About

Spooner Boards started by accident. In the summer of 2006, Randy Putland was cleaning up the backyard of his Old Town San Diego surf shop. He cut up an old plastic dog igloo, saw a skateboard deck in its curve and shaped a few boards. Without wheels, they turned out to be something better. His daughter and her friends rode them for hours, and the Spooner Board was born. Randy's surfing buddy Bernie Miller and, soon after, Reuben Guymer joined him. The three of them bootstrapped the company from a garage and patented its unique spoon shape. Today we've sold more than 1,000,000 boards. Spooners are used in over 10,000 schools and sold worldwide, and they've been featured on Shark Tank. We still make, pack and ship every board ourselves from our San Diego warehouse. Our boards help riders of all ages build balance and confidence to surf, skate and snowboard.


Since 2006

Our story so far

The first Spooner

2006

The first Spooner

It started with a dog igloo and a jigsaw. The first Spooner board was born in San Diego.

Patent awarded

2008

Patent awarded

The Spooner's design is officially patented.

Getting going
Getting going
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2008–10

Getting going

Producing boards by hand with our routers, pizza oven and wooden molds. Schools are ordering soon specialty retail stores.

Premier NYC Toy Fair
Premier NYC Toy Fair
Premier NYC Toy Fair
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2010

Premier NYC Toy Fair

Bringing the boards to an inviting audience of specialty retailers and starting a tradition of building a new spooner "mega ramp" every year!

ASTRA - Best Toys For Kids Winner
ASTRA - Best Toys For Kids Winner
ASTRA - Best Toys For Kids Winner
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2011

ASTRA - Best Toys For Kids Winner

The Spooner is awarded Active Toy of The Year by Astra and store count grows to 1,200+

Shark Tank
Shark Tank
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2016

Shark Tank

Aired on Shark Tank! Reach 1,000,0000 boards sold and retire the pizza oven.

20 Years Teaching Kids to Ride
20 Years Teaching Kids to Ride
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Today

20 Years Teaching Kids to Ride

Still proudly building boards in San Diego and teaching kids confidence and skills for board riding. Launch of the AirPro Training System for the next generation of shredders.

20 Years of Teaching Kids to Ride!

Made in San Diego

Since 2006