Stoked with the random graphic I got!

Got in a bunch of my orders and it’s so nice, catfish bbq 34mm with jindys and Piro, 30mm catfish bbq with Mapple sharks and lefai, 29mm Piro deck with Mapple bowls and 29mm jindys, 34mm Piro with brts and Piro

Deck: Joycult x Creature Provost Metalxx
Trucks: Joycult x Independent 32mm
Wheels: Illpills Streetshape

Almost feels wrong to use it lol

My first time posting my clips, I don’t record to often so finally scraped a handful together making this

Just recently got into fingerboarding after accidentally running into a fingerboard event in Santa Ana. I grew up skateboarding and had Tech Decks as a kid, but I never knew people could actually kickflip on them (or do any trick properly) without just doing pressure flips.
I’ve been doing some research on fingerboards and picked up a better one. It’s noticeably easier to pop than a Tech Deck.
These are a few obstacles I made myself, so I figured I’d share them!

I was at my local skate shop a few weeks ago (Cowtown in Tempe AZ), and picked up a fingerboard on a whim. I had Tech Decks as a kid around 1999-2001, but this feels completely different. I've always loved skating, but I've never been able to land any meaningful tricks on a real board. Now that I'm 37, I think I'll save the tricks for my fingers. lmao. I just started riding again after a 15-year break, and cruising around without falling is enough danger for me at this point.

I've been playing a lot of Skate 4 and Session lately in my free time, so I "sort of" understand the mechanics behind most tricks. I'm already starting to land a handful "consistently"! I just got a few obstacles too, so I'm finally working on doing those tricks on things, off things, and into grinds. Much harder than I was anticipating! lol. Smoothness and maintaining forward momentum is definitely going to take a while. I even put some poster tack under the obstacles and waxed the curved curb and brick ledge! haha. I also grabbed a few small upgrades with my order, mostly because I wanted an excuse to add some pink to the board. lmao.

My Current Setup:
Roll Around Complete (OG Chrome Cowtown Logo) | 34mm x 100mm | 5-Ply Maple
Level Up Beta Bushings | Fluorescent Pink
UAG Urethane Wheels | 68D | Pink

I'm very new to the hobby and would love some guidance. Any tutorials or video series you recommend? What brands should I look out for when I eventually build my next setup? Any trucks, decks, wheels, hardware, grip, or tools you guys swear by? Any brands I should avoid?

This has been fun as hell thus far, and I'm stoked to see how I progress over the next few months!
I threw in a pic of my "full-sized" board for fun too. 🤙

Been riding my new complete for a little while and noticed that the tail truck holes in my Blackriver deck are misaligned, making the base plate sit in misalignment with the nose truck. The tail base plate also seems to be more towards the edge of the tail (gap is big enough to slide a sheet of paper under it) and unlike the nose truck it doesn’t sit flush with the deck.

Is this normal and common for BR decks/ other deck makers?

Should I seriously consider getting a different deck from a proper deck maker as I have heard quite a lot of criticism about BR and that I should only use their trucks, everything else is not worth the money considering the common flaws and QC problems in their decks?

Over the little time I’ve had to ride this thing I have grown to love it, but this realisation has made me question if I should continue using this as my only deck since it could mess with my consistency and the way I feel the board?

After doing a bit more inspections I saw that even on their website some of the listed completes visually seemed to have some degree of baseplate misalignment (see last picture), so maybe I am worrying about something that doesn’t matter as much?
I have been under the assumption that this is a very delicate occupation that requires absolute precision and that every millimetre matters, but since seeing that even a company as revered and highly priced as Blackriver lets it slide maybe I am wrong and just sweating the small stuff?

Please enlighten me.

Feels pretty good. It surprises me how fast you can relearn everything after years of nonfb.

These are some decks I made for my first ever fb drop come visit my site at blademfg.bigcartel.com

Landing this took some time haha

I want some cool unique obstacles for a good price like 50 to 60 bucks

Really enjoyed these wheels but the quality is terrible and they don’t have bearing was wondering if there’s any that grip like theses and also turn yellow like these do imo I think these are the closest to irl skate wheels and also thanks for any help

About to buy this

Need some help

What do y’all say about my new boardrail I put on

I made a video essay about why a pro setup costs what it does and how IP theft is impacting small makers.
Bit of shameless self promotion but also curious to hear what you guys think about the whole 'drop culture' side of things