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Any info about skate paige?
https://skatepaige.com/index.html
I'm moreso interested in the uncut blanks, but I have no idea who these guys are. I want to assume Hosoi Skateboards use them, since they sell his shape.
The board is the "hammer" and doesn't actually mention Hosoi or his "Hammerhead" so there is a good chance it is just a copy of his shape, which doesn't have a patent or copywrite on it.
A good read on the info page, re companies using cheaper options.
A couple of other reviews of the decks seem decent and it is so hard to get uncut boards at the moment too, so if that is your thing, it could work well.
The 9.5 blank seems like it has 14.0 wheelbase and the 10.5 has 15.0 wheelbase, but you could always change that easily enough.
Two videos of the boards, more so just to see the concave and have a better look at them.
I went for one of the uncut 10.5" decks. I'll probably do a follow up post after I receive and cut it.
Will be cool to hear your feedback on the uncut deck, I’ve been wanting to order a couple for a while but I’ve been hesitant.
Got the deck today and cut it. It took about a week from purchasing the deck to receiving it.
It arrived just as in the video above. There was a little stamp stating the specs and its USA origins.
The measurements are not as listed. This woodshop measures the wheelbase from the top of the bolt holes instead of the middle, so the wheelbase was actually smaller. Just small enough that it ruined my template and I needed to use an old deck for its wheelbase. The blank also measured around 11.5" instead of 10.5"
The mounting holes were also off center.(I don't have a spirit level, so this has to do.)
Results in very ugly mounting holes after I drilled a 14.5" wb.
At least the trucks look straight enough to be usable. (Thunder 161 Hollow Lights)
(I am not finished with this shape. I still need to sand off more wood and even things out.)
Aside from the very sloppy mounting holes, the deck itself seems fine. I can't speak for the actual skating quality of it since I'm still healing from a broken leg, but I plan to get another one, cut it into the shape I've posted, and send it to a friend to test it out. Thankfully skate paige sells uncut decks without mounting holes, since I don't trust them to drill holes anymore.