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Watson Laminates USA

Name: Watson Laminates USA
Address: San Diego, CA, 92113, US
Telephone: +16192331625

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Watson Laminates has been proudly making premium skateboards in San Diego, CA since 1975. I’d go with them to check it out and cruise down some hills.

Watson Laminates was started originally as The Shack Out Back in approximately 1974, in the rear gardening shed behind my family duplex in Pacific Beach. I was doing custom furniture, cabinets and repair, working construction jobs when available and apartment improvements for clients and friends between surfing after high school. Friends of my neighbors were into skateboarding when the original Ca

dillac wheels came out and they would go to some small hills in LaCosta and Encinitas. At that same time I would go to the hardwood lumber yard and get the scrap oak and cut out classic skateboard shapes of the time. I was selling them to the local shops. The friends up the street were the originators of Tracker Trucks (Larry Balma and Dave Dominick), which revolutionized the industry. That’s when I started making more of a laminated deck out of maple veneers for curved boards. I went back to my high school welding shop teacher who ran the night classes and he let me use the shop to weld up my first presses for my laminated decks. He was a cool guy. At first I tried my own brand, Archeryflex, which was too different of a skateboard and did not sell (One quarter page ad appeared in SkateBoarder March 77). Using the same Epoxy/ fiberglass configuration as my Archeryflex decks, I started making more regular, kick tail deck for other companies like Rockit Skateboards. Then I made decks for surfboard shaper Bill Caster and his company, Caster Skateboards. He was starting with riders like Chris Strople, Tom Inouye and others. I started to make a larger volume of boards out of small garages and mini storage place on Mission Bay Dr. Rusty Surfboards had a shaping room in the same complex as did myself and other small craftsman. After year and half the fire marshall came through and had most of us kicked out! We moved to a larger building in the Miramar Road area and were ready to keep growing just as the bottom dropped out in the early 80’s. Skateboarding came to almost a dead stop. SkateBoarder magazine stopped printing and everything sucked. The time of Road Rider Wheels and Fiberflex was fading fast. I did not want to go away so I moved into my shop and had no helpers or employees. I was working by myself making a little amount of skateboards during the day and doing tenant improvement in the evening and sanding and painting yachts on the weekend in the harbor. After a year or more of down time it started to come back some. During this slow time I made some of the early wood-epoxy-fiberglass snowboards with side fins for Tom Sims and Chuck Barfoot. I made epoxy decks for George Powell and Stacy Peralta. I also made decks for Brad Dorfman of Vision/Sims as well. I was making molds by hand, carving them and trying to make new concave kick tail decks that were the new thing. I was approached by Steve Cathey of G&S who were just across the street to make some decks for them because their old manufacturer, Taylor-Dykmea, was not interested in doing their decks since the amounts were so small. This started a ten-year relationship making decks for Larry Gordon. He was a great guy who was just across the street and we made lots of great decks (Saladino, Blender, Ruff) decks over those years. During the early 80’s we started making the standard seven ply decks that are that basis of all skateboards manufactured for the last 20 plus years and on.

– Written as best remembered, Charlie Watson.

12/04/2016

Freestyle decks for the kings of skate; the Sk8kings! Primo and Diane models are looking very 1980's. Time to skadance!

10/08/2016

We love making skateboards.

09/13/2016

Cool video by O.
The Krack Knight start to finish.

http://youtu.be/fRrZOXZuTaE

HAND MADE VINTAGE STYLE SKATEBOARDS ALA BLACK KNIGHT

08/26/2016

GGI. Go Get It. The Pegasus. These guys are at the forefront of skateboard design, or in the very back somewhere. Either way it's working perfectly.
I suggest that you go get it.

06/29/2016

For those about to rock, we salute you! Sam Hitz has some new limited edition decks out, get em fast before they're gone for good.

06/23/2016

Assault Skateboards! Designed in America, made in America, owned by skaters, and run for skaters! Long live skate companies that take pride in what they do, and what they stand for.

06/15/2016

T-Mag cruised in this week with a legendary skateboarder, and legendary human being. A new project with and Matt Hensley is in the works!

06/02/2016

We've got all the best flavors! Which combination is your favorite?

05/24/2016

What's new at Watson these days? A lot, including these one of a kind hand-painted Shed decks, created by Mr. Sam Hitz himself.

03/17/2016

Bucky Lasek stopped in to pick up some fresh decks today! Exciting stuff happening here at Watson.

02/23/2016

Jim "Red Dog" Muir cruised through this morning! Anyone that knows skateboarding knows that this man was part of the original Zephyr team. It's always a pleasure when a legend stops in like this.

02/09/2016

A couple weeks ago we posted a teaser of a new model from G&S Surfboards and Skateboards. Now that the cat is out of the bag we are happy to post a picture of the finished product. The Jim Gray Model reissue has one of the coolest screen print graphics we have ever seen here at the shop, inspired by the classic airbrushed surfboards from back in the day. These boards couldn't have come out any better...This is a classic, reinvented, and reincarnated.

02/08/2016

Timeless shot of Tod Swank, captured by J Grant Brittain, drawn up by Ramsey Dau. Timeless means this is just as relevant now as it was then, and if we have a say in the matter then this will remain timeless forever. We enjoy doing our part to give back to skateboarding.

is doing a limited release of these silkscreened prints of his drawing of my Push photo of

02/04/2016

A few legends rolled through the shop today! Frank Sanchez, Dennis Martinez and Jerry Valdez stopped in to discuss some future projects, good stuff from these gentleman coming, always!

