FlatFace's G16 lands in hand-cut split ply at 30.7, 32.7 and 34 mm

Split ply is contrasting veneer cut apart and recombined so the pattern runs through the layup rather than sitting on top of it. FlatFace says these are made by Mike Schneider himself and that every step is done by hand — no lasers, no power tools — with each board unique and priced according to the complexity of its design.

The listing does not break down what is actually in the stack: no ply count, no veneer species, no word on the press or the glue. That is worth naming rather than guessing at, because with split ply the layup is the graphic, and the count changes both the look and the feel.

One more thing the shop is direct about: these are final sale. No returns, no exchanges.

The G16 is FlatFace's current shape, described by the brand as a precision low concave with a slightly higher nose and tail than it usually runs, keeping the same wheelbase and what it calls the flowy style of the G15. Its origin is specific: a G15.12 that came out of the press steeper than intended, which Schneider says he has been riding since 2014.

What the three listings give you is that shape at 34, 32.7 and 30.7 mm. The 34 sits at the wide end of what most people are riding; 30.7 is genuinely narrow by current standards and asks for trucks tuned to match. FlatFace hasn't published how concave depth or kick angle scale down with the width, and the wheelbase claim is made about the model in general rather than per size, so treat the narrow one as its own feel rather than a shrunken 34.

The practical read: if you already know the G15 wheelbase under your fingers, the G16 is pitched as the same rhythm with a bit more nose and tail to catch.

The range has filled in since. On October 6 and 9 FlatFace listed eighteen more G16 decks, most with Real Wear graphics, at 32, 32.7, 32.8, 34 and 36 mm for $52 to $60, plus nine FlatFace x Cowply G16s at 33.6 mm for $47, all in stock when we checked on October 10. None was at 30.7 mm.

FlatFace's own copy frames the G16 as the product of twenty years of deck making, and as an answer to a question people kept asking — what he's riding in his videos. That's a small, confident way to launch a mold: no reinvention, just the shape he already trusts, tidied up.

Split ply is the right finish for it. A printed bottom graphic goes first on ledges and rails, where slides and grinds scuff it off; a primo chews the side edges. A pattern that runs through the layup doesn't disappear that way — it changes, showing the cut lines deeper as the board wears. The edges, where a primo lands, are where you actually read the construction.

The as-is, one-of-one framing also sets expectations honestly. Hand-cut veneer work varies. Buying one is buying the specific board in the photo.

• Model: FlatFace G16, Mike's Split Ply
• Widths listed: 30.7 mm, 32.7 mm, 34 mm
• Price: $54 to $70, varying with the complexity of the design
• Sold as-is, no returns or exchanges

They were sold direct from the brand, and each board is a single deck, so stock on any given pattern is exactly one. When we checked on October 10, the 30.7 and 34 mm listings were gone and the 32.7 mm Mike's Split Ply listing had one board left of its 14, number 13 at $60. The current G16 range is on FlatFace's G16 page.