BOARD CONSTRUCTION

BAMBOO -  Bamboo is the fastest-growing plant on Earth; it has been measured surging skyward as fast as 48" in a 24 hr period and can also reach maximal growth rate exceeding one meter per hour for short periods of time.  Bamboo is significantly stronger than maple and has a greater strength-to-weight ratio. The pressure to indent is 1639 lbs. versus 1450 lbs. in hard maple. Due to the bamboo fibers being small and tightly pressed, they have intense memory and return.  These qualities give BC Longboards that lively, responsive ride that is loaded with energy.   

PAULOWNIA - Paulownia is extremely fast growing; some species of plantation Paulownia can be harvested for saw timber in as little as five years. Paulownia has the ability to reclaim ecologically stressed and degenerate patches of land relatively quickly. Its root systems run deep and penetrate compacted and contaminated soils which have resulted from industrialized development. Paulownia is a phyto-remediator, increasing the organic content of degraded soils, processing and filtering contaminants through the uptake of its vascular system, and emitting oxygen into the atmosphere.  Paulownia wood is very light, fine-grained, and warp-resistant.  These qualities make it exceptionally suited for BC Longboards.

MAPLE - Maples are planted as ornamental trees by homeowners, businesses and municipalities.  Sugar Maple wood, often known as "hard maple", is the wood of choice for bowling pins, bowling alley lanes, pool cue shafts, butcher blocks, skateboards and much much more.  It is the preferred wood for skateboards because of it's hardness, resistance to shock  and splintering among other things. Hard maple veneer grows in south east Canada and north east United States. The most sought after of this species is located in the Great Lakes regions.

FIBERGLASS - A material made from extremely fine fibers of glass, it is used as a reinforcing agent for many products.  Glass fibers are useful because of their high ratio of surface area to weight.  Uses for regular fiberglass include mats, thermal insulation electrical insulation, reinforcement of various materials, tent poles, sound absorption, heat- and corrosion-resistant fabrics, high-strength fabrics, pole vault poles, arrows, bows and crossbows, translucent roofing panels, automobile bodies, hockey sticks surfboards,  and boat hulls. 

ALUMINIUM - Aluminium is a durable, lightweight, malleable metal with appearance ranging from silvery to dull grey, depending on the surface roughness.  It is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust, and the third most abundant element therin, after oxygen and silicon.  Aluminium has about one-third the density of steel.  It is ductile, and easily machined, cast, drawn, and extruded.  BCL uses aluminium plates as a reinforcement in its drop thru models.   These plates stregthen the drop thru cut outs, as well as the bolt holes, for unparalleled performance, quality, and durability.  Aluminium is 100% recyclable without any loss of its natural qualities. 

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