069 Clayton Graul, Skateboarder, DIY Enthusiast, leader of @UrbanSkateProject
I’ve seen Clayton around for years now, or at least a decade or so, just another nice easy going skater to cross paths with, or at least that’s what I thought. I start seeing more and more very cool DIY spots popping up all over Southern California and notice that Clayton is behind many of them, or maybe most of them, but certainly has a heavy helping hand in the DIY Skate Spot Movement.
You can see his everyday instagram @clayton_graul and see another middle aged man out skating curbs, crusty ditches, quarterpipes, and a whole lot of random stuff. Definitely loves rolling on his skateboard, that is very apparent. If you check his @urbanskateproject page you can see the many projects he is working on, has worked on, in progress etc….. He leaves tips for other DIY builders around the country about materials and tools etc…. All for the love of skateboarding, and not money, got to love and respect that.
So, we sit down and chat, you will learn some of his roots, inspiration for building DIY and his opinion as well as my big mouthed opinion on public skateparks in general. I think I speak for both of us in apologizing for our dogs who just would not stop playing with each other and making noise during the recording, but hey they are our dogs, so they are perfect, right!!!
Hope you enjoy my chat with Clayton, and thanks as always for listening.