JENKEM - Liberating Skate Spots w/ The Knob Buster

Skate stoppers are an unfortunate reality for skaters, but if you live in Southern California, you now have a masked hero who is alleviating these pains by unknobbing spots all across Los Angeles County for skaters to enjoy.
The Knob Buster, as he’s known, prefers to stay anonymous, but he’s still actively sharing his handiwork with the skate world via social media. He’s got an Instagram account cataloging the spots he’s freed up, and you can even tag posts on Instagram with #calltheknobbuster to let him know of a spot you think deserves to be freed from its shackles. Chances are he might make your dreams come true.
Video by: Bobby Bils

[@spceinvdr6603]

Get a high visibility vest and a clipboard. Scuff up and dirty the vest, jumper, and hard hat so you can look like a city employee. Try to get the same gear as the city uses so you can look like you're doing something for the city

[@internetexpert8153]

Yo smash likes on this so he sees it. This is genius

[@uloutdoors]

He has prolly not betrayed himself in showing the world what he is wearing during these missions...

[@HootHinge]

Ah yes, the classic Ghostbusters 2 strategy

[@superzeronoelvalencia1361]

just like Ghostbusters! this is a real superhero right here even though it would be considered vandalism. He is polite and respectful towards the people and doesn't push things too far. Respect!

[@spceinvdr6603]

@@internetexpert8153 this is just trespassing/urban exploring 101. Look and act like you belong. Walk with purpose, and act unflinchingly in the face of scrutiny. 90% of people accept what's going on and leave you to your business.

[@Afternoon-T]

“Cosmetically, thats a nice knob”

[@bigrig5552]

1:43

[@twotatanka5396]

ジョージ様 you don’t know shit. And I’ll suck tf outta that knob and all those dudes.

[@jesiclairepolaris]

@@twotatanka5396 Hell yeah ♡

[@CR45H760]

thats what she said....

[@mattstevenson1334]

Ive been told once or twice

[@AbeNomiks]

Imagine if he doesn't even skate and just likes to break shit lol

[@user-kk2uu2rq7x]

Hahaha my thoughts exactly

[@shimes424]

"break?" Looked to me like he was fixing stuff

[@meltingspot1064]

Dude Ollie’s a 10 with sunglasses and all his gear in another vid

[@ThatSB]

He really needs to think his outfit out more. He looks like a criminal dressed as a laborer straight out of a movie

[@kishascape]

Not he doesn’t. He looks about normal but this is also South California in modernity so nothing will happen.

[@kushmoosh4171]

Plot twist: He also has the contract to weld them back on

[@thagomizers6329]

LMAO fuck sakes

[@HeyiPlayMusic]

Hes got 'em coming and going

[@foundatlantis]

god, thats good.

[@Avaddon911]

I'll bet you're right, why else would he point out how sexy the welds are lol

[@kushmoosh4171]

Jason Thompson deeeead give away

[@WhosJohn]

protect this man at literally any cost

[@matdomm]

Lmao

[@amelnikov]

Protect his 9 fingers first

[@tuesdayevenings]

🙌🏽

[@burnttamale]

Death

[@unlawfulale]

Who's John Yes sir

[@ryanschindler923]

Dudes needs to dress like a city worker or something, hiding in plain sight is always the best route, look and act like your supposed to be there. Except when your doing it at 3 in the morning LMAO XD

[@nagasako7]

Having a GM Silverado truck with bumper covered in dried cement parked at site always helps.

[@evan8654]

@@nagasako7 lol

[@miloaaron8388]

the black mask is a dead give away, people are used to seeing construction workers in white masks. just saying that's the first thing i thought of.

[@konradfitzgerald]

Milo Arron COVID-19

[@869-r2j]

hi vis masks in general would be the best bet

[@holeymattress8128]

Yes, just wear a professional grade respirator, it will protect your identity and save your lungs from inhaling the steel dust.

[@KameDelgado]

Usually I'd agree, but right now any color mask is considered a normal sight.

