Professor Paul Schmitt discusses downsizing his factory in Tijuana, working on boards for Cordano Russell, should board sizes be like shoe sizes, the most difficult & important thing to do while manufacturing a skateboard, what advances are being made for adhesives & glue to better our planet, hot press or cold pressed boards, will there come a point when brands sell boards that are based on peoples height, his proudest innovation in skateboard manufacturing, how many boards he's made over his lifetime, how many people touched a board in the process of it being manufactured and much more!

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Timestamps
00:00:00 Coming Up
00:00:18 Professor Paul Schmitt
00:02:55 Perception, Paul wasn't pro
00:04:52 How Julio De La Cruz ended up working at PS Stix
00:10:15 Downsizing his factory in Tijuana
00:15:12 Is he happy with the flood of board brands on the market & what state does he see the industry in the next 10 years
00:17:39 Our Sponsor: AG1
00:20:56 What's up with Cordano Russell's board
00:21:22 Should board sizes be like shoe sizes
00:29:41 Please explain Nanotubes to us again
00:44:15 The most difficult & important thing to do is pressing and drilling
00:47:08 What should the price of a skateboard be
00:48:09 What advances are being made for adhesives & glue to better our planet
00:55:02 What's the best way to dispose of old gear, like wheels, boards and trucks
00:56:26 How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood
01:00:19 Did Powell Peralta take a big risk manufacturing the Andy Anderson board
01:03:58 Hot press or cold press boards?
01:10:57 What's the most popular veneer color
01:11:57 Our Sponsor: Woodward
01:12:23 How to seal the Nanotubes on the edge of your board epoxy & acetone
01:14:21 Will there come a point when brands sell boards that are based on peoples height
01:21:57 Truck company marketing
01:25:29 Board madness
01:28:55 Where do my socks go after I put them in the dryer
01:29:12 Is there a favorite shape or design he is most proud of making
01:30:46 Proudest innovation in skateboard manufacturing
01:32:54 How many boards he's made over his lifetime
01:38:08 Who's buying skateboards, demographics
01:44:53 Concave differences, angles, fingers of flat, how to measure a board
02:00:42 VX and Flight Deck construction
02:08:09 Professor Schmitt's ad in TWS
02:11:00 New Nine Club boards
02:15:50 How many people touched a board in the process of it being manufactured
02:18:29 Paul brought gifts

Edited By: Roger Bagley