Shop & Tooling Gallery.

A look at the materials, machines and production environment behind Empire mold tooling.

Molds & Tooling

Machined mold profile

Sealed and glossed MDF skateboard mold — Sealed & glossed MDF mold

CNC machining a custom skateboard mold in the Empire workshop — CNC mold machining

CNC trimming jig machining stacked skateboard parts — Custom production jig

Close-up of a CNC-machined skateboard production fixture — Jig and fixture detail

Real Work From Our Rockford Shop

From Mold to Finished Deck

Actual Empire tooling, jig work, pressing and skateboard production—not stock photography.

Laminated skateboard mold billet during glue-up — Laminated mold glue-up

Stepped CNC roughing passes on a skateboard mold — CNC roughing passes

Machined concave and pocket detail on skateboard mold — Concave and pocket detail

Close-up of laminated skateboard mold construction — Laminated construction

Custom mold profile

Custom CNC jigs available

CNC trimming a skateboard nose using a production jig — Jig-guided nose trimming

CNC trimming a skateboard tail using a production jig — Jig-guided tail trimming

CNC trimming stacked skateboard decks — CNC deck trimming

Accurate cuts, every time

Multicolor veneer layup

Large stack of pressed skateboard decks shown at its natural panoramic scale against a clean shop background — Production press stack

Finished production skateboard stack shown at its natural panoramic scale against a clean shop background — Finished production stack

Blue skateboard deck among shop drying racks — Deck finishing racks

Glossed green skateboard decks ready in the racks — Glossed and ready

Fast Turnaround Built and shipped quickly.

Custom Options Dial in every detail for your shape.

Expert Support Real skateboarders. Real help.

Satisfaction Guarantee Quality you can feel. Performance you can trust.