Collecting Bones - and other skateboarding hardware of the era.
T-Bones Early Bones Brigade era Ever since I entered the world of boardsports, some thirty years ago (I had to think then, is it really thirty years, scarily, it is), I have been drawn to skateboard hardware, in a big way. There are many things that add to the appeal, I love the graphics, the imagery and the banding has always struck a chord with me. My being a young grom in the mid eighties coincided with the emergence of so many great things in skateboarding. It was pre selling out, the brands were still relatively small and the boards still had unique shapes. The videos that came out of the houses of Powell Peralta, H-Street and Santa Cruz defined the era, perfectly. While my first love was surfing, I always did prefer the skate aesthetic. I really like the level of detail that was applied at this time, as well as the authenticity of the products. There was also something about the quality that made each item seem as though...