Makers & Movements
Fingerboard Pioneer Brands
A source-cited map of the makers who pushed fingerboarding forward — decks, trucks, wheels, tuning, obstacles, events, shops, and media, by year and country.
- Brands mapped
- 32
- Story pages
- 11
- Confirmed dates
- 11
- Countries
- 8
1985–1994 · Skate Video & DIY Era
1978 · United States
Powell-Peralta
Skateboard brand whose 1985 video Future Primitive showed Lance Mountain's homemade fingerboard — a widely-cited early public showcase.
Media
2018–present · Modern Boutique Era
2020 · Spain
Caramel Fingerboards
Spain-based brand and retailer (William and Estefania); deck line plus an active buyer's-guide media presence.
Decks, Shops, Media
Date being verified · United States
Slushcult
Part shop, part brand, part media machine, Slushcult co-presents Fingerboard Con and keeps the modern scene loud.
Shops, Media, Decks
Date being verified · South Korea
Shmaplex
Korea-based modern fingerboard project and shop/community presence connected to Down South in Jeonju.
Shops, Decks, Media
Era being verified
Date being verified · Country being verified
Joycult
Brand/media presence named in scene directories.
Decks, Media
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