:: Why Bamboo? ::
Did you know that Canadian Maple used to make skateboards takes anywhere
from 40-60 years to mature before it can be cut down and used while Bamboo is
a renewable grass that you can use after only 5 years.
Diablo’s Kitchen skateboards are not only ECO friendly but they can take more
beating then a regular deck made from Maple. The boards used weigh between
2.5 and 2.85 pounds and take 1639 pounds of pressure to bend compared to the
1450 pounds that it takes for Maple to bend. So overall you save the environment
a bit, get a stronger deck, and it’s said that they have a better “pop” than the
other decks.
Strength –
Bamboo is a grass that is significantly stronger than maple and has a greater
strength-to-weight ratio. According to the Wood Handbook (USDA), in a hardness
comparison, the pressure to indent is 1639 lbs. versus 1450 lbs. in hard maple.
The hardest is hickory pecan which is around 1820 lbs.
Bamboo is highly dense like hickory pecan, with a specific gravity of .66-.72 (lbs per
cubic foot). Carbonized bamboo is even higher. Maple has a specific gravity of .52-.
63. Density is a significant indicator of overall strength.
Due to the bamboo fibers being small and tightly pressed, they have intense
memory (rebound to its natural state) resulting in great pop. The modulus of
elasticity is much higher again comparing bamboo at 10,600 MPa to 10,450 MPa for
maple with a modulus of rupture of nearly 8,000kPa in favor of bamboo.
Environmental impact:
It grows fast.
• Bamboo is not a tree—it’s a grass, and it grows like one. Many species of
bamboo can grow two feet or more a day.
• When it’s harvested, it need not be replanted, because it will grow a new
shoot from its extensive root system, often 4 to 5 new shoots.
• It renews itself readily, unlike hardwood trees, which, once cut, are gone
forever. Canadian Maple trees take around 40-60 years to mature before they
can be cut down. Bamboo is an endless renewable resource.
• According to the Science Channel (January 2008, Episode 7 - “Invention
Nation”), skateboarding has replaced flooring as the #1 contributor to
deforestation of maple trees in North America.
It enhances the environment.
• Farmed bamboo stabilizes the earth with its roots, preventing erosion.
• It takes in greenhouse gasses and produces oxygen. In fact 35% more
oxygen than an equivalent stand of trees.
• It can also provide habitat for birds and animals .
• In nature, bamboo filters heavy metals from groundwater and removes four
times more carbon dioxide from the air than an equivalent-size stand of trees.
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from 40-60 years to mature before it can be cut down and used while Bamboo is
a renewable grass that you can use after only 5 years.
Diablo’s Kitchen skateboards are not only ECO friendly but they can take more
beating then a regular deck made from Maple. The boards used weigh between
2.5 and 2.85 pounds and take 1639 pounds of pressure to bend compared to the
1450 pounds that it takes for Maple to bend. So overall you save the environment
a bit, get a stronger deck, and it’s said that they have a better “pop” than the
other decks.
Strength –
Bamboo is a grass that is significantly stronger than maple and has a greater
strength-to-weight ratio. According to the Wood Handbook (USDA), in a hardness
comparison, the pressure to indent is 1639 lbs. versus 1450 lbs. in hard maple.
The hardest is hickory pecan which is around 1820 lbs.
Bamboo is highly dense like hickory pecan, with a specific gravity of .66-.72 (lbs per
cubic foot). Carbonized bamboo is even higher. Maple has a specific gravity of .52-.
63. Density is a significant indicator of overall strength.
Due to the bamboo fibers being small and tightly pressed, they have intense
memory (rebound to its natural state) resulting in great pop. The modulus of
elasticity is much higher again comparing bamboo at 10,600 MPa to 10,450 MPa for
maple with a modulus of rupture of nearly 8,000kPa in favor of bamboo.
Environmental impact:
It grows fast.
• Bamboo is not a tree—it’s a grass, and it grows like one. Many species of
bamboo can grow two feet or more a day.
• When it’s harvested, it need not be replanted, because it will grow a new
shoot from its extensive root system, often 4 to 5 new shoots.
• It renews itself readily, unlike hardwood trees, which, once cut, are gone
forever. Canadian Maple trees take around 40-60 years to mature before they
can be cut down. Bamboo is an endless renewable resource.
• According to the Science Channel (January 2008, Episode 7 - “Invention
Nation”), skateboarding has replaced flooring as the #1 contributor to
deforestation of maple trees in North America.
It enhances the environment.
• Farmed bamboo stabilizes the earth with its roots, preventing erosion.
• It takes in greenhouse gasses and produces oxygen. In fact 35% more
oxygen than an equivalent stand of trees.
• It can also provide habitat for birds and animals .
• In nature, bamboo filters heavy metals from groundwater and removes four
times more carbon dioxide from the air than an equivalent-size stand of trees.
Water-based glue exceeding EU compliance standards = no volatile VOC’s being
released
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