![]() Without a doubt, Federal Stone has been an intrinsic part of skateboarding history. Bowl Construction and Photo by Chris Mearkle They have different styles of block and they make it easy to order. Federal Stone is a family run business and the service is good and the turnaround time is great and the price is fair. “It’s good to see skateboarding once again putting to good use a product that was not originally intended for skateboarding. Bowl construction and photo by Chris Mearkle Jaime turned me onto them and I first used it at the Chicken Bowl in Canada.” Blinde Optics bowl in SoHo, NYC. Bowl Construction and Photo by Chris MearkleĪs the founder of East Coast Ramp Design, Chris Mearkle, says, “Federal Stone has been doing their thing for a long time. It’s grinding on a piece of skateboarding history.” Chicken Bowl in Ontario, Canada. As skate legend, Bill Danforth, explained, “We bought Federal Stone coping for the American Nomad bowl because Federal Stone is the standard for pool coping. In the Northeast, you can find and grind Fed Stone at the American Nomad HQ in Windsor, Connecticut too. On the East Coast, Jaime Stapula and the ECRW, a crew of skaters and builders dedicated to creating the biggest, meanest round wall skate bowls, use Federal Stone DQ pool coping blocks at the top of every one of the ECRW concrete waves. Nowadays, hardcore devotees of Federal Stone can be found building skate spots in a vast variety of places. Bowl Construction and Photo by Chris Mearkleĭuring multiple evolutions of skateboarding terrain construction, Federal Stone became many skateboarders’ and builders’ coping of choice for backyard bowls, municipal skateparks, private skateparks, DIY spots, pools, vert ramps, mini ramps and beyond. As skateboarding lifer, Sam Boo, says, “When you see diamonds on the back of the coping, you know it’s Federal Stone and you know it’s going to grind.” Blue Bell Bowl in Blue Bell, PA. ![]() Throughout time, as skateboarders began invading pools to skate, Federal Stone became many skateboarders’ preferred pool block due to its quality and the roaring noise you’d get rolling over the “DQ” diamond embossed coping. ![]() Federal Stone started pouring pool coping in 1965, and its focus was exactly that: pools.
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