Wood Fingerboard Deck vs Plastics

If you are still using plastic fingerboards like TechDeck, you might want to upgrade to a wooden deck. I started using Tech Decks that are made of plastic, but when I experienced what it’s like to use a wooden fingerboard, I started collecting and using different fingerboard deck made of wood. 

Plastic decks like those in TechDecks are easy to find, they don’t break easily and comes in different forms and graphic designs. Plastic fingerboards are cheaper too but it’s more difficult to perform tricks using plastic decks. 

A wooden deck is made of veneer wood with average of 5 plies depending on its thickness. Fingerboard deck made of wood looks and feels authentic. It gives more pop compared to plastic decks. The downside is it is more expensive than plastic and not as durable. 

I recommend using plastic decks for beginners. But as you progress and land more tricks, you might want to consider using wooden fingerboards.

First Push

Hello Fingerboarders! I started this blog for the Fingerboarding community. I’ll write here articles for starters, do reviews of decks, trucks, wheels, obstacles and things related to Fingerboarding, post videos of the skilled people in the Fingerskating community, news and what not.

I started my appreciation of fingerboards when I was still skateboarding. The popular TechDecks was a must have for skaters back when I was in High School. But after years of being busy with education and a developing beer belly, skating is almost an impossible activity for me to do. But a skater is always a skater right? So I started practising tricks on my fingerboard which is a plastic TechDeck back then. Until I upgraded to using a wooden finger board with bearing wheels (difficult to find/buy in our country), which helped a lot in developing my skills and my appreciation of different wooden decks.

I see fingerboarding as a sport to be taken seriously like skateboarding in the future. There are serious riders and fingerboard enthusiasts nowadays but this recreation needs more coverage. So, until the next post. I’ll be leaving you guys with this video that went viral a couple of months ago...