Electronic Press Kit

We have put together a new downloadable Press Kit that media sources and potential partners can use for promotional purposes. It contains information about the Roarockit Skateboard Company, our History, Schools and Independent Builders, as well as our Environmental footprint and the Future of our business.

Requests from the media for interviews, comments or appearances by the Roarockit staff should be directed to President Norah Jackson 

For broadcast television or radio content, call 1-888-857-7790 or email norah@roarockit.com

*High-resolution images available upon request.

About Roarockit

Roarockit offers the materials, tools and technology to make it possible for anyone, from beginner to expert, to design and build their own custom skateboards. 

Independent builders, Schools, After-School programs and Community groups around the world have used Roarockit's patented Thin Air Press technology to create custom boards for personal use, and sometimes even creating their own brands and businesses.

The Thin Air Press technology is also a woodworking tool for vacuum laminating, bending and veneering for fine furniture, drums, guitars, cabinetry and marquetry projects.

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Reprinting Roarockit Photos and Articles

Requests for republication of Roarockit material must be made via email and should clearly state the purpose and manner in which the material will be used.  

Recent Releases 

Maui News - Award-winning program helps keiki build own skateboards

CBC News - Feature on the Oasis Skateboard Company using Roarockit Technology

Popular Woodworking - Thin Air Press furniture build from the Oct.2012 Issue #199 

Handmade with Roarockit Technology

2012 has been a huge year of transition for the Roarockit Skateboard Company. From moving to a brand new location, helping facilitate the growth of our Australian (Australian Skateboard Kits) and U.K. (Foo A Rage) distributors, to the release of the RockitRuler skateboard tool – Roarockit has been focused on the future of board building around the world, and all of this coincides with our 'Handmade with Roarockit Technology' campaign.

The idea of the 'Handmade with Roarockit Technology' campaign is to help promote the quality craftsmanship that goes into each board and project made using our Thin Air Press. Sometimes independently made products, and especially skate/longboards, get a bad reputation for being 'poor' quality. This is often a response to the perception that only large companies make quality products. There is also a learning curve attached to building goods by hand, which can contribute to a perceived lack of quality, when in fact it is more a case of inexperience.

Everyone makes mistakes, even big companies, but it is important to learn from that experience to get better. We have seen so many builders progress their skills over the years, learn from their mistakes, and now produce some of the highest quality goods around. This is why we want to promote these high-quality products that have been.... you guessed it - 'Handmade with Roarockit Technology'! 

You may have noticed receiving our new 'Handmade' stickers in a recent order. We are giving away one of these stickers for every board's worth of material sold to builders across the world. The stickers themselves are printed on a thick, glossy stock, and are highly reflective. We encourage builders to put these stickers on their finished products to show their support for handmade quality. They also look great on helmets, or as a giveaway for customers when they buy one of your boards.

CONTEST:

Now that there are a few thousand of these stickers floating around, we want to hear what this sticker means to you?  Tell us why you support 'Handmade' goods for your chance to win a Roarockit Swag Pack!  

Check out www.facebook.com/roarockitskateboard for more details

Rules & Regulations  

• No purchase necessary

• Prize can only be awarded to someone residing in US or Canada

• We have the right to use user submitted content for promotional purposes

• Contest will be promoted on our Facebook and Twitter feeds, but are not sponsored, administered by, or associated with these companies

• Any submissions with profanity, vulgarity, obscenity, racism, religious, political or as deemed inappropriate by the organizer will be disqualified from prize considerations

PINK Veneers!

Pink Floyd

Pink Panther

Pretty in Pink.

Breast Cancer Awareness

Valentine's Day

Bret Hart.

And now.... Pink Skateboards!

For far too long, Pink coloured veneers have eluded board builders around the world. For the first (and likely only) time, the Roarockit Skateboard Company has gotten a very special order of Pink Maple Street Deck, and Longboard veneers.

The colour on these limited edition veneers came out amazing! A vibrant, Magenta-like shade of Pink that has been described by some as 'Vivacious' and 'Pink Popsiclicious'! If the shade is a bit too dark for your liking, a thorough sanding will help to lighten it to more of a 'cotton candy' Pink.

Our builders for years have been asking about the possibility of Pink dyed veneers, and it has been a surprisingly difficult process to make this happen. After a few science lessons, a couple of long conversations and a bit of arm-twisting... we were finally able to get our standard high quality, 100% Canadian Maple, 1/16” veneers in Pink!

