3D Printed Skateboard Takes Personalization 3D!

This cool board was made by prototyping service, Solid Concepts.  It is made using SLS and is manufactured out of Nylon 12.  The boards were made to show that 3D printing could be both beautiful, but also functional and stand-up to the abuse expected from a commercial product.

We talked about another board sport a few weeks ago, wakesurfing and my cousin Zoey, and we’ll keep it in the family talking about my cousin Andrew Schoultz and skateboards.  Andrew is a former pro skater turned artist, that has painted some amazing skateboards and gone on to do sculpture, large multi-story wall paintings and outdoor murals on building exteriors among other things.

Example painted skateboard decks (Courtesy of Andrew Schoultz)

Andrew’s work can be a bit difficult to describe, so I’ll lean on his self description:

“Andrew Schoultz combines meticulous rendering with imagery both familiar and fantastical. Themes of chaos and destruction forewarn…