Boards On The Wall Thread

[ChronicBluntSlider]

The only boards I have on the wall have been lightly skated. I didn’t get them with the intention to sell in mint condition one day and I think they look cooler a little scuffed up.

[Cuban_Lynx]

I just bought that Jeremy Klein x Lance Mountain deck for the wall. The thought briefly crossed my mind how cool it would be to be rich enough to buy a second and skate it, but nah.

[Ayanami]

Just if you like it, then you hang it. I’ve skated wall hangers before because I was over looking at them/didn’t have cash for a new one. There’s a couple I wouldn’t skate just because they hold value to me memory wise but that’s about it.

[Sloppy Krooks]

It’s just personal connection, I guess.
I have 5 wall boards. Some are graphics that I find are amazing (Reclining Grosso, Tony T Shiva with a necklace of GOP heads), riders I love (Ben Koppl, Sky Siljieg), and one is just the most beautiful shape and silkscreens graphic (SMA Martinez).

Had the && up there in the ‘riders I love’ category but I always knew I was gonna ride that one.

[mushroom slice]

Hanging skateboard decks on your wall is tacky as fuck after age 25. Probably even before that but I’m trying to be nice. Why not save your money for original art or NFTs and skate the boards or give them to kids that need boards since you won’t skate then? . It’s not like that FA board is screen printed. It’s like heat transfer or some shit and when the sun hits it after a year it will be faded and not the same. Nts yellow and green

[Paul Cicero]

Hanging skateboard decks on your wall is tacky as fuck after age 25. Probably even before that but I’m trying to be nice. Why not save your money for original art or NFTs and skate the boards or give them to kids that need boards since you won’t skate then? . It’s not like that FA board is screen printed. It’s like heat transfer or some shit and when the sun hits it after a year it will be faded and not the same. Nts yellow and green

But it is art.

[IpathCats]

You just need to like it enough to hang on your wall. Pretty obvious.

[Lukabrazi]

I have a theories x isle collab, a traffic board, a Josh Wilson quasi , two sage FA boards, a tyshawn FA , two baker boards , one a neckface the other a Reynolds photo board when he was a kid, a polar and carpet board all hung up in the living room and my room

All of them are cool graphics , I’m a fan of the company , the vibe or the pro’s board who it is .

I’m in my 30’s now so I can purchase a board for the wall that I know I won’t skate, and I’ll purchase other sizes than what I skate just to make sure

[rocklobster]

I have loads of boards that were meant for the wall, then I moved into a tiny apartment with my wife so space is a premium. Said wall boards are now in a storage bin. Having less space also means being very selective over the stuff I hoard.

Amazing graphic
Rider I like - living or dead
Rarity - limited runs, rider is no longer with the brand or no longer skating
Really nostalgic stuff

[doublesteveburger]

I think the deck has to be on the wall for it to be a wall deck but most importantly it has to be a Fred Gall graphic.

[Ray C. Usery]

I just bought that Jeremy Klein x Lance Mountain deck for the wall. The thought briefly crossed my mind how cool it would be to be rich enough to buy a second and skate it, but nah.

I bought the original one back when you could get them from Powel China for $60. At that time I was too poor to buy a second one.

It's still on my wall next to a Blender painting that I was too poor to buy but couldn't leave without

Shape looks close to the original 

[rocklobster]

I think the deck has to be on the wall for it to be a wall deck but most importantly it has to be a Fred Gall graphic.

Can't call it a deck wall if it's missing a Fred Gall board.

[LostBearings]

A skater/company you back. Personally, I'd prefer a board from an actual company on my wall. I don't think I could ever bring myself to purchase some prop skateboard with art on it.

[lordrandall]

Any deck you want.

[breezer]

I got a Blender coffee break....even Blender says the OG shape is garbage, so it will look good hanging on the wall

[Mouth]

I kept a signed Jovontae Turner Girl deck, my ex brought back from a holiday in SF. Figure I might put it on the wall at some point..

[DISTANT RUMOURS]

For me it's the nostalgia, the designer, the pro, the design etc. it all adds up.

I have tons of Alien workshops from 1995-2005 that are high in value. Obviously I'm never skating those because of the designs, they're my fav pro's and they're still screened, and there's almost NONE of them around anymore.

Scarcity drives up the value tremendously so apart from the great artwork, it would be a dumb financial move to skate these. I can go to skateshop and buy a new deck for 10 times less of what these are worth...
 

[rocklobster]

For me it's the nostalgia, the designer, the pro, the design etc. it all adds up.

I have tons of Alien workshops from 1995-2005 that are high in value. Obviously I'm never skating those because of the designs, they're my fav pro's and they're still screened, and there's almost NONE of them around anymore.

Scarcity drives up the value tremendously so apart from the great artwork, it would be a dumb financial move to skate these. I can go to skateshop and buy a new deck for 10 times less of what these are worth...