Quantities are limited, and we have 2 sizes available:

1/16” Street Deck Maple @ 10” x 35”

1/16” Longboard Maple @ 12” x 40”

We were able to get our standard Street Deck sizes veneers, but were only able to get Longboard stock at 40" in length.  Forunately, if you want to make a board using the Pink veneers, that is longer than 40", it is possible to join them to make a longer piece... this process can also make for some very unique board art! 

** Like our other Coloured veneers and RockitLam sheets, these must be ordered with another set of veneers or as a custom bundled order. This is done to ensure the veneers are not damaged in the shipping process.

If you need help putting together a custom order, feel free to contact us @

Toll Free 1-888-857-7790

email - chris@roarockit.com

Board Building in the Classroom

A big part of Roarockit's business is working closely with schools, after-school programs and non-profit organizations. There are many great programs/organizations around the world who have integrated board building using Roarockit Technologies into their students curriculum. It is such an amazing thing to see a full classroom of kids, walking away with a high quality, handmade board of their very own... not to mention some of the coolest graphic and design jobs we've seen in the skateboard industry!

While it is not a 'traditional' method of teaching by any means, instructors who have used the program have reported many benefits in their classrooms, including; 

• increase in attendance levels

• students are focused, attentive and apply themselves to complete their decks

• can work as an incentive for both 'under' and 'over-achieving' students

• teamwork and mentoring scenarios occur naturally during the build process

• students gain experience working with their hands

• the program can be applied to a wide range of subjects including Art & Design, Mathematics, Construction Technology, Business and Entrepreneurship, Physical and Environmental Sciences, and more

• students relate well to skateboards and its counter-culture aspects

• great opportunity to involve their community through fundraisers, art galleries, open-houses, etc.

Another great part about the Roarockit skateboard deck builds is that they do not require the use of power tools and can be done in any classroom, or even outdoors...we've even had classrooms set up on picnic benches in a park! There are also no harmful glues, paints or coatings required, and the Thin Air Press is considered to be the 'greenest' method of pressing skateboards in the world (it's all hand powered!).

As part of our push to see more and more schools/programs building boards with their kids, we work diligently to help build a scenario that matches your particular teaching needs in regards to time constraints, class size and budget.

Here are a few links that include more information about course curriculum, funding options, examples of successful programs that use our kits, tutorials and more!   

Curriculum and Lessons - http://www.roarockit.com/curriculums.php

Funding - http://www.roarockit.com/how_to.php

Downloadable Order/Estimate Form - http://www.roarockit.com/materials_resources.php

Tutorials - http://ministryofwood.com/764-2/

Oasis Skateboard Factory - A Toronto District School Board reengagement program that helps students earn high school credits by running a skate/longboard design business.

Stoked Mentoring - Stoked is an action sports, youth development agency based in New York and Los Angeles

Feel free to give us a call or email if you would like to get more information about how to integrate board building into your own programs.  

You can call us Toll Free at - 1-888-857-7790

or email - norah@roarockit.com

Toronto Board Meeting Wrap-Up

Ten years after its creation, the Toronto Board Meeting once again flooded the streets of Toronto with suit wearing riders from all over the world! 

If you don't know about the Board Meeting, here is a very well written history of this grassroots event done by Nathan Ng, and featuring lots of photos from years past. 

 TORONTO BOARD MEETING: A Short History

This was the 5th year that the Roarockit Skateboard Company has been a proud sponsor of the event, and we were all too stoked to not only donate prizes ourself, but to be a part of some other great prizes as well! Check out some of the sweet giveaways from the weekends Board Meeting and Slide Fu events, made using Roarockit Technology.

Roarockit Pintail Longboard with custom burning by Champstiles Toronto given away at Slide Fu.

1st ever CHAMP RAMP and Slide Fu 'Best Trick' board done by Champstiles Toronto.

The Bombora x Roarockit x Champstiles ramps in action!

Bombora Boards giveaway with custom Champstiles Toronto Board Meeting woodburned image.

2 NEW Skate Invaders 'MARS Lander' boards!

Lucky winners of the Bombora and Skate Invaders boards at the 2012 Toronto Board Meeting. 

Special thanks to Jonathan Nuss, Luis Bustamante, Saurin Galloway and Dan Herzog for the use of the photos in this post.