#329 - Paul Schmitt

Professor Paul Schmitt discusses downsizing his factory in Tijuana & working through COVID, working on boards for Cordano Russell, should board sizes be like shoe sizes, the most difficult & important thing to do while manufacturing a skateboard, what advances are being made for adhesives & glue to better our planet, hot press or cold pressed boards, will there come a point when brands sell boards that are based on peoples height, his proudest innovation in skateboard manufacturing, how many boards he's made over his lifetime, how many people touched a board in the process of it being manufactured and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Coming Up 00:00:18 Professor Paul Schmitt 00:02:55 Perception, Paul wasn't pro 00:04:52 How Julio De La Cruz ended up working at PS Stix 00:10:15 Downsizing his factory in Tijuana & working through COVID 00:15:12 Is he happy with the flood of board brands on the market & what state does he see the industry in the next 10 years 00:17:39 Our Sponsor: AG1 00:20:56 What's up with Cordano Russell's board 00:21:22 Should board sizes be like shoe sizes 00:29:41 Please explain Nanotubes to us again 00:44:15 The most difficult & important thing to do is pressing and drilling 00:47:08 What should the price of a skateboard be 00:48:09 What advances are being made for adhesives & glue to better our planet 00:55:02 What's the best way to dispose of old gear, like wheels, boards and trucks 00:56:26 How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood 01:00:19 Did Powell Peralta take a big risk manufacturing the Andy Anderson board 01:03:58 Hot press or cold press boards? 01:10:57 What's the most popular veneer color 01:11:57 Our Sponsor: Woodward 01:12:23 How to seal the Nanotubes on the edge of your board epoxy & acetone 01:14:21 Will there come a point when brands sell boards that are based on peoples height 01:21:57 Truck company marketing 01:25:29 Board madness 01:28:55 Where do my socks go after I put them in the dryer 01:29:12 Is there a favorite shape or design he is most proud of making 01:30:46 Proudest innovation in skateboard manufacturing 01:32:54 How many boards he's made over his lifetime 01:38:08 Who's buying skateboards, demographics 01:44:53 Concave differences, angles, fingers of flat, how to measure a board 02:00:42 VX and Flight Deck construction 02:08:09 Professor Schmitt's ad in TWS 02:11:00 New Nine Club boards 02:15:50 How many people touched a board in the process of it being manufactured 02:18:29 Paul brought gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices