anyone has a link/contact for a good china woodshop?
Sure, if you are getting at least a thousand units, otherwise don't bother and buy from a normal skate shop, but there are definitely lots of links, eg look up skateboard manufacturing.
Oddly enough just looking through for other info and came across this post, from over ten years ago now from a DLX wood thread. Seems some things have changed, but it is still pretty relevant - the big brands are still big, some have changed, or gone or whatever.
I just like the BBS video.
You can figure out quite a lot just from looking at the tops of decks.
Anything with a PS# marking on the top of the front truck is PS Stix. You'll usually see a country and if there isn't one, I just assume it's China. 99% sure all PS stix is either Mexico and China. No more USA factory. Element, Alien, Habitat, Plan B, Flip all use ps stix.
Everything under dwindle (almost, blind, darkstar, speed demons, enjoi, cliche) is pressed in China.
If you watch the bbs manufacturing video, you'll see DLX stuff being done there and you'll see Kayo, Blueprint and Alien stuff in the background. Alien/Habitat use at least 3 different woodshops. PS Stix, Bareback and unmarked Chinese pieces of shit.
Watson Laminates USA does Tum Yeto stuff. You can see a sticker on the top of their decks. Some of their price point/logo stuff doesn't have this sticker so beware. Likely China.
Blackbox has their own factory (Cinco Maderas) in Mexico. Everything except for P2's are made there.
NHS does Santa Cruz, Creature and Flip. All P2's are made by NHS.
Pretty much anything that doesn't have a country or factory identifier, I assume is Chinese made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3VLKzOGD3I