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Longboard materials help

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JayMeZZy
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i know this be a ski site but was wondering if any of my fellow skier know what the best kind of wood for a downhill longbord would be, ive just started getting in to shaping and pressing my own??
Mar 30 2011 5:39AM
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SPskier543
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1/8th inch Baltic birch with 1 or 2 plys of maple in between. For a dh board your probably gonna want it pretty stiff, so I would do 2 layers of BB, 1 layer of maple, then another 2 or 3 layers of BB. Or instead of 3 layers of BB on one side, throw another sheet of maple in the middle.
Mar 30 2011 6:21AM
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JayMeZZy
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shottie bro will give that a try aye
Mar 30 2011 2:04PM
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