Ecological Wake Of A Skateboard
By Jackson West
How A Skateboard Is Made
The Steps
The Deck
My skateboard deck is made out of maple that is cut into thin sheets and then all glued together in a large would press to make a board. The maple trees are grown in America so that the companies do not have to ship them overseas to make their product.
The Truck
1. Maple wood is ordered from a forest in America and driven to various factories throughout America where the wood is cut up and processed and then sent off to various skateshops in America.
2. Aluminum ingots are heated to 1,300°F (706.7°C) in a furnace, reducing them to a liquid. The Aluminum is made in Alcoa plant in Knoxville Tennesse
3. From there they are driven to factories that manufacture the melted down aluminum into Trucks.
Wheels
Wheels
Bones skateboard wheels are made in a factory in Santa Monica, the factory makes the wheel from polyurethane which is made in the factory itself. The wheels get printed and distributed and then driven across the country to various skateshops.