2012 Year In Review

We want to thank all of our schools, independent builders and fans of Roarockit Technology around the world, for the massive amount of stoke created by our shared passion for building skateboards! Our small team at Roarockit (and our extended Roarockit family) have worked really hard this past year to help bring the community some new innovation and quality to DIY board building.  

Looking back at this past year reminds us of all the new faces we've met, and the continued growth of our flagship programs.  We are proud of what we have accomplished, and are equally proud of what our customers have shared with us during the year as well.  

Here's a few highlights and examples of what have done together:

Setting up the new RockitLabs HQ was a HUGE task!

Marcel and Chris learned how to work together as a team... a well oiled/badass shipping duo!

We had some intense R&D sessions for the new new RockitRuler!

Introduced a bunch of new products and prices this year

Roarockit hosted the 5th Annual Swap Meet...SWAAAAPPP!!!

Rob from Bombora Boards had a baby!! Best of wishes to their new family:)

We laughed, we cried at the Oasis Skateboard Factory Graduation at Roarockit

Norah and Ted visited the Hana Builds board building class in Hawaii

Always proud to support the Toronto Board Meeting

Introduced board building to a bunch of new classrooms around the world

Roarockit visited CJ's Skatepark for a demo in front of a ton of stoked riders!

Proudly supported the AGO Free After Three program taught by the awesome Oasis students!

To celebrate our 10 year anniversary, we introduced our third preshaped veneer set... Lil' Rockit!

Welcomed FooARage and Australian Skateboard Kits as regional distributors of Roarockit Tech.

This is just a small sample of the events and projects we have been a part of this year.  It's truly been a blast!

On behalf of the Roarockit Team, we hope that everyone has a safe and happy holidays... and don't worry, we still have some tricks up our sleeve for 2013!!   

Week Long Build Sessions

Roarockit offers full-week building programs, designed for you to build your own dream board with one of our experienced instructors! 

There will be 5 seperate sessions held in our Professional Deck Making School, located at 880 Millwood Road in Toronto, over the next year.  

The Session Dates:

March Break - 2013

Monday March 11 to Friday March 15

9:00 am - 11:30 am (12.5 hours total)

July Summer Camp 1 - 2013

Monday July 8 to Friday July 12

9:00 am - 11:30 am (12.5 hours total)

July Summer Camp 2 - 2013

Monday July 29 to Friday August 2

9:00 am - 11:30 am (12.5 hours total)

August Summer Camp - 2013

Monday August 19 to Friday August 23

9:00 am - 11:30 am (12.5 hours total)

Choose to make a skate deck, pintail, top-mount speedboard, our new Lil' Rockit or a more advanced drop deck. With an experienced instructor to show you the steps and share all the builder’s tricks and tips, you will produce a seriously awesome board the very first time, and will be able to continue making boards with your new-found knowledge.

Using the best wood in the world for a skateboard (Canadian maple), you’ll learn how to laminate a 3 dimensional board in a Thin Air Press, finish it, design and apply your own graphics. Using Roarockit’s patented method, your quality board will be entirely hand-made, using the power of vacuum, no power tools required.

As there is drying time between many of the steps, skateboard building requires multiple sessions to complete the stages. Sessions are planned so that all the steps are completed by the end of the 5 day program, so attendance at all 5 days is required. Space is limited, so submit your application early to ensure your spot!

What’s included:

The materials and use of our tools to create a custom board. During the 5 sessions, you will prep sheets of Canadian maple, glue up and press them in a Thin Air Press, over a mold. You sand and finish the edges top and bottom, clear coat and apply your own graphics to finish up your board.

What’s not included:

Wheels and trucks, hardware or grip tape

Feel free to contact us for more information:

Phone 1-416-422-5487

Email - marcel@roarockit.com

Electronic Press Kit

We have put together a new downloadable Press Kit that media sources and potential partners can use for promotional purposes. It contains information about the Roarockit Skateboard Company, our History, Schools and Independent Builders, as well as our Environmental footprint and the Future of our business.

Requests from the media for interviews, comments or appearances by the Roarockit staff should be directed to President Norah Jackson

For broadcast television or radio content, call 1-888-857-7790 or email norah@roarockit.com

*High-resolution images available upon request.

About Roarockit

Roarockit offers the materials, tools and technology to make it possible for anyone, from beginner to expert, to design and build their own custom skateboards. 

Independent builders, Schools, After-School programs and Community groups around the world have used Roarockit's patented Thin Air Press technology to create custom boards for personal use, and sometimes even creating their own brands and businesses.

The Thin Air Press technology is also a woodworking tool for vacuum laminating, bending and veneering for fine furniture, drums, guitars, cabinetry and marquetry projects.

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Recent Releases 

Maui News - Award-winning program helps keiki build own skateboards

CBC News - Feature on the Oasis Skateboard Company using Roarockit Technology

Popular Woodworking - Thin Air Press furniture build from the Oct.2012 Issue #199