Getting a gift for a skateboarder or longboarder can be a tricky task. Here are four unique ideas for gifts that Open Source Skateboards offers:
Do you know someone that would love to design their own board? With the exact specs they want? Open Source Skateboards allows skaters to design their own shapes using SK8CAD, a free skateboard and longboard design tool. Why not gift the opportunity to design a custom skateboard? Print out one of our gift certificates below and wrap it up with some cash (any amount you'd like to contribute to your skateboarder's custom design).
To see typical board prices, check out SK8CAD here:
Downloadable gift certificates:
(Note: these are not coupons and have no monetary value, but are intended to be given with a monetary gift.)
An even more special experience than designing your own board is building it from scratch. Open Source Skateboards runs a variety of workshops in San Diego, and even offers a "virtual workshop" - a video version of our most thorough in-person workshop. Click on the buttons below to learn more about both of these options.
A simple, affordable gift that any age skater can play around with is a fingerboard. Open Source Skateboards has a fingerboard design tool where you can design and purchase a 3D printed fingerboard, available here:
Simply enter in your custom specs and don't forget to order a parts kit to make it complete!
Wood fingerboards can look really cool, and the great news is that they're not that difficult to make. You just need a few simple tools and materials. Open Source Skateboards has a unique finger longboard dancer build kit for making finger longboards, which you can order directly from the shop at opensourceboards.com. You can even get your own custom kit using the SK8CAD-FB link mentioned above. The build kits are a great hands-on project for crafty skaters.
These four gift ideas can all help skaters express their creativity and cultivate more curiosity, hopefully sparking even greater gifts in their lives. Our goal at Open Source Skateboards is to help everyone create more and consume less. For any questions about our products and what may be best for the skateboarder you're looking to give to, please feel free to contact us.