It's been a while between
drinks but it looks like another round of Pocket Pistols decks is headed to Oz.
Still screen printed by Screaming Squeegees the decks have switched from being
pressed by Madrid and PS Stix to Prime Wood in Huntington Beach.
These are top quality decks
made with master-crafted traditional techniques.
The 2018 pocket Pistols pro
team consists of Pedro Barros, Lee Ralph, Ben Schroder, Jake Phelps, Josh
Mattson, Hemina Reynolds & Ron Chatman. We have 2 decks with designs from
Mark Gonzales the Chatman Bad Will and a never before released graphic collaboration
with Jeremy Henderson.
ABOUT SCREAMING SQUEEGEES
Screamin Inc. was originally founded by Chicken Deck, and
Kelly Bellmar in 1988 as Screaming Squeegees, Inc. In 2006 Kelly left to pursue
his wood-shop and skate co. Factory Mfg., and Chicken restructured Screaming
Squeegees as Screamin Inc. We have printed decks for just about every company
at one time or another. Screamin Inc. specializes in skateboard screen printing
and is world renown for having the highest quality printing in the biz!
Screamin Inc Screen Prints by Hand in the U.S.A. Most all
other companies use the HEAT Transfer Process to apply their graphics. In order
to apply a HEAT Transfer Your Skateboard is run between two rollers under
immense hydraulic pressure. One of the rollers is Heated to 300 Degrees
Fahrenheit! Your board is subject to this Tortures process three to four times
in order to get the transfer to stick.Basically it’s like throwing your New
Skateboard in the Oven at 300 Degrees Fahrenheit, and then running it over with
your Car three times! Your Skateboard is Beat Down before you ever snap your
first Ollie!
ABOUT PRIME WOOD USA
By 1964 the company had began
curving plywood for some of its furniture projects. The presses the Tuccinardi
family hand built for this process would eventually produce some of the
earliest “kick tail” skateboards. With the new presses in place, Prime began
pressing wood for early skateboard brands like Madrid and Z Products (Z Boys).
The first skateboards were pressed by Prime Wood in 1968, making Prime one of
the earliest mass producers of skateboards.
By 1988,
Professional skateboarders Steve Rocco and Rodney Mullen felt the industry
shifting, and left Sims and Powell respectively to found World
Industries. The two walked through the Prime doors shortly after, and
worked closely with Phil Tuccinardi to perfect the modern day
skateboard. To this day Phil speaks of the countless hours Rodney spent
shaping and perfecting things at the Prime factory to make top notch, quality skateboards.
It was during this time Prime began making skateboards for Prime Wood was
founded in 1930 by a young, dedicated Italian-American business man named
Ceasare Tuccinardi. Ceasare started out primarily
handcrafting quality furniture, and was very successful in making
custom breakfast nooks. Shortly after launching his
business, Ceasare had his three boys Phil, Louie and
Lorrie, and it wasn’t long before Prime became a family affair.
We at Prime firmly root
ourselves in our love for skateboarding, and believe our dedication bleeds into
every skateboard product produced at Prime Wood. We proudly produce a full
range of products, including 100% handcrafted quality skateboards, proudly made
by skateboarders right here in Los Angeles.