CURRENT WOODSHOP DIRECTORY 2024 + misc deck and board info, help, questions, etc

[Woodshop]

Hulkripps?
What woodshop?

Never even heard of it before, but I had a look and seems like there is no info out there, at least not on the site, although it does have measurements which is nice.


https://hulkripps.com/

https://www.instagram.com/hulkripps/


From their second Instagram post:


What woodshop are these made at?
31w

hulkripps's
greez_alonix ps stix and bbs
31w

[TwisT]

I bought some blanks woodchuck which I've always been convinced used BBS. I've asked them, and they've always avoided the answer. I used them for my board brand and Loved them.






https://woodchucklaminates.com/collections/skateboard-blanks-and-hardware/products/5-pack-hardrock-skateboard-blank-top-bottom-stains-8

$125 free shipping.

[Woodshop]

I bought some blanks woodchuck which I've always been convinced used BBS. I've asked them, and they've always avoided the answer. I used them for my board brand and Loved them.

https://woodchucklaminates.com/collections/skateboard-blanks-and-hardware/products/5-pack-hardrock-skateboard-blank-top-bottom-stains-8

$125 free shipping.

I am taking a wild guess, but as they don't look at all like BBS dots or concave, they look more like a few woodshops from China, which would make sense, especially with them avoiding the question of "Where do your boards come from?" when asked.

Woodshops in China are really making good boards now too, so it is not a bad thing to me.  Some people are still not keen on wood from elsewhere besides USA (or Mexico) purely because of geography I imagine, but if they skate well and work for you, then I can't see any issues.

A lot of woodshops are adopting the cost cutting by just having a single top and bottom stain, some only one, but they always look a lot nicer than plain / natural stains on all layers of ply.


* To note, I prefer very specific concaves, so am used to one woodshop in particular, but that doesn't mean that other woodshops are not as good, or not better than the woodshop I prefer.  Friends have boards from other woodshops with "Made in China" stickers and they hold up well and are perfect for their needs so whatever the woodshop is for that supply line, I think it is not the end of the world not knowing exactly where they are from.

[TwisT]

They definitely advertise as made in mexico. I don’t think they’re Chinese boards.

[Woodshop]

They definitely advertise as made in mexico. I don’t think they’re Chinese boards.

Might be other woodshops in Mexico now so the list could do with an update if anyone had any other info, apart from the known three BBS, PS Stix and Clutch.

Usually BBS (different concave and dimple dot), PS Stix wtih serial numbers on all their boards, or even Clutch without their letter / number board stamps if they were specifically saying "Made in Mexico" but as per every request for any more info, it is unanswered, compared to every other question people ask, from looking at their more recent posts.

They were based in Canada when they first started too, everything there including woodshop, presses, etc.


Looking back through their older posts, the last time they posted anything about actually pressing boards was back in June 2020, then a post with molds for sale.  Could be that they moved to importing blanks over pressing their own boards, but either way it is not a worry to me.

[Woodshop]

They definitely advertise as made in mexico. I don’t think they’re Chinese boards.

Looking through all available info and I am still no closer to knowing anything more, but any which way, they don't seem to be making their own boards on a large scale like they used to, but do buy in a lot of boards ready for printing or selling as blanks, which is all that matters.

I think the best way to compare is standing on them / putting them together with known woodshops, to compared concave and see, but a Death board I stood on not too long ago was definitely something else, not a known concave from any of the other woodshops in both look and feel.

Always curious to know or hear more though, so thanks for the pics and info.


* Didn't ever mean to sound like I was being a pain either - just curious as to what woodshop(s) are providing the wood.

[mrosk8]

woodchuck is china 100%
tryed some after they move from canada.
kind of nothing special deck, you see the difference with bbs
lately i tried different HLc and they are way different than before and good

[mrosk8]

I just ordered a hopps and a traffic deck from Mantis online shop. Turns out mantis/mdcn basically just prints the logos of these brands on their own cheap China wood. The decks were a different shape than the actual American models, too. I fuckin hate mdcn wood. It Feels bad, and doesn’t last long. I don’t know if this means all European hopps and traffic decks are mdcn or mdcn just has a license to make these cheap “counterfit“ decks for the German market.

not in all europe, the guys at Playwood in Italy still having Generator decks
yes i don't like the mdcn wood too

[Woodshop]

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I just ordered a hopps and a traffic deck from Mantis online shop. Turns out mantis/mdcn basically just prints the logos of these brands on their own cheap China wood. The decks were a different shape than the actual American models, too. I fuckin hate mdcn wood. It Feels bad, and doesn’t last long. I don’t know if this means all European hopps and traffic decks are mdcn or mdcn just has a license to make these cheap “counterfit“ decks for the German market.

[close]

not in all europe, the guys at Playwood in Italy still having Generator decks
yes i don't like the mdcn wood too

Thanks for the info.

Rad clips you have too - saw from the Setups thread and followed the link from there.


I also hadn't seen the Playwood printing instagram account, already following the Playwood distribution account, so just adding a few things from it here.


Playwood

Playwood Printing Project
We Print the best quality #Skateboards
for your Shop/Company.
.
Booking always open
.
Based in Campania-Italy
[email protected]
www.playwood-printing.com

https://www.instagram.com/playwoodprinting/

[GumOnMyGrip]

This is just some general deck nerdiness but I got my hands on a Pylon. Pipeline concave. Here’s the look if anyone is interested. DEEEEEEP! And stiff.

[mrosk8]

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I just ordered a hopps and a traffic deck from Mantis online shop. Turns out mantis/mdcn basically just prints the logos of these brands on their own cheap China wood. The decks were a different shape than the actual American models, too. I fuckin hate mdcn wood. It Feels bad, and doesn’t last long. I don’t know if this means all European hopps and traffic decks are mdcn or mdcn just has a license to make these cheap “counterfit“ decks for the German market.

[close]

not in all europe, the guys at Playwood in Italy still having Generator decks
yes i don't like the mdcn wood too

[close]

Thanks for the info.

Rad clips you have too - saw from the Setups thread and followed the link from there.


I also hadn't seen the Playwood printing instagram account, already following the Playwood distribution account, so just adding a few things from it here.


Playwood

Playwood Printing Project
We Print the best quality #Skateboards
for your Shop/Company.
.
Booking always open
.
Based in Campania-Italy
[email protected]
www.playwood-printing.com

https://www.instagram.com/playwoodprinting/

Thanks a lot
and thanks for sharing the printing side

we try our best on both Distr and Printing.

[Schinken]

This is just some general deck nerdiness but I got my hands on a Pylon. Pipeline concave. Here’s the look if anyone is interested. DEEEEEEP! And stiff.

Shape and concave look like it is a Zero board.
Edit: Does anyone know if OSM presses their own decks or are they imported?