It's Monday

The last two weeks have been hell on wood, being that it's rained, snowed and hailed. Thus I will not be rushed when it comes to perfection. If you purchased a board between September and December all boards made during that time or since are made very different.

Either

1. A board that was made previous to these dates has to have additional clear. I went with a new system, it takes 24 hours between coats.

2. If it's a new board or past due board in waiting; it will be done on new wood which is guaranteed by the OEM, no ifs or butts. These boards go through the same clearing process as in item 1.

I apologize for delays and shipping dates not made. I care about what I make and it wont be rushed and I hope you appreciate this attention to detail.

There is no refunds, all items are custom and nothing ships till I am satisfied thus you'll be satisfied.

The view from Santa Monica had ambient lighting

I moved to Pomona for more work space, however exactly where the shops at is a twilight zone of extreme temperature differences and ridiculous inconsistencies with how products would come out but some amazing stuff has come out of Pomona by force of will alone it seems. Skateboards should be made near the coast not next to a trans dimensional doorway.

Pomona(note various things on the couch: prototype prints, exclusive shirts and my stuffed octopus. You know how hard it is to do taxidermy on one of those? :)


Santa Monica

Metal Spider

This is a color sample I did for a Spider board for a first time customer, that wanted something different in addition to his stock Spider purchased in August. As with things custom it takes time. In this case it was a whole new color system, and exuberant but that's the part I add; and that's to make it beyond your expectations. If you're patient, I will give you the stars. Note: the paint isn't made of neutrino matter that will be next year.

Acid Spiders

The remaining Acid Spiders are to being sourced on a new wood and concave. The previous boards where not suitable for the amount of water, dying process that makes the vivid colors and many warped. Many commitments where dragged out longer then ever expected. The new wood is a single kick and 7 ply. In fact I now have pushed the dying process to a point it's become a new technology in it's own right.

Be patient, it will be rad. I expect the remaining boards to be in on February 5th.

Got Wood

After a year long dispute, attempts by myself to make it right the woodshop made good on the credit. However it was discovered and they wouldn't admit it that the reason so many boards warped and brought XXX to a halt is do to the fact they are cheap fucking bitches and only spray sanding sealer on there wood, not varnish, marine varnish or polyurethane but a cheap $8 a gallon acetate based sealer that looks shinny but has no weather proofing abilities and just makes the wood one big sponge.

They wouldn't ever admit this, I discovered it and had long before my suspicions. Sanding sealers come up gray when sanded, clears such as varnish, polyurethane come up tanish white due to the color additives and how it bonds to wood.

14 months of there lies, there bullshit and nearly being ruined and being at the mercy of such a shitty business.

Quality, excellence and no one obviously doesn't believe in it anymore.

Laying out Acid Spiders that are 7 months overdue!


Typical warped board from old wood, no clear coat applied at factory then sold to me.


As small production run of boards I shaped and pro sealed in American made polyurethane.

Absolutly no refunds

XXX isn't in a position to refund. Yes there can be waits, exuberant waits for product however as each board is custom, nothing comes off the rack and due the amounts of time put in there is no refund for any sale due to the high cost of wood, materials there is no refunds, only exchanges if the product is defective.

This was mentioned in a previous blog.

Thank you.
-Kray

Been very Ill

For the past 11 days I have been ill, first with just sniffles then a resulting stomach situation that ended up being a hole in my intestine after a bought of what appeared to be food poisoning.

The situation on the wood is fixed, I am getting my replacement of wood this coming week to finish all acid spiders, outstanding boards which warped.

The list is as follows.

- 8 acid spiders warped.

- 2 Fusil decks.

- 1 Red Detached Eye.

- 1 Green Detached Eye.

- 1 Scatter truck board.

- 1 Crow board

- I pinup red board.

In this case I have to do all these boards again and am doing so.

Thank you for being patient.