers here at FBF.


Darius: Hey whats up issac, hows it going man.
Issac: I'm pretty good, I just woke up haha.
D: Ohh, dream any good dreams?
I: I had one of those dreams where you are like falling off a cliff and then right when you hit the ground you wake up. Shit was intense
D: Haha that is intense.
I: VERY 0__0
D: So, whats your current setup?
I: Well thats funny you ask, it was a Stay Making but i decided to try and sand of the graphic and i sanded like 3 plies into the deck. So now my setup is, John C. Deck,FBS,BRR Trucks,FF G6E's
D: Oh wow, you loved that thing man, I feel so bad haha.
I: Haha yea, i might buy another one. It was really the best deck ive ever used
D: Seriously, wow. might go try one.
D: So i gotta tell you, i loved your World at Large part haha
I: Haha thanks, it was supposed to be for a different full length but then i remembered like right when i finished it i was suposed to be in World at Large. I really like the way it turned out though
D: Yeah, Really creative, How long did it take to film?
I: Hmmmm, it took me about 2 weeks of like straight seshes. The only hard part really was editing.
D: Haha, thats commitment.
D: What do you thing about Fingerboard Familia?
I: Well to be honest, i havent heard of it before. But it sounds legit
DSo what do you think of the current fignerboard scene?
I: Well i dont really get what people mean by the "scene", i just fingerboard for my enjoyment. But the scene of all the new products and stuff is insane!
D: Yeah, also, what are your thoughts on the new BWNM flatshapes that are rumored.
I: Well they arent really rumored, they are going to be released soon. its just one of theose products where certain people get to try to prototypes. BRR trucks were like that. But i realy want to see a side picture of them, they look sick.
D: Yeah. Well I guess that concludes our first interview for Fingerboard Familia!
D: Any Last words?
I: Teach me how to duggie
D: Haha dont you mean "dougie"
I: nigga you know what i mean >

Defstone Fingerboard Review

DEFSTONE FINGERBOARD REVIEW

Shipping: Shipping took under a week from the USA to Canada. I consider that VERY good.

First Impressions: My first impressions on this deck, once I opened the bubble mailer, was WOW. I took the deck out, and I looked at it, in awe. I had never before seen such a beautiful deck. After that, I took the deck into my room to setup/for further examinings. One thing I wouldn't have noticed is the little ingraved "D" with a fingerboard underneath.

Craftmanship: The craftmanship on this deck was UNBELIEVEABLE. The rounding is PERFECT, the edges are PERFECT, and there are roughly probably 4-6 coats of laquer. From the pictures i've seen on the internet, the shape is VERY consistent. The holes were drilled SPOT on, I had no problems getting the trucks on. Lastly, the dye job on all of the plys were OUTSTANDING.

Performance: The performance on this deck is just incredible. Before I got this deck, I always thought that Flatface G12's were my faveourite deck. After using this, That is no longer true. These decks so far in my usage of about two weeks, DO NOT loose pop at ALL. Truely AMAZING deck.

OVERALL:

PROS:

Amazing POP

Amazing Craftmanship

Amazing SHAPE

Very well made.

Cons:

Really nothing to complain about... Very good for being a freshman deck maker.

Out of 10 I woud rate this deck a 9.0.

No deck is perfect.

You can purchase a deck off Chris by PMing him either on FFI or FBC. Which I HIGHLY suggest you do.

Agape Review

Im Here today to review my Agape deck.

Shipping:

The deck came in a bubble mailer with 2 little spongy things. Delivery Conformation included.

First Impressions:

When I first pulled the deck out of the bubble mailer
I was surprised to see a new shape and a nice looking graphic as well as vibrant plies, It was clean and lacquered perfectly. It was a huge change from the decks he made about a few months ago, I remember the deck i got in December from him, I hated it, low concave, steep dips and no good lacquer, from this deck i can tell he took a lot of constructive criticism into play.

Performance:

The deck performed great, a lot better than I expected. The shape has deep concave with medium-ish kicks, and nice long dips (I hate to compare) like a BWNM, It also contours to your fingers in some weird way. The graphic actually stood a fight, It lasted 6 days until it got a scratch which made me feel like a master hahaha. It also has a ton of pop which made Sw flips seem like ollies.

Overview:

Pros:
-Nice Lacquer
-Clear Graphics
-Great Shape
Cons
-It took a while to set up






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Jordan, you sure have improved!

Buy one @ www.redemptiondistribution.com

Lowpro Shop Opened

www.lowprodecks.com



"I am proud to say that, finally, we are able to share the result of 3 years of dedication and love to this small wooden object.

For all those that know our history, I firstly have to thank you all, because without the these communities Lowpro would have never existed.
Know, that you guys make us all exist.

We can say that right now we are at our best ever in terms of production.
That is why we are only now delivering our best.
The level of finishing and performance is something I am personally proud of.

It can also be said that after 2 years of my life dedicating myself as a full time job to board making together with the present team, we can now consider ourselves good board makers, artisans almost.
But Ill let you all judge it for yourselves.

We can have a board exactly how we want it.
And that for me is what a deck maker is.

We open the shop with Blank Decks, Colored Decks, Hand painted decks and 2 boards from our Logo Series - The White Deck and the Black Deck.

There are many things we still have to improve with the shop and I hope everything goes fine on this opening day.

During the month of August we are going to introduce more news, I can give you a sneak preview: 2 new molds, our unique street curb and maybe we are going to be able to produce for outer selling our Lowpro Pool.
Plus a whole lot of stuff that I chose not to say now, i wanna make sure things are done correctly before promising something I cant deliver.

Andre Coral, Gil Dias,Tiago Costa, Paolo Melillo and Mitko Kanev produced the opening batch that is now in the shop.

I know there's a bunch of stuff am forgetting to say.

If there is anything i can help, doubts , questions etc etc. Anything! Am here to help.
I created an email account called Lowproservice@gmail.com.
This way ill be more organized in trying to answer all questions that might arise.

Love Fingerboarding!
Andre
Lowpro"


Their decks are awesome, I had one back when I first started fingerboarding, really good. Pop for days,but just not my width, haha.

Fingerboard Familia Looking for Writers!

Hey whats up guys,

I'm looking for a writer with at least close to perfect grammar and nice with their words. Shoot me a message @ nitroman23@gmail.com

Welcome.

Hey whats up guys, Welcome to Fingerboard Familia, the new fingerboard blog. Here we provide the reader with enough media to satisfy any fingerboarders mind. Reviews, Minis, News and How-To's will be posted on a regular basis. So stay tuned for more fingerboard goodness.