[@joski9030]

He could have a watermelon on his head no one cares on lockdown

[@justinharris6865]

He keeps calling all the people driving by sketchy. Bro YOU are sketchy 😂

[@sebastian3465]

Justin Harris me doing something sketchy 😂😭

[@danielskrskr]

but it's only sketchy if somebody sees

[@tokyosodapop]

😭😭

[@theacgkid]

As the old saying goes "It's only as sketchy as you make it to be" 😂

[@seanconnolly07]

As a qualified welder here are some tips for better & quicker results. 1: Use a thin 1.6mm (1/16") cutting disc & not a thicker cutting disc shown (2.5mm or 3/32") to cut the knob off & finally 2: Use a 36 grit sanding disc with a hard backing pad to remove the high spots &. to blend in to the parent material. Enjoy rebirthing spots!

[@Froyd1660]

“Cosmetically that’s a nice knob” had me cracking up.

[@JBaked]

He sounded super serious about it too haha

[@MultitaskingGuy]

He should scope out the rail next time because if it’s colored he could get the right paint color and make it match so nobody notices it’s been in blocked

[@streetrider11]

He usually does paint a lot of the rails, at least from what I see on IG

[@kylevansickle1891]

Plus when u skate it you wax it all up and the paint from the bottom of your board gets on the spot and if your doing grinds it just takes the paint right off. So it really doesn't matter.

[@jackcapell8471]

The owners would still notice it would be a waste of money

[@aceprotv]

Even If you're forced into retirement there will be a 2nd generation knob buster .. SO you can never stop the knob buster !!!HAHAHAAH long live your handy work SIR!

[@ellisroyal783]

This dude is an absolute legend

[@tremblence]

This guy is doing Gods work Skateboarders are the glue that keep society peaceful and connected

[@jacksamunster4407]

Idiot is a criminal

[@fastturbo7150]

NolanOnTheRiver go change ur f*ckn Tampon😂! Thats y ur comment got 3 likes n the top one has like 250 stfu 🖕🏽.... same goes for lapis eye

[@fastturbo7150]

NolanOnTheRiver 😂 ur old ass liked ur own comment wow lmao. likes mean people agree 250 people agree wit d top comment. n 3 peps agree wit ur old a$$ get d f*ck outta here. like they said, this mans a legand 🙌🏽

[@nnoffuture]

Normal skater doing normal advanced skater shit

[@nickmccack]

Can't believe they made Mikey from EA Skate 2 a real person

[@givpn]

Nick McCack he just was the best

[@wackyglobe5447]

Was hoping someone else was thinking the same thing haha

[@18JR78]

Paint it after so it’s less noticeable when the owner shows up, also after a skate session. The devil is in the details and can get a way with it longer than one weekend that way.

[@bigbizgrizzz777]

He needs a team of people helping him honestly. He is doing a fantastic job!!

[@geoffreydesousa1254]

Exactly!!!!

[@carsoncole9302]

Breaking and entering is awesome job to you? Lol I doubt you'd say that if somebody broke into your house.

[@goldenirie]

The less people involved the lower chance of getting caught

[@ParkerHazlebeck-wm9ob]

ilikefortnite12345677 alot He’s doing a great job at removing the skate stoppers. Idk how you’re equating that to breaking and entering your home, but either way, he’s doing a fantastic job. The Lord’s work really.

[@aaronf4453]

P-Rod: “They’re not even normal skate stoppers, they’re just big ass nuts.” Ryan Dunn: “Hey, keep me out of this.” RIP Dunn

[@TiffMcGiff]

Should have been Steve-o

[@Max-yg6gs]

John Doe shut up

[@random0bat]

more like RIP Zachary Hartwell

[@joeychad5787]

AARON street dreams is a good ass movie 😂

[@wowrulerlvl70]

@@TiffMcGiff it should have been you.

[@TheHunterCourtney]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE Mr. Buster. You are doing the lords work for the greater good of the community.

