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HARDROCK MAPLE
We use Hardrock Maple for base plys for our complete line of skateboards.
All of the Hardrock Maple used in Arbor's skate line is accessed from suppliers who produce their wood
products sustainably.
Hardrock Maple still provides customers with the best combination of lighter-weight performance and durability;
with a workability that permits our affordable price point.
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NATURAL WOOD VENEER
We use natural wood veneer as finish ply on all of our Hawaiian Koa Decks.
All of the timber used to produce our Hawaiian Koa finish plys is purchased from landowners who use sustainable harvesting practices and work with the State of Hawaii to manage their land in a manner designed to actually
improve Koa forest ecology.
The natural variance of Koa wood provides customers with a custom, one-of-a-kind grain pattern on each and every skate. Koa also adds heritage - it was originally used by the Hawaiians 1,000 years ago to build the first surfboards.
In addition, Koa's dense natural fibers add structure for enhanced durability.
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BAMBOO
We use bamboo as power ply for all of our bamboo decks.
A remarkably sustainable resource that is naturally organic, requiring no pesticides, fertilizers, irrigation,
or detrimental cultivation and harvesting practices to grow in an incredibly fast, self-propagating way that makes
it today's most renewable material.
Bamboo creates a clean, Zen flavor that sometimes overshadows the fact that bamboo is one of the strongest materials known to man. It provides 40x the effective life of carbon fiber and 60% more return than traditional materials, with a tensile strength superior to steel. By adding it as a power-generating deck-side ply we give customers improved return and lasting durability.
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POST PRO-DUCTION REMNANT WOOD MATERIALS
Reclaimed - this material goes to companies that turn it into other wood products. Stretching this resource, which reduces the strain on timberlands, while keeping the by-products of skate production out of land fills.
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