01/28/2016

X-Con I's from Brand-X Skateboards are finished and look insane! 8 colors plus a fade make this one of the most colorful screen print graphics ever! It's a skateboard and piece of art combined.

01/26/2016

Billy Ruff was in the house today! We got him dialed in with a new rider and had him sign us a deck for the shop! This ones going on the wall with pride.

01/26/2016

We had a rowdy crowd come through the shop yesterday! Sam Hitz, O, and Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam stopped in to grab some boards and talk skateboarding! Just another day at Watson Laminates.

01/22/2016

Fresh off the press! Wee-Man and Nullity Skateboards dropped a new board today, "The Dad" board to be exact! Yes, this is a board for all the rad dads out there, and YES that's a picture of Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña's dad on the bottom! Every deck is packaged with mustache pomade and a comb from Layrite Men's Grooming, so you can shape your mustache while riding your shapely board! Be at Identity Boardshop in Buena Park tonight at 6pm for your chance to pick up your own dad board, one of the first! Or email [email protected] and pick one up, before these limited edition decks are gone.

01/20/2016

Something new from G&S Surfboards and Skateboards is finishing up! Can't say or show too much, yet, but here's a sneak peek at that good ol' G&S logo, screen-printed on top. Color photos of the finished product coming soon.

01/15/2016

Guess who came by to sign boards today? The one, the only, Garry Scott Davis. The new limited edition GSD boards from ASSAULT SKATEBOARDS are coming soon, don't miss them.

01/14/2016

The first run of decks from Dead Canary just finished up today and are heading out the door! 100% Made in the USA, like it should be! No shortcuts or gimmicks here, just some good ol skateboards.

01/12/2016

Wee-Man, the myth, the legend came into the shop today! New stuff coming soon from Nullity Skateboards, but that's all we can say right now. Keep your eyes out for it soon.

12/07/2015

Rest in Peace legend. You are missed, and will be missed, by many.

Skateboarding is a young concept. Downhill even younger. As a competition, racing is even still younger and smaller. This youth...

11/30/2015

Moonrakers from GGI Skates got swooped up today! These boards were made to skate everything this universe has to offer.

11/24/2015

Special Edition Dave Crabb reissues from H-Street Skateboards are finishing up! Is it too early to want a Corona right now?

11/20/2015

The Streetstyle 2's from Blockhead Skateboards got finished up this week, and picked up by the man Dave Bergthold! This board is cited as a milestone in the progression of street skating, and predated the modern "popsicle" stick by many years!

11/19/2015

Warp Tails from G&S Surfboards and Skateboards are branded, laser engraved and now getting their screen print tops! A truly timeless board by a truly timeless company.

11/19/2015

The new Fiberlam "Floater" from Earthwing Skateboards got finished up and shipped out yesterday! The finished product looks great, and we imagine it will ride even better.

11/17/2015

The Warptail II reissues from G&S Surfboards and Skateboards are moving nicely through the shop! We'll post another shot as they get closer to being finished up.

11/12/2015

Brand new stuff from Earthwing Skateboards is coming through, just in time for Christmas. Get excited.

These graphics came out rad, so excited to get these out.

Address

San Diego, CA
92113

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 3:30pm
Tuesday	7am - 3:30pm
Wednesday	7am - 3:30pm
Thursday	7am - 3:30pm
Friday	7am - 3:30pm
Saturday	7am - 3:30pm
Sunday	7am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+16192331625

Website

http://www.WatsonLaminates.com/

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Videos

The Dave Andrecht reissues from H-Street Skateboards were getting cut on the CNC today! This board has been named one of the greatest all time shapes in the history of skateboarding, we'd have to agree with that.

Some Gravity Skateboards were getting sliced and diced on the CNC today! That's precision at its finest.

Wee-Man rolled through the shop with Jim Gray today to pick up his all new Nullity Skateboards, and to ollie Robbie in the process! Check Wee Man's page for the inside scoop on his new boards and his new brand, entirely focused on FUN! That's what skating is all about, right?

Here's a little behind the scenes on a special project we're working on right now...these guys work fast!

It was once just a file in a computer, now it's becoming reality! A new mold is in the works and it's looking real fun. We should have something under feet to ride by Monday, it'll be worth the wait.

Skateboarding is always progressing, and we like to stay progressive with it! A new house mold in the works, and it's only a matter of time until it's cut and pressing boards...We're excited, are you?

A lot of stuff has been going through the shop from Blockhead Skateboards, as they celebrate their 30 year anniversary! With some classic models being reissued, and some new unreleased stuff being worked on, there's a little something for everyone to enjoy.

Repost from ASSAULT SKATEBOARDS! New Teardrop "Coping Life" decks got finished up today, and are available in florescent pink and green stain dip. If you're looking for a killer board from a killer brand then look no further!

We've got several hundred balance training decks from Rolo Board coming through our shop right now, in a combination of graphics and prints! Damon got the flatbed printer all dialed in to knock these out and they're looking too good. You can't beat quality, handcrafted goods made here in the USA.