Everything about Signature Wakeskates is different than what is on the market now. I make each one myself; I see and touch every board to make sure the quality is right. You can’t do that in China! The board has a very unique shape with the rounded nose and tail, but I am most stoked on the concave of the top deck. My goal was to make a board the would last longer than all other wood decks and rival the life span of a fully composite board.
During my wakeskate career I’ve worked with several companies and experimented and discovered some very cool technology. I’ve taken that and added some of my own ideas to to come up with my boards today. I use a special blend of vertical laminated wood for the core which last longer, flexes better, and has more response than your old school method of just stacking veneers together, then digging the middle out for concave. I use the best materials that I can find like epoxies instead of glues and special fiber glass. It might not be the most cost efficient but it makes the best end product. Each core is completely enclosed in a a PBT plastic skin and sealed with top and bottom black ABS side wall. This gives you “the best of both worlds:” the feel and response of wood, but the longevity of a composite.
– Signature Company owner and founder Clint Tompkins
