There’s carving…

And there’s really carving. Sa ka roulé has a lot of pictures combined with a lot of words that I can’t read either. It’s a downhill board that looks sharp, heavy, and fast. This is at least the third post I’ve done on skateboards carved out of a solid block of wood, but it’s not […]

Carving vs. carving

A German cat named Tobias Megerle has commissioned traditional wood carvers in Mombai, India to make ornamental skateboards instead of furniture for a change, and boy do those sorry guys look miserable. He plans on showing them in an exhibit at a gallery called the Loft at Lower Parel. Megerle said he had been fascinated […]

Naty Shred

There are art boards galore, but these hand carved whimsical creatures are meant to be ridden. Ridden carefully, of course, but ridden. Doug McKee AKA Naty Shred rides his, and repairs them too. They aren’t cheap, but they are one of a kind. The bird actually flaps it’s wings when it rolls. Impractical? Sure, but […]

mountainman

Skateboards for manly men

Hewn from a solid chunk of wood, as seen at Axhead Wood Carving, where you can also find hefty boards carved out of old table leafs, weighing in at 11lbs. Oh right, and also spoons. Ryan carves spoons too, usually out of wood that has fallen off of trees on his property.