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Close-up of the Hand Crafted print on a brown T-shirt: a bearded lumberjack with an axe standing on a log fitted with skateboard wheels

Whatever Happened to Hamboards T-Shirts?

Where the apparel went, the art we're still proud of, and what I'd like to do next.

Whatever Happened to Hamboards T-Shirts?

Where the apparel went, the art we're still proud of, and what I'd like to do next.

HST Truck Rebuild Kit: Hamboards Flow Kit Story | After 9 Years

HST Truck Rebuild Kit: Hamboards Flow Kit Story...

Inventing is a journey of discovery. Nine years ago, I set out to build my Huntington Beach cousins a skateboard that truly felt like longboard surfing. The trucks they had...

HST Truck Rebuild Kit: Hamboards Flow Kit Story...

Inventing is a journey of discovery. Nine years ago, I set out to build my Huntington Beach cousins a skateboard that truly felt like longboard surfing. The trucks they had...

The King Returns: How the Hamboards® Classic Came Home to California

The King Returns: How the Hamboards® Classic Ca...

The King of all Longboards is coming home. Discover how Derek Horn of BIRCH® Longboards is bringing Hamboards® Painted Classic production back to California with premium birch construction and handcrafted...

The King Returns: How the Hamboards® Classic Ca...

The King of all Longboards is coming home. Discover how Derek Horn of BIRCH® Longboards is bringing Hamboards® Painted Classic production back to California with premium birch construction and handcrafted...

How to Choose Your HST Longboard Truck Setup

How to Choose Your HST Longboard Truck Setup

Transform your ride with the perfect HST configuration. Whether you're a beginner building confidence, a surfskater seeking authentic board sport feel, or an experienced rider chasing that perfect flow, our...

How to Choose Your HST Longboard Truck Setup

Transform your ride with the perfect HST configuration. Whether you're a beginner building confidence, a surfskater seeking authentic board sport feel, or an experienced rider chasing that perfect flow, our...

Longboard Dynamics: Carving vs Surfskating vs Long Distance Pumping (LDP)

Longboard Dynamics: Carving vs Surfskating vs L...

Skilled riders can create forward thrust (pump) with any type of longboard skateboard, provided it has a high degree of turning.  It all comes down to twisting the lower body...

Longboard Dynamics: Carving vs Surfskating vs L...

Skilled riders can create forward thrust (pump) with any type of longboard skateboard, provided it has a high degree of turning.  It all comes down to twisting the lower body...

Don Sandusky in Land Surfing Tee

Hamboards' Guide to Skateboard Lingo

Pushing, Carving, Surf Skating, Pumping and Hybrid Lingo as defined by Hamboards

Hamboards' Guide to Skateboard Lingo

Pushing, Carving, Surf Skating, Pumping and Hybrid Lingo as defined by Hamboards