I’ve tried searching for this topic but can’t find any info and I’ve emailed their customer support but they never reply. I was just curious if any of you know where the blanks come from on blankdecks.com. I’ve rode a few and they aren’t that terrible but was just wanting to know more.
I think the hardest part about some suppliers, is as Twist said, they may or may not want to say, being that they will get whatever boards they can for as cheap as they can, so it can change if they have access to bulk wholesale lots or whatever they can get their hands on.
Best advice is check the tops of the boards for any markings, stamps in the wood, even the smallest nail hole or punch marks if nothing else which manufacturers use to easily show which end is the nose.
Some do laser engraving of sizes, others do numbers for which press they come from (Control) or others have different things they put on the boards.
Most of these cheaper boards usually come from China, often unknown / difficult to track down woodshops, so getting some real information from the supplier is difficult, or the company will just flatly refuse to say, which might be the case here.
I haven't checked into them for a while now, with similar questions turning up nothing, as you have discovered.
Guessing at most they are reasonable middle quality boards, but if they work for you and are in shapes, concave or whatever that give you good value for money, then go for more.
Some people can afford to get twenty or more at a time, which is all good and well, but for most, buying a few boards at most at a time is a lot easier, so having somewhere that has no minimums is always good.
Topic: What woodshop does blankdecks.com come from? (Read 963 times)