That pastime has brought Diemer, a Williamsport Area High School student, international recognition.

Fingerboarding has its origins in 1960s and features a small replica, wooden board that is used in a miniature skate park where the skater uses the board to do tricks (with the same names as full-size skateboarding) on obstacles like ramps, rails and stairs, according to Fingerboarding.com.

Diemer was exposed to full-size skateboarding by his father, Nick Sr., at a young age.

“I had him on a board when he was 2 years old,” said his dad.

Nick Diemer Jr. flips his fingerboard over a replica skatepark at his Williamsport home. Diemer, who is 17, has been into the hobby since he was about 2 years old. Now he has his own brand of fingerboards that he sells using the “Nice” brand. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

“I got into it from my father. He showed me it and after that I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I’ve been doing it since I was 2,” shared Diemer about his earliest memories of getting into fingerboarding.

He has gained notoriety online mostly through his Tik Tok account, which has about 26,000 followers and 4.2 million likes.

His internet success has led to a number of

opportunities, including being invited to a large fingerboarding event in Germany, as well as attending a number of events around the eastern United States with his parents, Nick Sr. and Stacey Holloway.

“I meet a lot of cool people at the events I go to,” said Diemer.

Nick Diemer Jr. grinds his fingerboard over a replica skatepark at his Williamsport home. Diemer, who is 17, has been into the hobby since he was about 2 years old. Now he has his own brand of fingerboards that he sells using the “Nice” brand. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

The events can last all day with different aspects of technique being highlighted.

Small skate parks can consist of small obstacles that can be changed to have different types of tricks done on them.

Also during the competitions they do a “best trick” where skaters show off their hardest trick they’re able to do, Diemer shared.

There are lots of parallels between full size skateboarding and fingerboarding with respect to the boards themselves. The boards come in different shapes and sizes, they both have trucks that have the wheels on them. The wheels have small ball bearings and some wheels are made from cut down full size skateboard wheels, said Diemer.

He is regularly sent products to show on his social media platforms, including custom made obstacles, new boards, and Minute Maid has sent him some items including a knit hat he wore in a video.

Nick Diemer Jr. flips his fingerboard over a replica skatepark at his Williamsport home. Diemer, who is 17, has been into the hobby since he was about 2 years old. Now he has his own brand of fingerboards that he sells using the “Nice” brand. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

All that exposure has led to him having his own brand of fingerboards.

“The best thing that happened is me having the opportunity to start my own company,” shared Diemer.

Some of his company’s fingerboards display Diemer’s face with his signature smile with one raised eyebrow.

The company is named Nice Fingerboards and also features his own line of apparel.

The name Nice comes from one of Diemer’s taglines he frequently uses in his videos.

Nick Diemer Jr. holds his fingerboard on a replica skatepark at his Williamsport home. Diemer, who is 17, has been into the hobby since he was about 2 years old. Now he has his own brand of fingerboards that he sells using the “Nice” brand. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

When he practices his hobby there is an intensity and focus as Diemer tries to perfect tricks while flipping, sliding and jumping over the obstacles in several custom fingerboarding skate parks.

He will try over and over to land the board on its wheels or “grind” along the railing or wall.

One of the parts of the hobby that both father and son enjoy is traveling around Williamsport looking for different obstacles to skate on. The younger Diemer always has his small custom board with his face printed on it in his pocket ready to test his skills when the mood strikes him.

Nick Sr. will record those moments for his son’s TikTok account where, at the end of each trick, his son will raise his eyebrow after the trick and smile.

“Fingerboarding to me is having fun. It’s all about being creative, it’s all about being yourself,” said Diemer.