Carver Skateboards was started in Venice, California in 1995 by founders Greg Falk and Neil Carver who wanted to incorporate a more surf-like feel that was missing in traditional skateboarding, in turn creating the original Surfkskate. Unlike traditional skateboards, surfskates utilize trucks designed with a patented second axis to increase the turning radius of the carve as well as allow the rider to snap the nose and pivot off the feel for a more surfy feel.