Alex Blake designed and built this custom longboard from scratch. He modeled the boards with SolidWorks before machining the mold with the shopbot to achieve curved surfaces. Laminated bamboo and ...

CHILLICOTHE - Skating through life has taken on a new meaning for a local man who started a business in an old garden shed. Marty Ford finished making his first longboard in June in the gardening shed ...

Above an old jewelry store near the University of Minnesota, two college students work to perfect their custom longboards—but boards are only part of the business. Drew Swanson and Phillip Kelly, ...