The Nine Club #174 · Show notes.
Paul Schmitt
About this episode
Paul Schmitt discusses growing up in La Crosse Wisconsin, moving to Tampa, selling rails made of Wood and Fiberglass, making the first plastic rails, how Schmitt Stix was created, making boards in his bedroom, moving to Costa Mesa to make boards for Vision and Schmitt Stix, leaving Vision to create The New Deal with Steve Douglas and Andy Howell, forming PS Stix, tailoring boards to a skaters needs, how “Nano Tubes” affect your pop, what goes into making a single skateboard deck, his Create A Skate program for schools and much more!
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The guest
Paul Schmitt
Paul Schmitt is a skateboard designer and manufacturer behind Schmitt Stix and PS Stix. He explains construction, board performance and Create A Skate.
Chapters
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- Moving to Tampa
- Selling rails made of Wood and Fiberglass
- Making the first plastic rails
- Making boards in his bedroom
- Tailoring boards to a skaters needs
- His Create A Skate program for schools
Links
Videos / Articles
Pop Higher Ollies With Science - Spencer Nuzzi & Paul SchmittRIDE Channel
Cardboard Skateboard : featuring Paul Schmitt and Tony Hawk : Cardboard ChaosSignal
People mentioned
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Stacy Peralta
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Tom Sims
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Steve Douglas
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Jerry Seinfeld
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