You can't mention AWS decks from that era and share pics.

[Garth Marenghi]

Subjective beauty.

[johnes]

For me it’s if it’s a graphic I like and a pro that’s one of my favorites. I like alien related stuff and I have a grant Taylor alien workshop Keith hating deck that has some alien/spaceship drawings on it. I also have a Gino deck that had a skeleton doing a skate trick. I have a Tiago primitive that is black with a gold foil skeleton with roses in the ribs.
I also have a friendship deck with a Siamese cat and an Almost deck with a Siamese cat. I had a Siamese cat Named Tiger from age 17-30 and I loved him so much.
I have an anti hero deck with an aliens/spaceship graphic. Most of mine are alien/skull related.
I have a guy Mariano skull of fame deck and a Blind reissue Guy fucked up blind kid and a Girl Brian Anderson deck with a graphic that’s a cross between Toy Machine and Girl. 

[cherry]

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For me it's the nostalgia, the designer, the pro, the design etc. it all adds up.

I have tons of Alien workshops from 1995-2005 that are high in value. Obviously I'm never skating those because of the designs, they're my fav pro's and they're still screened, and there's almost NONE of them around anymore.

Scarcity drives up the value tremendously so apart from the great artwork, it would be a dumb financial move to skate these. I can go to skateshop and buy a new deck for 10 times less of what these are worth...

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You can't mention AWS decks from that era and share pics.

I’ll show u mine if u show me yours 

[boogs]

friend/family model, nice artwork, or fred gall. i have all.

[IpathCats]

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I think the deck has to be on the wall for it to be a wall deck but most importantly it has to be a Fred Gall graphic.

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Can't call it a deck wall if it's missing a Fred Gall board.

the Ol' Gall Wall

[dofrenzy]

I always get 2 boards when I can; one to skate and one to hang.

As someone who started later in life, my wall hangers mostly represent my skate memories.  Powell Peralta “Skull and Sword” is what I used to start, so I am lucky to have my first complete on the wall, but also got a new one with a big skull and sword graphic to hang because the graphic alone is part of my childhood.  That board and graphic is what I used to learn skateboard with as an adult, including transition basics and ollies and shuv-its.

Then, I found myself really drawn to Ronnie Sandoval as a personal favorite skater, so skated his Krooked “Sun Bird” which is also a sweet artwork and hung a new one on the wall.  I really loved skating that shape.

Then I setup a Krooked “Eyes” board and on my first time at the park with it I fucked both my knees over for more than a year.  I still skated the shit out of it over the next year as I recovered.  Big memory right there.

I love the Toy Machine “Hell Monster” graphic so am skating that now.

Boards on my wall that I have not skated yet are the Zero “Skull” (a classic graphic no matter where it may have been lifted from), Welcome “Soil” Nora Vasconcellos (my other favorite skater), and a Welcome “Bapholit” Ryan Lay (the most recent with glitter foil….pretty sick looking IMHO).  I have the Bryte “Baby Goat” Le’andre Sanders too.  That one represents the skateboard “zeitgeist”….the whole social media YouTube and Insta clusterfuck that sucked me in early on.  Not gonna lie though, I think the baby goat graphic is beyond adorable and it hangs on my wall next to the only board I have that is a single and will probably never ride:

Girl “Baphomet” Mike Carrol.

[SatanicPanic]

One reason they stay on the wall is because they’re a size I don’t ride anymore

[HeavyAndExpensive]

I have this cause it looks cool and I'm really into medieval history.

Other than graphics that real appeal to you, its the obvious of autographed, classic reissues, old rare decks, deceased riders. I'd even mention classic logos in general, like an AH eagle or Baker.

So, basically anything.

[ok boomer]

John Hill first pro model deck

[versacekid420]

i have the Oski board where it’s the child sitting on the bike with a gun and blood on his face and that’s on the wall, but this dude i know set his up and skated his. so i guess it’s just what you think is worth hanging. like someone mentioned earlier, if you feel like you’ll regret skating it, don’t. i had that killing floor board with the 2 wolf furrys on it and i regret skating it so much.

[Cuban_Lynx]

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I just bought that Jeremy Klein x Lance Mountain deck for the wall. The thought briefly crossed my mind how cool it would be to be rich enough to buy a second and skate it, but nah.

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I bought the original one back when you could get them from Powel China for $60. At that time I was too poor to buy a second one.

It's still on my wall next to a Blender painting that I was too poor to buy but couldn't leave without

Shape looks close to the original

This one came in a #/150 capsule with some shirts, pins, book, sticker, etc; it was $200 all together. If it were a production board, I'd set it up for sure.

Nothing to do with this thread, but I just visited my mom's and she still has a framed picture of me from the late 90's in this dope JK Birdhouse shirt 

[zahed]

dylan FA is the only one i have. rip.