Cool little deck companies

[sixpackoftablets]

That Roger thread spawned this question: What other cool little newish skate companies are out there that y'all like? Maybe regional; maybe no sponsored "pros," maybe interesting board shapes and quality wood.

Welcome Skateboards, for instance.

What other companies like that should I check out?

(PS - I don't give a fuck about t-shirt & flatbill companies; I'm talking about legit hardgoods companies here.)

[idealhandmades]

[sixpackoftablets]

cool story bro. does that have P2 or wut?

[idealhandmades]

no but seriously, there's like a bazillion. in every part of the world.
now a days it doesn't cost much to start a board brand up.
it just costs a lot to keep them going and relevant.

For example, I'm originally from New Hampshire, a state with no recognizable pros to the rest of the world. Its a tiny state in new england that nobody knows what goes on there west of new york.
and in my tiny little city in my tiny little home state, we had 4+ small brands like what you're talking about.

their numbers are too great.
if you find a good one, make like a built to spill album and keep it like a secret.

[able]

I keep seeing "Cool little dick companies" when I glance at this thread title

[finknoos]

you might not count it as small but palace is like a year old and is run by like 4 dudes and has about 3-4 skaters on the team

[bumpnrun]

There's 2 posters on the forum running small companies.  All usa made decks.

Music http://www.music-skateboards.com/

Open http://twitter.com/openskateboards

[Private Dancer]

my favorites are blood wizard, WELCOME and Roger...i think they all have a chance to grow beyond small companies

[Quilmes Cerveza]

There's a new one called Waters and Army that's pretty tight.

[idealhandmades]

my favorites are blood wizard, WELCOME and Roger...i think they all have a chance to grow beyond small companies

I wouldn't count those as little deck companies (well...maybe Welcome.)
if you can find a company's deck in more than the state the company is based out of (not counting mailorder), it aint that small.

blood wizard sure as shit makes it hard to track down their stuff though.

[leftcoast415]

There's a new one called Waters and Army that's pretty tight.

yeah definately, im riding one right now

[lamfordie]

Open Skateboards, have some sick graphics. Really wanna get one.

[sixpackoftablets]

thanks for the tips guys; keep 'em coming

yeah I know there are a zillion little companies, so I guess I should have put more emphasis on cool, interesting, somehow unique or well-executed.  Just cause your homie mailed an AI file to a woodshop doesn't mean we need to know about it.

[ccc333]

cockfight skateboards
http://cockfightskateboards.com/

[vegan*shawn]

Small Beating, riding one of their boards right now.

Lots of people here ride Vertical Smile boards

Really want to check out a Welcome board soon.

[spare change]

Theyre doing it right.PS stix wood,sick shapes and ran by skaters who care about being weird and doing what they want.

[burm]

I was gonna post this

But that tech deck really ruined it

[idealhandmades]

no way. there's always room for termite.

[Tony]

They are so many awesome little companies you should support!

www.naysayerskateboards.com
www.openskateboards.com
www.music-skateboards.com
www.telegraphskateboards.com
www.codaskateboards.com
www.hoppsskateboards.com
www.voyageskateboards.com

so many more I might be missing.

I wouldn't count those as little deck companies (well...maybe Welcome.)
if you can find a company's deck in more than the state the company is based out of (not counting mailorder), it aint that small.

I would disagree. I see a lot of small brands in more then there home state.

[BFKskateboards]

That guy Piro Sierra is on Naysayer? I thought he was flow for Blind.

[sixpackoftablets]

If I ever am allowed to rep/karma dudes, Tony is getting some.

[Davy]

I like Reese Forbes and Michael Leon's new company, Stacks.

[Locbrew]

Everyday Skateboards, same camp as Roughneck Hardware, my friend Cameron rides for them:

[A.J.K.]

Lewis Cruise, which is a toronto area company.  Had one of their boards and it was really good.
Studio, not that small really but still cool.  Montreal based company.

[Jeremy Anderson]

Hard Times skateboards
http://www.hardtimesmfg.com/
http://randyroydist.com/catalog/fall2010/

Started by Brian Seber, an old Anti-Hero dude.
A sick group of local skaters

[jildo]

prettyskateboards.blogspot.com

[idealhandmades]

I wouldn't count those as little deck companies (well...maybe Welcome.)
if you can find a company's deck in more than the state the company is based out of (not counting mailorder), it aint that small.

I would disagree. I see a lot of small brands in more then there home state.

[/quote]

well I was stating that if your company has grown to that level, that I personally wouldn't consider your game all that small anymore. I've know a couple of dudes that have started brands, and I've seen the work it takes to get it really moving to that level, and when you hit that size of distribution and are rolling that much of a branded machine through modern commerce of today, blah blah blah, im high, blah blah

its meant to be more of a compliment to those smaller than mega brands. I don't consider them small. small is what that brand is at the bottom of the wall at your shop that you can only find there, and the owner more often than not, is in the shop when you are dropping off the last shipment his paycheck at his other 2 jobs has afforded him.

[poopmonkey]

FALUS!
all about skateboarding and bullshit

new gremlin boards

and the teen wolf board

[Omamori]

Try Given, perfect decks.

[Trickskatin]

http://pleasantskateboards.com/

Little company started by some friends of a friend (who post here I'm pretty sure). Awesome art direction.