DSM Wood Shop - dwindle distribution

An in-depth look into the making of Dwindle Distribution's skateboard decks straight from our wood shop, Douglas Street Manufacturing. Watch as freshly cut logs of Canadian Maple are sliced up into veneers then molded to specifically calculated contours and shapes to form some of the best quality skateboard decks available in the world today. Combining new technology with innovative creative input from the very riders who represent our brands DSM really is designed and built by skateboarders. Enjoy your visual tour of DSM.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

Can't have skateboarding without Canadian Maple.
🤘🇨🇦

[@maxdaniels4326]

dam its really eye-opening to see how much work really goes into the construction of each deck.

[@adrianhalo1986]

This is so cool, I am nerding out so hard on this video

[@skatemeyer]

Same

[@guyfromthatthing1017]

I just bought my first Almost deck yesterday. I needed flat concave; Almost makes mellow concave / steep kick-this is an atypical offering for mellow deck riders. I couldn’t believe how mellow it actually was comparing it to all the flat decks I had at home; it is exactly what it says it is, all the quality points mentioned in the video are still present (this is now 2021). I may be sticking with Almost and Thank You from this point forward.

[@ilikebassmusic]

Love you Rodney

[@shawnmurray9503]

Cool stuff to see. I was wow'd by all the little details involved, and kept entertained with the great skateboarding clips.

[@Philionaire123]

I'm a great fan of this decks. Love them more then the most big names. 36 years old and bowl skating I can tell you guys...madness 9.5 / blind nuke Baby 9.8 or enjoi 8.375 I loved them all. Big fan of this products 😎🤙

[@wrecklessskate]

Great video, such an insight to whole business.

[@oishisakana]

Is Rodney Mullen narrating this? it sounds like it.

[@matrodmedia]

You can see him talking in the beginning, yes. Plus his voice is super recognizable.

[@oopla20]

It's funny how some people worry about where in the world their boards are made. People trip out about boards being made in China but they fail to realize that China can make stuff at any sort of quality they want. They're advanced enough to have the machine and man power to do so. It really just depends on how much money the wood shop and/or the board company wants to spend on their batch of decks. Pro decks get more care while price point decks get less care. Yes, there's going to be defects here and there but that's the story for almost every wood shop out there! Same goes for truck companies. Indy being made in China doesn't really say anything bad about the trucks themselves. Again, it's up to how much the manufacturer wants to spend on the R&D process for their product. If they want to spend less money on their products, they'll get a less well made product than those who invest more money into their R&D

[@itsArtNotAcr1me]

True words.

[@AngelOffTheDarkness]

@oopla20 @@itsArtNotAcr1me Same as you.

[@booboocachoo5090]

Actually indy being made in China isn’t much of a difference cause the alloy doesn’t get abused like the maple wood does cause maple goes from Canada on a ship all the way to China and by the time it gets there it isn’t the same wood anymore, which why China decks aren’t that great compared to North American ones

[@tomalophicon]

​@@booboocachoo5090 what metamorphosis does it magically undergo on the ship?

[@d_d1881]

Rodney talking lies and Absolute bullshit…those brands use china so they can maximise profits and nothing else.Quality is really bad.Just use decks made in quality woodshops far from china.Use slap magazine current wood shop directory and be happy!

[@icantollie]

No video on industrial manufacturing has better skateboarding than Dwindle Distribution’s

[@sleepydog4205]

my slappy's are much consistent with the steep kicks

[@ghZTrikz]

Good video with good words about this, like to think it is true:)

[@tsc21]

I love dwindle distribution
Thanks to Rodney mullen almost skateboards company

[@destructo3915]

Who really makes the best decks? DSM? Powell/Skate1? Schmitt Stix? At first glance, maybe DSM because if their proprietary epoxy glue and because the Mutt backs it up. But at the same time, George Powell clearly knows his stuff and has been involved in deck design longer than anyone. But on the other hand Paul Schmitt makes decks for more brands than anyone. Element, Birdhouse, Meow, just to name a few. Schmitt Stix are clearly the industry leader. I've tried all 3 and cant really spot much difference. We know all the veneers are the same and come from the same place. The presses and shapes are pretty similar too. The entire industry has long abandoned multi deck pressing. So I guess I'll say Dwindle just because of the glue and the Mutt.

[@xitsox]

I don't have any experience with a dsm deck but for now i think BBS and PS Stix woodshops seem to have the best quality. I would love to try the resin-7 construction of dsm.

[@guyfromthatthing1017]

I’ve tried all, 3 Powell flight decks, PS Stix - 4 Toy Machines, 2 FAs; 2 Welcomes. Two issues I noticed: PS Stix has the mellow vs steep multi-deck pressing problem for the same mold (bought same deck I already bought, had to send back b/c it was closer to top and unridabley steep); Powell - has the issue of the glue: I weigh each and every deck when I get them-identical Andy Anderson flight decks have been as much as ~ 100 grams different in weight… may not sound like a lot, but for the price-no way! It’s like adding fishing weights to your trucks. Ridiculous). The Almost I got is mellow and stiff, still wrapped in plastic w stickers and packaging-still weighs less than one of George’s naked flight decks? Geesh.

[@ayjay359]

@@guyfromthatthing1017Wood is a natural material. The density is variable. So that’s why Decks don’t have the same weight even if they are exactly the same shape and size.
You could have a bigger piece of wood which is lighter than a smaller piece.

[@jamesryan4325]

Have you not heard of BBS? They are the industry leader and for a reason!

[@6mmshoota]

enjoi uses dwindle as far as i know btw

[@6mmshoota]

i used www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=95042.0 to know which decks are made at which woodshop

[@komaarts7677]

Mullen lets those Chinese people work

[@BabeTheAstrologer]

Its imporant that the chinese check each skateboard so we can do kickflip responsibly.

[@toujours009]

Dwindle production costs. to return mostly to the US market. Powell Peralta for instance are still made in California as of 2020. Source : p-p.com/products/specs

[@DazeyChaineMusic]

rip

[@emrakultheaeonstorn7430]

I like that the factory doesn’t look like a soul sucking slave ship

[@tomalophicon]

good cover up.
that's why it's based on China so that it can be legally horrible.

[@J.G.Wentworth69420]

Lol at the nice Chinese people making quality products

[@stoshbeast1]

I thought maybe they came from China lol

[@commandZee]

Rodney thinks he found Animal Chin and he's making him work for pennies on the dollar.

[@guyfromthatthing1017]

You forget animal chin is able to pay for his family to eat, and by the time the board is in your hands the company has probably made < $10, the skateshop < $5.