I'm still struggling to find decent blanks or shop boards here in Australia. Maybe the brimson an chime in on this one. Thankyou!
I guess it comes down to what you like in terms of shape, concave, size and what is available, as things have been pretty topsy turvy at the moment, some boards being completely out of stock in AU, some minimally supplied, others with prices that have gone through the roof...
I definitely have info on options here in AU, discount codes and who has what on special as well.
Had anyone ever had a stress skateboards deck? Just got one from my local and he said they are all hand screened. They have a little circle indentation with he size right under it on the top between the top truck holes. The wood and shape looks and feels alot like BBS. Has top middle and bottom color veneer.
If it is a letter and a number that is usually Clutch, letter O for the shape and number for the size.
They can and do feel closest to BBS wood too, or at least some I have do.