Jack Smith is starting a new magazine, The Skateboarders Journal. Looks like it will be similar to Surfers’ Journal — high quality photos, old and classic along with new and rad, very few ads, classy:
“…The Skateboarder’s Journal will delve into all dimensions of skateboarding – culture, history, art, travel, technology and the future. We will also bring you photography from the world’s best skate photographers.Content is foremost. It will be presented in a clean, classic format that focuses your attention on what’s important, not on indulgent graphic design.
Readers will be able to access TSJ from their iPad, iPhone, other Internet-enabled mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer. Our goal is to make TSJ available to you no matter where you are, or where you may be going.…”
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/703076877/be-a-founder-of-the-skateboarders-journal-magazine
Sacrilege….. putting a Spitfire in that kind of danger ;-))
“My dad reminded me when I was 10 that I made a skateboard for my sister,” says a smiling 40-something engineer and co-founder of J&B Boards, Ryan Miller. Miller is architect of the frame –THE FRAME – that makes the J&B longboard a revolutionary new product in the sport.
Nine inches wide and 38 long, the clear polycarbonate platform of this innovative deck is supported by the newly-designed metal alloy frame. It’s this highly-engineered, designed and tested frame that makes this board so different from all the rest on the market. That’s one. It’s non-traditional. It’s new. And it “feels good.”
All this support for a total deck weight at just 8.5 pounds. But there’s more.
“It’s revolutionary,” says Mike Kish, Miller’s partner, who was inspired to start the project because his 13-year-old son wanted a clear board and lots of options.
http://longboard.garagepunks.com/launch.html