Weclome to Altus
Longboards!
We are a new longboarding
company dedicated to quality design, helping the community, and serving the
customer.
Three classmates and I
are the founders of this company, and this blog is to document our progress
throughout the year. Two things motivate us. First, we are doing this as a
project for our English class. Second, and more importantly, we are donating
our profits to a charity of our choice.
We will be constructing
primarily freeride and downhill boards, as well as attempting to cast trucks
during the second half of this yearlong startup. This weekend we’re planning to
specify plans for an initial longboard, acquire materials, and gain access to
tools necessary to construct the board.
There
are no definite specs yet, but we are planning on beginning with Baltic birch
longboards, and then progressing to Canadian maple in 1-2 months. We will be
utilizing labs on school campus and in external facilities in order to construct
our longboards.
In
the meantime, I’ll be heading on a research excursion this weekend (a.k.a.
going skating with some locals and getting opinions). Stay Stoked! Enjoy a picture of me skating:
