Skateboard Talk

Builder Profile: Kara Boards

Learn more about the story behind KARA Boards and how they have created a successful board company from scratch!

Builder Profile: S-Tier Skateboards

Learn about how Evan started building custom downhill skateboards and longboards!

Behind the Build: All that Glitters is a "Bad Influence"

Glitter, glitter everywhere…..

Builder Profile: Ten Letter MFG

Learn all about how passion drives Les to create his skateboards!

Behind the Build: Boards of Education!

Put YOUR eyeball on this article about an school desk-inspired art-skateboard.

Behind the Build: Youth Oppression

Youth Oppression, theme illustrated!

Behind the Build: Red Feather Skateboard

Read more about the meaning behind this eye-catching skateboard art piece!

Inside the Org: Project ROAR with Dani Lipsky

Learn all about Project ROAR, an incredible organization that helps provide access to adventure sports and action sports to people with disabilities!

Behind the Build: Fail? Or Student Success?

Failing and succeeding combine to make a learning project for this high school student

Behind the Scenes: Train-The-Trainers Session with David Laatz of Undertoe Skate Co.

Learn more about what goes on in one of our Train-The-Trainers sessions and how David of UndertoeSkateCo. is using what he learned!

Behind the Build: Knot-Eyed Pyrography

Creative use of knots and wood grain for imagery!

Properties of Wood Types for Skateboard Building

Learn about the differences between Maple, Birch, and Bamboo in this comprehensive article!

Craig Morrison, Founder of the Oasis Skateboard Factory (retired!)

We celebrate Craig’s retirement this month but will miss him. We have curated a mini-history of the early days of this amazing journey.

Helpful Tools for Custom Board Building

Learn about all the custom tools Roarockit offers to level up your board building process!

Builder Profile: Workin' Hard Hardware

Read all about the man behind Workin’ Hard Hardware! Ryan started building boards because he couldn’t find what he wanted at the store, and has since created a business selling unique handmade skateboards and apparel.

Behind the Collaboration: Pro-Foam Collab

See behind the scenes of the development of our latest collection - the Pro-Foam Collab!

Working with Colored Veneers

Want to work with coloured veneers? Read this!

Builder Profile: Good Roads

Chris from Good Roads is on the way to changing the longboarding scene with his approach to experimenting with casting wheels, bushings, and more, and making everything he learns available to the rest of the board building community!