The Fingerboard Brew

Hello, we are back! Been away for a while so just thought we'd do a quick chat for microbrew. A lot of it isn't FB related so we don't blame you if you don't stick around for this one, haha. But some cool things to come and we will be bringing new episodes to you soon enough. 

Check out the Switchcraft's pride episode:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3UX30izJQCMFqSNQ0yMGmI?si=ff2b1e46b1664c07

Maria's "Forum Friday:"

https://www.instagram.com/p/CQi5IxKASjz/

Fingerboard Popcast:

https://open.spotify.com/show/5PdbTLAff7VMNE9FHZmbzU?si=dsfroKn3QtecO7goV5m72A&dl_branch=1

This week we have the amazing Thom (or you might know him as purpleyorange) on our podcast to talk a bit about all things branding and marketing. This topic really isn’t something people seem to discuss or talk much about, and it’s so essential to understand when starting a company. We also chat a bit about Thom’s design work, specifically with Blackriver and the concept behind the graphics. 

This was an incredibly enjoyable episode for us, we really hope you enjoy it too. Thanks so much to Thom for coming onto The Fingerboard Brew! 

Who would’ve thought- Fingerboarding can get you into university?

If you want more of an introduction to Thom and his fingerboard journey prior to this, go listen to his episode on Switchcraft:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hveTzhMwdI&ab_channel=switchcraftpodcast

Definitely go check out Thom on Instagram if you haven’t already!! https://www.instagram.com/purpleyorange/

Welcome to the newest segment of TFB, “Micro Brew,” the spin-off series where Evan and Annie discuss smaller topics, or just topics that don’t make it to the pain podcast, within fingerboarding. These episodes won’t go beyond 30 minutes, but today’s an exception. 

To help introduce Micro Brew, we thought we’d start off with an easy topic and that is our fingerboard preferences. We plan on doing a different episode specifically about decks, but for now enjoy the conversation about tape, wheels, trucks and tuning.

Let us know in the comments what you like to ride! What’s your setup?

If you have any suggestions on anything else we could talk about for Micro Brew, feel free to let us know as well :) 

This week, Annie and Evan talk about some of the fingerboard films out there, as well as some important videos! You guys helped to suggest so many and a lot of people seemed to be aligned on what we meant. 

We’ll be continuing on this topic another time if you guys want more :) 

What videos did we miss? 

It’s episode 10 so what better time to recap than now. We talk a little about the community and the scene when we first started vs. now, as well as what hasn’t changed.

Also quick note from Annie: “I’m sorry if I’ve offended anyone about kickflips. I take it all back. I love kickflips just as much as treflips.”

Have your thoughts changed overtime? How do you think fingerboarding has changed as a community overtime? Let us know in the comments! 

Last week, we talked about Hype companies, and this week we wanted to discuss some companies we remember from when we first started fingerboarding, which no longer exist- including ones that we never even got a chance to try. Alongside that, we’ve been excited to see a lot of these companies making a comeback!

What companies did we miss out? Do you have any stories about some of these old/no-longer-existing companies? We want to hear about it! Put it in the comments :) 

Thank you to our sponsors Abducted Fingerboards, Goo.LTD and Shed Fingerboards. Check them out!

https://abductedfingerboards.com.au/

https://www.gooltd.com/

https://www.instagram.com/shedfingerboards/

Companies we mentioned in the video:

Aphlikshun 

Substance wheels

Pure Decks

Frost Decks

4 corner fb 

Emanent 

Bonsei Concrete

Creek Wood

Wood Guest

Nollie Wheels

Reks Distribution

Subliminal

Beef Decks

Weca Decks

Z Shred Wheels

Tom Pearson

Lowpro

Prowood

Evolve 

Gator Fingerboards

No Comply

Absolute

Homewood

Blosom Fingerboards

Winkler Wheels Rip

Trap Decks

Yellowood 

Airflo Rails

Finger Decks

This episode, Evan and Annie discuss what they think about the rise in number of companies over the last few years and how it has contributed to the oversaturation of fingerboarding. They also talk a bit about “hype companies” and briefly discuss, from a consumer point of view, what they think makes a good vs. bad company. 

Do you think the scene is oversaturated? Do you think people are paying more attention to quality or hype?

Let us know in the comments.

Thank you again so much to Goo.LTD for sponsoring this episode of the Fingerboard Brew! 

Most of us only ever show the ‘clip that made it’ when it comes to getting tricks. But what about all the time it took to land the trick? We feel the topic of how one has progressed so far in fingerboarding is not really one that is discussed often. 

How do you feel you’ve progressed over your months or years of fingerboarding? What’s been helpful for you to improve? 

Let us know!

This week, we discuss video parts, full lengths, a little bit about how not many people make them anymore, but mainly how much work goes into filming for them. 

To us, it really is about the effort you put in that matters most, not necessarily the actual tricks you do. What about you? What are your thoughts? Have you ever filmed a full length? Let us know :) 

In this week’s episode we have our very first guest, Savannah Simpson aka sittingduck422 aka owner of Duck Decks! We discuss how our professional careers in the creative industry have helped with our fingerboarding especially with film, photography and deck making. 

We apologise for no video for Evan- we had some tech mishaps. But we’ll be sure to have the other episodes running perfectly next time!

Thank you Savannah for coming on the podcast with us. Make sure to check her out:

https://www.instagram.com/sittingduck422/

https://www.duck-decks.com/