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SKATEBOARD DECK MANUFACTURING OVERVIEW Point Distribution was founded in 2004 and custom skateboard deck manufacturing was the first product line we offered. Unlike most skateboard manufacturers we offer an in-stock inventory of premade decks to compliment our custom deck program. The in-stock program allows for lightning fast turnaround on custom printing on our most popular sizes, shapes, concaves, and colors (bottom pass painted decks and full dips). We accept orders as small as 25 decks and allow unlimited assorted sizes and colors(natural, bottom pass, dipped, etc) within in-stock orders. With options* that include: heat transfer printing, silkscreen printing, custom shapes, custom concaves, and more, Point can handle your order big and small. *certain charges and minimums apply.

	STEEP CONCAVE HELL CONCAVE! (Not quite but close to it). This is the concave for the kid that has to have the deck with ‘POP!’(I hate the word ‘POP’, too.). Steep nose and tail with a deep center concave. Abrupt transitions abound, these help to stiffen the deck and give it a quick snap. Nose and tail flip starts quickly after the outer truck holes exaggerating the steepness. The kids love’em, top choice for most of the under 20 year old skateboarders. This is our best selling concave but it is also our oldest. Medium & mellow have been steadily increasing in sales.

	MEDIUM CONCAVE* This is a very traditional concave. Medium center concave with slight ‘wings’ over the inner truck hole stress points. Medium nose and tail angle with a quick transition after the truck holes. A simple easy to get used to concave, jump on it and you’re instantly ready to skate.

	MELLOW CONCAVE*Usually this is the choice for the tech skater but some Old guys that like flatter decks also appreciate this mold. Flat spots beyond the outer truck holes provide a stable platform for nose and tail slides. Smooth transitions through the nose, tail, and center concave provide a stable platform that is not too ‘Twitchy’ for flip tricks.
	*In some people’s eyes the medium and mellow are very similar but if you look close at the longer flat sections between the outer truck holes and the nose and tail flip, the mellow concave really makes for a different feeling deck.


MINI CONCAVE A medium concave with a smaller wheelbase designed for the smaller skater. A great concave for the single digit aged kid.		LONG CONCAVE Concrete Surfers Rejoice! Multiple mold sizes for different length and types of decks. Canadian Maple with Bamboo bottom ply. College kids, artists, snowboarders, and part time skateboarders love’em.		CRUISER We use one of our oldest molds for this concave and it’s super flat. We use it for getting across our warehouse and it works great. If you’re big on nose slides we don’t recommend it.

(Deck shapes in black text are in stock decks. Red text are custom order shapes.)

TECH INFO

CONSTRUCTION Unless stated otherwise all of our decks are constructed of 7 plies of 100% American/Canadian Maple (wood species- Acer Saccharum) with skateboard specific glue made by Franklin. Occasionally and on specific request we use Bamboo, fiberglass and other exotic materials but the tried and true 7 ply Canadian Maple is our most popular construction.

PRESSING All of Point’s decks are cold pressed. This method takes more time than a hot pressed deck but does not subject the wood to high temperatures that can weaken the wood fibers. The uncut decks are allowed to cure for 7 days in large stacks before finishing.

Point Distribution Inc Custom Skateboard Manufacturer How A Skateboard Is Made In A Cold Press

PRINTING OPTIONS

Point Distribution Inc Custom Skateboard Manufacturer Heat Transfer Printing

Point Distribution Inc Custom Skateboard Manufacturer Screen Printing

SCREEN PRINTING Direct screen printing to the deck. We recommend this type of printing for smaller, less detailed one or two color graphics or top prints.

HEAT TRANSFER PRINTING Similar to traditional screen printing but with an added step. Instead of printing directly to the deck the graphic is first printed on a mylar sheet then the sheet is applied to the deck with a hot roller machine. This allows for a much higher quality print. The smudging and registration problems associated with direct screen printing to a curved surface are a thing of the past with transfer printing.

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PACKAGING AND OTHER OPTIONS

PACKAGING

Shrink-wrap included at no charge.
Size stickers included at no charge.
Customer supplied stickers, postcards, etc can be inserted at no charge.

OTHER OPTIONS

Custom shapes can be made by vector file format. Sample charges and minimum orders apply.
Custom concaves from CAD files. Sample charges and mold charges apply. (big $$$)
Custom veneer color from Pantone numbers. Sample charges and minimum orders apply.