We tested skateboards made out of different types of wood, and compared them with a reference skateboard. To construct a skateboard, we first had to make a mould, in which the veneer would be compressed. The shape of the mould was taken from our reference skateboard. Then we made 2 skateboards from acacia wood, 2 from acacia wood with an added carbon-fibre-reinforced layer, and 3 skateboards from ash wood. We measured the elasticity and bending strength of all the skateboards and of one reference commercial skateboard with a three-point bending test. Concerning the modulus of elasticity, we established that the skateboards made from acacia wood could withstand greater forces than our reference skateboard, and the 2 skateboards reinforced with carbon fibres withstood the most force among all of the tested items. We also found that ash wood was not an appropriate wood type for skateboards because it had a very low modulus of elasticity. The results for the bending strength were similar to those for the modulus of elasticity. The skateboards made from acacia wood with carbon fibre reinforcement showed the biggest bending strength, while the second best results came from the acacia wood skateboards, followed by the original skateboard. The skateboards made from ash wood showed very low bending strength values, which again confirmed that this type of wood was not appropriate for making skateboards
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