Decks
Short-run graphics on 7-ply cold-press maple. Street sizes, mid sizes and cruisers — set up complete on the bench so it rolls out the door ready.
8.0" – 8.5" · from $95Gladstone · Queensland · 4680
Lamp
Black Inc.
The oldest black there is. Decks, ink and heavy cotton.
Hand-screened decksCustom tattooingSmall-run printsNo one here is watching
On the bench
Week of 1 Sep
Screening nowRefinery Moth, 2nd pull
Next flash daySat 12 Sep · 2 slots
Print queue1 job · 6 days out
Orders shipTuesdays & Fridays
lampblack.com.au
Est. 2026
One workshop, three trades
Everything comes off the same bench
Ink
Blackwork, fine line and mechanical flash by appointment. Plenty of first pieces, plenty of people finishing something they started twenty years ago.
Flash days & custom · $160/hrPress
Tees, hoods and paper prints. Cut regular, not cropped — a shirt you can wear to work on Saturday and still wear on Sunday.
Runs of 1 – 500 · S–3XL
The racks
Current series
Four graphics in the first run. Twenty-five of each, numbered on the tail, then they're gone — which is rather the point. Nobody else at the school gate has one.
Refinery Moth
Two-colour screen, rust on soot. The first one he drew, and still the best of them.
6 of 25 left
Piston No. 9
Brass on black, one pull. Cleanest graphic in the series.
19 of 25 left
Crow & Cog
Verdigris and brass. Mellow concave, kinder on old ankles.
Just added
Harbour Light
Auckland Point at 4am. Metallic brass ink, so it catches under lights.
14 of 25 left
- Construction
- 7-ply cold-press Canadian maple
- Concave
- Medium
- Wheelbase
- 14.25"
- Complete setup
- +$120 (trucks, 52mm wheels, Abec 7, grip)
- Postage
- $15 AU-wide, free over $150
Start here
Back on a board
Most people who order from here haven't stood on one since about 1998. That's the normal case, not the awkward one. Three setups, depending on how honest you're being with yourself.
The Cruiser
Wide, soft and forgiving. Rolls over Gladstone footpaths instead of stopping dead on them. Nothing to learn and nothing to prove — pushing one down to the shops and back is a completely legitimate use.
Deck9.5" × 33"
Wheels60mm, 78a soft
ConcaveMellow
Complete$265
The Mid
Wide enough to feel planted, small enough to still do something with. If you skated a bit as a teenager and the muscle memory is in there somewhere, this is the one that finds it again.
Deck8.75" × 32.25"
Wheels56mm, 92a
ConcaveMedium
Complete$285
The Street
Proper street setup. Ordered by the ones who never actually stopped, and by the ones about to find out how much has changed since Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
Deck8.25" × 31.75"
Wheels53mm, 99a
ConcaveMedium
Complete$275
- Pads
- Wrist, knee and elbow set — $70
- Worth saying
- Pads aren't embarrassing. Wrists are the ones that break.
- Setup
- Assembled, trucks tuned, grip laid — no charge
Trade two
Ink by appointment
Blackwork, fine line, mechanical and botanical flash. Custom work is drawn up before you sit — you see the stencil, you approve it, then we start. Nobody gets talked into anything.
01
Send the idea
Reference images, rough placement, rough size. “Something on the forearm, not too big” is a perfectly good starting point.
02
Quote and deposit
You get an hourly estimate back. A $100 deposit holds the date and comes off the final price. 48 hours notice to move it.
03
Sit down
Eat first, bring ID, no alcohol the night before. Bring headphones if you'd rather not chat — genuinely, that's fine.
$160/hr · $120 minimum · 18+ with photo ID, no exceptions. Cover-ups and finishing someone else's work are both welcome.
Booking ledger
Updated 3 Sep
| Date | Session | Slots | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12 Sep | Flash day — small pieces | 2 of 5 | Open |
| Sat 19 Sep | Custom sleeve, full day | 0 of 1 | Booked |
| Sat 26 Sep | Flash day — mechanical sheet | 0 of 5 | Waitlist |
| Sat 3 Oct | Walk-ins from 10am | 4 of 6 | Open |
| Sat 10 Oct | Guest artist — TBC | — | On hold |
Deposits are non-refundable inside 48 hours. Under-18s can't be tattooed in Queensland, even with a parent present.
Trade three
Print shop
Same artwork, three ways of getting it onto cotton. Which one you want depends almost entirely on how many you need.
Screen print
Plastisol on the platen, one screen per colour. Thick, opaque, lasts the life of the shirt. Flat blocks of colour only.
Minimum20 units
Colours1 – 3
Turnaround7 – 10 days
From$28 / tee
Discharge
Water-based ink that bleaches the dye and replaces it. Feels like there's nothing printed at all. Dark garments only.
Minimum30 units
Colours1 – 2
Turnaround10 – 14 days
From$34 / tee
DTG
Straight off the printer. Full photographic detail, no screen setup, no minimum — the trade-off is cost per unit and a softer black.
Minimum1 unit
ColoursUnlimited
Turnaround3 – 5 days
From$42 / tee
- Blanks
- 250gsm combed cotton, regular cut
- Sizes
- S – 3XL
- Also printed
- Hoods, crews, tote bags, A3 & A2 paper
- Artwork
- Vector preferred, or he'll redraw it
The workshop
Online first. Shopfront next.
One person, one bench, in a town built on heavy industry. Everything is drawn here, printed here and packed here — the only things that come from away are the maple and the blanks. Small on purpose, and staying that way.
Now
Online store live. Decks, tees and prints ship AU-wide. Tattooing by appointment out of the private studio.
Early 2027
Shopfront, Goondoon Street end of town. Racks out front, print bench and one tattoo chair out back.
After that
Guest artists and flash nights. Late opening, low light, someone else's machine running in the corner.