[@jg265]

Not all heroes wear capes!!❤️❤️👌🏻 They wear hard hats and carry angle grinders :)

[@matdomm]

Jack Grant your thinking of a tweaker my g

[@marxkartredge]

@@matdomm underrated comment

[@skarceoneafd9609]

Yo he should wear a blue mask with his outfit so he doesn’t scare people with the black mask?

[@Adxmalexander]

@T Wilson chill out buddy

@T Wilson why?

@T Wilson why are you home?

[@the6ig6adwolf]

If he wore a high-vise vest he'd look less suspicious.

[@recession81]

So true

[@johnnyc.3261]

Probably been my favorite instagram for a minute. Just because this guy is championing a movement the world needs. Life is short, skate it. Jenkem, you did it again my friend.

[@TheSimmons88]

People who can't skate a rail : "Doing the lords work"

[@scarface8168]

K bro u dont gotta target me like that okay i have my reasons

[@likfrikbik]

Good job.He could post his Bitcoin address where we could send him bail out money,and pay for tickets.

[@AndrewJobes]

likfrikbik or venmo or paypal i’d def help him pay off his tickets

[@scootertheduder]

figured the mask was just a coronavirus thing lmao

[@matthebonnvonbon8089]

Kids... Anyone can do this.. just buy a cheap used grinder and some cut wheels. Definitely wear a face shield or safety glasses though. Those sparks are no joke and not much can be done to fix a serious eye injury

[@unholykill333u9]

Crisper Cas 9 - it's here my dude, it's here! Just wait and see what they're gonna be able to do, very, very sooon.

[@AZ-kr6ff]

Yeah, right. Even a cheap grinder will cost you $60, and cutting wheels are about $4 each and get chewed up pretty quickly. Kids will find better things to spend their money on.

[@kyledavidson8712]

Always fun to hear the "EYES GUYS" call on the job site

[@chetchelios7614]

The man is a hero, and yes I'm crying right now..so what

[@alphazen3108]

@prod. JWAV 🤣 I guess all he's trying to say that he's proud as if he was his own son, tears of joy in other words.

[@franckmarronier130]

Why he just doesnt find some new spot

[@prestonpage4206]

Chet Chelios IM NOT CRYING! YOUR CRYING

[@antsinmyeyes9547]

Pls come to atl everything is skate stopped here, at my local park there is a hand rail that literally has knobs on it, it’s not like it’s there for it to be more fun and like challenging, it’s like impossible to skate.

[@salahsyoutube]

i’m moving to atl for college how’s the skate scene is there actually like no street?

[@TomYabo33]

At least the rail doesn’t figuratively have knobs on it 😑

[@Fausto_4841]

In CA theyre just throwing tons of sand in the skateparks. Dumb as hell. I dont think they really planned on how to remove it, thise bowls and stuff usually have some kind of drainage, now it's full of sand. Should have just plugged up the drains and used water. Now kids are taking their little pit bike dirtbikes and shredding the parks hahaha.

[@antsinmyeyes9547]

Keilan Davidson the park is fourth ward, if you look at all of the rails on the five stair, two of the handrails have knobs

[@antsinmyeyes9547]

cxryptキマ the street scene in atl is great, but they have been slowly trying to make it harder to skate, like the at&t building used to be an incredible spot, but they recently re-did it and know it’s pretty much unskateable. Downtown has some perfect spots, but you have a good chance of there being a pretty large amount of skaters at most spots

[@doloresberry3144]

Thank you for your service to the community.

[@sebbyknows]

This like that skate 2 shit😂❤️ and he’s a legend fr!!!

[@traddad9172]

Doing the Lord's work May peace be with you

[@XXL__97]

Smartest thing dude can say when getting caught," oh I got a call that someone came and took the knobs off so I'm here to replace them, just gotta smooth it out before I lay down some new ones " . Lol but never replace just hav'em removed

[@AZ-kr6ff]

Yeah, he got called to replace them but left his welding truck at home? Just showed up on foot with the one tool used to remove them, huh? Jesus, you're an idiot.

