founder tony hawk & per welinder headquarters vista ca united states key people tony hawk and per welinder products skateboard equipment apparel accessories videos owner tony hawk website birdhouse skateboards website birdhouse skateboards originally birdhouse projects is a skateboard company formed by ex powell peralta pros tony hawk and per welinder in 1992 . birdhouse makes decks and wheels as well as clothing and accessories . contents 1 history 2 videos 2.1 feasters 1992 2.2 untitled 1992 2.3 ravers 1993 2.4 the end 1998 2.5 the beginning 2007 3 references 4 external links history edit after the skateboard boom of the late 1980s had died former powell peralta pro freestyle skateboarder per welinder wanted to stay involved with skateboarding by starting a company . welinder had originally asked powell peralta pro skateboarder lance mountain to be his equal partner in the venture . mountain declined as he only wanted to start a skateboard company if he had 100 % ownership . mountain later founded the firm skateboards now defunct . welinder later asked another powell peralta pro skateboarder tony hawk to be 50 50 partners in this new skateboard company . hawk gladly accepted as he felt his time in skateboarding was nearly over due to the lack of interest in vert skating caused by the popularity of street skating . welinder and hawk decided to name their new skateboard company birdhouse projects birdhouse being a reference to hawk s nickname birdman . citation needed birdhouse is prominently featured in the tony hawk s video game series and is one of five skate teams which the player can join in tony hawk s underground . citation needed videos edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message feasters 1992 edit vhs approximately 20 minutes featured skaters steve berra tony hawk jeremy klein willy santos other skaters include mark gonzales eric koston bucky lasek untitled 1992 edit vhs approximately 20 minutes featured skaters include tony hawk matt beach jeremy klein andrew reynolds willy santos ravers 1993 edit vhs approximately 29 minutes featured skaters include tony hawk jeremy klein matt beach andrew reynolds willy santos the end 1998 edit main article the end birdhouse film vhs . approximately 41 minutes featured skaters include steve berra tony hawk heath kirchart jeff lenoce jeremy klein bucky lasek rick mccrank andrew reynolds willy santos brian sumner the beginning 2007 edit main article the beginning film dvd approximately 45 minutes featured skaters include tony hawk jeremy klein steve nesser willy santos brian sumner shaun white references edit external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title birdhouse skateboards & oldid 744486517 categories skateboarding companiesprivately held companies based in californiahidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2016articles with unsourced statements from august 2009articles needing additional references from august 2009all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa olfran aisnederlandsnorsk bokm lportugu ssloven inasuomi edit links this page was last modified on 15 october 2016 at 15 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view