what is the best way to go about sourcing decks to start a small company?

[cheep]

my friend and i were talking last night about starting up a little local skate company... i have screen printers available for decks and tees, but im not sure what the best way to source blank decks would be.  i want made in the u.s., and small minimums, if possible.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

[ahlee]

from what i hear mic-e leaves a buncha free goodies around his loading dock.

[Back to 0]

maybe ^^doug brown^^ can help he's still looking for a board sponsor.

[cheep]

from what i hear mic-e leaves a buncha free goodies around his loading dock.

yeah... i heard about that.  maybe ill have to go by and check it out

[mikefork]

http://sansusa.com/

http://www.chapmanskateboards.com/main.html

http://www.pennswoodmfg.com/Home.htm


these are only a few, but with a little more searching you can find more

[ahlee]

http://sansusa.com/

http://www.chapmanskateboards.com/main.html

http://www.pennswoodmfg.com/Home.htm


these are only a few, but with a little more searching you can find more

i'll be in boston tomorrow night, getting drunk.

skating saturday.

[bothersome]

most woodshops won't sell loads of blanks to random people.
You're better off getting them to just print them and shrink wrap.
you can get us made boards for 16-18+ shipping  depending on who you use and how many you get made.
selling boards is a lot of work but can be fun.
get ready to get shut down by shops though. it's hard enough selling some off plan b board let alone a strange brand noone has ever heard of. make your logo simple and the name simpler.
good luck.

[grimcity]

Not knocking on any of the other companies listed, but Chapman makes some great decks... our shop boards are Chapman, and Nate Nola uses them for his New Orleans-based board project (I don't know if Nate would refer to it as a company, but either way they're fucking dope).

[LENNIEKIRKSBIBLE]

Does anyone know how to contact Bareback/Generator and also what they're like for minimums? Do they work with small companies?

Cool? Cool.

[skate_bored]

Generator does the boards for the shop I work at Im pretty sure, really good stuff. Most of these companies will send you a few samples if: a. you are serious and have some information for them, b. you are willing to pay 10-12 bucks per sample blank or at least the shipping. Only bad name that I can think of is Natural but thats more of a personal preference thing, none of their boards are longer than 31.5, even the 8s.

[LENNIEKIRKSBIBLE]

http://generatordistribution.com/generatordistribution.com.html

Is this the same Generator?

[bothersome]

Thats them.
They might not be looking for new accounts, give em a shot.