[@davidferrer678]

Lean like a Cholo the best lies have the least amount of details. Yeah obviously in hindsight you would notice there isn’t a welder but in reality most people at that moment won’t even question it.

[@skarceoneafd9609]

This man is doing gods work 🙏🏼🤘🏽

[@leewilliams8836]

This guys a welder haha. Takes one to know one. Admires a good weld before hacking it off. Mad respect to this guy.

[@hosssboy]

"Some weird KZbin kids" lol

[@inGraffitiWetrust]

this guy gotta be getting alot of respect of the local skaters, if not he got them from me all way from the netherlands! Knob Buster The Legend

[@Brand0nv11]

He was ahead of the game with the mask. Now nobody will question the mask and think he's a construction worker.

[@internetexpert8153]

He should wear a high vis jacket reflector vest type and it would look way less sketch

[@drummer2443]

This guy's is Skate 2s "Mike's uncapping" service in real life 😂

[@dkant5338]

I got mad respect for this man. His risking it for skateboarders

[@harrisonmills8569]

Appleyard did kickflip fs boardslide on that bump to bar in his Soul Rebel part. Great spot and this dude is a badass for doing this. I hope he can keep doing this as long as he wants. Thank you unsung hero ✊💚

[@blackychan2070]

Never understood why more people didnt just do this.. or just pay a homeless guy to get involved

[@FirstLast-wj8yx]

People have jobs and homeless people are too lazy.

[@Mikeyjfox1]

Homeless guy would run off with the money and pawn the tools

[@angrypirat2]

you are a man of honor dude! mad respect for what you are doing for the community. i'm a handrail crafter for many years and i want to point some things out for making it perfect (optional) - don't grind straight at windows - clean the dust after grinding specially on white tiles or other delicant shit, because it will turn to rust and that's nasty - paint/spray over that grinded area so it will be protected by oxidation clean job, everybody happy ya

[@NoJumper]

respect

[@TrippyDuels10]

not all heroes wear capes ): long live knob buster

[@NinjaLifestyle]

Nice work!

[@mattslumwormreyes]

A man of the people.

[@ethanbisson500]

Need one of these guys on the east coast

[@bioskates8788]

We need more people like him in this world who do great deeds for the love of skateboarding. I love what You're doing for the skateboarding community and I wish my best wishes for you to never get caught

[@zacklariviere816]

This was awesome! Loved it! Hero for the streets man!

[@kedrickbryant6797]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 ty for freeing the streets 😓

[@jordangillis1798]

You’re a legend. Thank you for your service

[@Prosecute-fauci]

This is the mindset of someone who has never owned property.

[@krewkid82]

Dude I love this series thank you for this!!

[@giuseppeianniello3869]

HERO.

[@lexcaliber]

This mans a complete legend 🙌🏼

[@dezzy6949]

This guy is like that guy from skate 2

[@jonnygorman]

Here I am worried about rub bricking some shit in my town. This dude over here doing the lords work for the love of the game!

[@smirk.7759]

He's tom cruise shhh! 😳

[@antiacolyte]

this man is a national treasure

[@Juliano_DJOL]

If he had a go fund me page I wld donate!

[@ibsutherland5069]

"If it's a church or something like that.." lmfao

[@Leonardthelonerboner]

Yea dude in the Honda was def calling the cops

[@blind2d]

ACAB

[@Leonardthelonerboner]

@Kieran Dillon okay grammar nazi

[@sideoutside]

@Kieran Dillon If I had to choose something similar, 'Thought Police' MAYBE. Kind of stretching it though.

[@Leonardthelonerboner]

@Kieran Dillon Whatever, no one just pulls up randomly like that for no reason. Always gonna be some self-righteous civilian trying to justify themselves by calling the cops

[@Zvox]

ACAB

[@ninjaman12310]

I feel like in the first 10 seconds of this video I can guess who knobbuster is. Obviously I won't even speak my guess...... Liberate the spots!!!!!

