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Recently in the shop I saw a II that was like the bottom and III that were the others. Like reverse of what you'd expect. Are all those boards from the same run? Maybe the one I saw was a pure anomaly, but they have another Kyle Walker in there that's similar. I don't like steep decks so I always check kicks.
I definitely have seen some that are maybe from mellow molds and others from normal or steeper molds, example all in these 8.38 boards, a couple of teal topped boards that both had stamped "I" on them were more mellow than anything else and I love them.
Chances are they were the top stack on that mellow mold and the mellow board I got as per the pic above, which is a "IV" is definitely the bottom of the mellow mold stack, which would explain why that one was so much more mellow than the normal molds "IV" boards.
I was a bit of a pain and always asked for the "IV" from any of the boards I would order, if no "IV", then any "III" and so on, but while in some stores after my own shop closed, standing on those other teal tops that were stamped with a "I" and I was just thinking "This is perfect" so didn't care how much it cost and was stoked to get a board that was just right for exactly how I wanted it.
Found a couple of other since, all teal tops maybe from the same run, couple of different graphics all in 8.38 size.
I am probably such a painful customer when I go into shops as I like to stand on any and every board that catches my eye, but most places have a good carpet mat or something to stand on, so not a worry there.
This is where the single press should come into play, if you are making a specialty concave, it should be consistent, now, if you want that mold, you have to decide mellow? not mellow? sort of mellow?
Just set up a Hause 8.25 Full SE (it's a III), really looking forward to riding it; it's been years since I touched that shape...and still measures 8.3" (not 8.25 or 8.35/.75 etc). Would have preferred a I or II but w/e, close enough to the Manderson II I have setup...the shapes are not that far off if say, the Manderson didn't drop that often.
Probably a case of most skaters not giving a shit and even the ones that do will still get a deck that comes close to their preference instead of waiting or scouring other shops. Idk much about deck presses, is pressing 4 at a time more economical than single press? Would switching to single press up deck prices?
I could be wrong, but if BBS and PS Stix (who both use four per press method) went to single board pressings, production would be quartered, so an output of 25,000 decks instead of 100,000 for the same time, expenses, employee wages, etc which would make them prohibitive in price for the current model of business.
Really at the end of the day, I don't have an issue with which ever one I get in the press, as per the four 8.38 decks I just got recently, which oddly enough are one of each, a I, a II, a III and a IV. They do fit well into each other so I am going to need to park on the I for longer than I would for the IV, but they will all end up about the same angle of kicks when I am done with that process. The sideways concave might be a bit more on some, so I would use the "I" more for ramp / transition and the "IV" more for street stuff.