A Steve Caballero inspired surfboard graphic, made for the man himself. Details are sketchy, Facebook only links. Shaped by Lucas and Sons, as seen on Old School Skateboarding.

Black Friday (and Saturday and Sunday) sale at the online store for Rip City skates in Portland. 10% of everything, up to 40% off selected items. [Photo: Wheelbase Mag]

The last time I posted about Rekiem was in 2009. Not much has changed since then, they’re still screening the veneer before they press the boards, which is about a million times easier, but that doesn’t bother me in the slightest. Keep making videos about pressing and screening skateboards and I’ll keep posting them. Looks like they’re using a wood burner for the top graphic. That’s cool. – Thanks to Matthijs for the tip.

Why not make a simple longboard? It might do you some good to broaden your horizons a little. How’s yours coming MC? [Source: Make Projects]

In honor of Thanksgiving, here’s a cornucopia of counterfeit skateboards. There’s the Roger/Roskopp on the left, a Vallely ripoff that says “sports,” and tying in nicely, another World Industries knockoff, a generic Flameboy. The two on the left are from the same company, Rolls Racer. The funny thing about the Flameboy knockoff is that it’s a mid to late 90’s era (or later) graphic on a bad 80’s style board. The Flameboy was spotted in Peru of all places. (Thanks to Seth) The fake Vallely hails from the land of Ebay, and the Roskopp is from a French auction site. (Thanks to David Maes)

I’m recalling the scene in the Bones Brigade documentary where Lance Mountain recalls being livid about the process of learning McTwists. If you haven’t seen the documentary, it’s one of the more interesting bits. Well that was decades ago, and I’m sure Lance isn’t bitter about it anymore. How about Alana Smith landing a solid 540 McTwist at age 12? That’s awesome. McGill himself was present when she stuck it, even offered her a little advice. Check out Alana’s sponsor Hoopla Skateboards. Video after the jump.

Roadside advertisement for a new skatepark in Lima, Peru, or technically San Borja? I’m not even gonna front on my south american geography. There’s not much out there about this park, and non of which I can actually read. I did find some photos at Radar Skate, and a few more at SkateparksPeru.com. Apparently Peru has 42 skateparks already, who knew? It’s scheduled to open this month. Maybe it’s open now. Who built it? Doctor Skatepark, the same guy behind that glow in the dark park in France. [Photo: Seth Levy]

Sometimes no matter how grave or inappropriate the context may be, a skateboarder can’t help but see things through a certain lens. Israeli citizens seek shelter from Hamas rocket attacks. Let’s see you try and do that in a street plaza! [Source: The Guardian] – Thanks to Jack Hadley for the tip.

This is a detail from an advert for the Sony Xperia Ion phone. It’s from the August 2012 edition of Wired Magazine, but the URL is already bad and there doesn’t appear to be an Ion in the Xperia lineup anymore. Shortest product lifecycle ever!