[@briansumner6801]

My buddy who most of you would know from filming professional for years got stopped for doing this, and he had to go to “ANGER MANAGEMENT”! Yes it was court ordered. Skate tickets didn’t exist so it’s normally for trespassing or vandalization.

[@drewfinn2]

the best thing to do would be to have pieces made that like clip on and maybe have a magnet to make it seem like the skate stoppers are still on there, but really they can just be taken off for the sesh...sort of like buttons on a coat jacket haha... whoever thought up skate stoppers is a total kook and barno...like where are all the “skate starters”???

[@unholykill333u9]

There are various levels you can take this too, but let us all as a community appreciate this man's fine work!

[@AZ-kr6ff]

Why not just build your own railing then, and leave other people's property alone?

[@unholykill333u9]

@@AZ-kr6ff It's Buisness Property which is different from Residential Property I'm not saying it should be encouraged but it's indicative too the rebellious part of Human Nature a little push back isn't necessarily a bad thing and I'm sorry if you can't see that; we don't have rules we have guidelines they're there for our safety, but we are human and I think their is a bigger picture here if you are willing too see more than just property damage. These Kids just wanna Skate and no matter how many rails you set up, no matter how many parks you open, it's still just not that rail, that spot, and nothing taste better than forbidden fruit. By all means yell at the kids for being kids...,try and remember they just want to skate.

[@AZ-kr6ff]

@@unholykill333u9 "Business property" as you call it, is still private property. Its still someone's livelihood. I'll bet an owner of a skate shop wouldn't like it if I showed up and welded skate stoppers on his rails, right? And as far as pushback being part of human nature, that goes both ways. Pushing back against people who destroy property is an equally valid stance. It seems as though you are one way about things, which seems like a typical skater mentality.

[@unholykill333u9]

@@AZ-kr6ff I am a skater so, yeah of course I'm playing Devil's Advocate here and yes their is a bigger picture with many views and it wouldn't really be fun if you couldn't get into trouble, but if it's your property and they get caught, you can decide if you want to press charges, maybe think about-it, before you get off on a power trip, is it really that serious? *The Building is Insured is it not?* And I know things are kind of messed up right now, but in the future, I'd hope that Buisness will no longer be about the lively hood and more about passion and hobbies. No reason why you should need to be a shop owner unless you want to own a shop, maybe your a kick ass barber who likes cutting hair, but there's no reason why I robot can't do it. However a vintage Hair Cut won't go out of style if you wanna keep it alive...

[@brismurah972]

This man is doing the lords work

[@Franksdad_deanmartinonrepeat]

No guard, no face shield...if a criminal conviction doesn’t stop him then an exploded cutoff wheel will

[@daveyjones-sx6ym]

Gods work right here. This guy is the hero we don't deserve

[@woofdoogy]

This guy acts like he’s some genius for doing this.

[@tyleryager1689]

He is

[@dailyyy_]

He def is

[@Chillinasdylan]

bustin knobs is his business and business is gooooood!!!!!!

[@oopsydaizi3s824]

I am the grinder ,always hit the mark.

[@m.e.5313]

This is definitely technically vandalism. to be fair lol.

[@simonyadig]

No one is arguing that for sure.

[@doloresberry3144]

@@simonyadig ^

[@doloresberry3144]

@@m.e.5313 who made something so fun, so illegal? Smh my head

[@jeremypifer1587]

Welding and skateboarding mentality fusing beautifully.

[@Alebergantini]

Careful with the grinder! This thing is not nicknamed "death wheel" for nothing!

[@daevid21]

Alebergantini it’s called squinting your eyes lol

[@dgvela]

this warms my heart

[@MrKydaman]

I dated his sister The Knob Buffer... good times. 😉

[@JDfloridaman]

2019 - are you robbing me ? 2020 - right this way to your seat. Thank you you flying Delta

[@James_cowley]

I am knob buster

[@Joshuawelds]

Hey bro, I recommend you buy a Cordless Brushless Milwaukee Bandsaw for this Heroic Mission of yours. It makes ZERO NOISE/ SPARKS and will Triple Your productivity. Keep on Busting!...

[@TotesMAGoats69]

Stop looking around all sketchy. If you act like you suppose to be there most people won't bother you

[@xeweezyx15]

man's doing what most can't. thanks knob buster!

[@Uchoobdood]

*IF YOU HAVE HEADPHONES.... TURN THEM DOWN!*

[@millermatic140]

He looks like a GTA5 character about to start a casino heist😂

[@skyman6936]

Depending on where he is he could catch a beating. If I had a gated off business with knobs on my rails and I saw some guy doing this I'd be pissed.

[@delilah022809]

agreed! why not go to a skate park or something? why do it on city/private property? is it skate culture to be this way? Plus he's taking off welded on caps. If a private business owner had these professionally done which it seems like, this could cost upwards of $45/hr or in some cases $/inch of weld including roots pass, filler, and cap and material used like the steel caps. So it's better to destroy private property, which if caught this person could be billed for every single "knob" he removed, and costs of repairs and jail time, all so homies can skate where they are not wanted and probably a nuisance

[@mr.blonde1709]

UP THIS MAN. out there doin' the lord's work. stay safe and keep grindin', homie.

[@gratefuldoge8598]

Thats 100% felony vandalsim and you would never get “just a fine” for it. Mandatory jail time.

[@why3011]

Are you a police officer or a DA?

[@OscarJamess]

"Nice bump to bar we wanna 'give back to the streets' "

[@clubdredd1337]

I see alot of comments talking about how he needs to look like a city worker.. great idea but the IMPERSONATION LAWS are much more strict and more offensive in the courts.

[@sebastian3465]

Rotors Anonymous impersonation laws? Bruh u trippin lmao nobody give a fuck if he parade around in a little orange vest😂🤣

[@clubdredd1337]

@@sebastian3465 my shoes are tied. Ok...

[@sebastian3465]

Rotors Anonymous funny lol. Sorry for being a dick in the first comment, but I seriously doubt he’d get in trouble for any impersonation lol. Stay safe brah

[@clubdredd1337]

@@sebastian3465 your all good bro I was just being a smart ass, stat safe aswell bro.

[@plzineedtogowayrn6353]

This guy is amazing. True legend

[@davidvanvliet193]

This is The Way. Can't stop won't stop.

[@cannorsc.4554]

This guy is our hero!

[@STdoubleDs]

I'm sure the grinder is the fastest way to get through welds on the knobs, but it's certainly the number one reason he get so much attention while doing his work with the sparks and intense noise. If he used a drill to tap around the welds, getting a nice dotted line around the knob, then used the grinder to cut though the access between the holes, the job would probably take about the same amount of time and he'd be making a lot less noise. He might even be able to just use a chisel if he perforated the welds close enough.

[@paintnomics9523]

Tony Alva I recognized you voice, thanks helping the skate community! I suggest wearing a city vest when doing this.

[@DanVille1000]

The biggest legend in skate history

[@nikking37]

the hero we need, but dont deserve

[@travisjacobs715]

Doing the lords work sir!

[@neji5163]

Not the hero we deserved but the hero we need

[@Dbeckerich83]

It's like Skate 2 but in real life!!! Legendary

[@OpenRangeStudios]

6 security guards disliked this vid... but this man is a hero!

[@KurtisPape]

I once had a big crash on a mountain bike track because they added a random bolder in the middle of track all of a sudden. Anyway in my crash video I said I'm going to get rid of the rock, anyway I had people threatening legal action on me, telling the forestry people on me it was mad. For a fucking rock. Sometimes stuff just needs to disappear and no one would even realise.