Companies in 2005 composite deck testing include Dwindle, Tum Yeto, Element, Revdeck, Comet Skateboards and Santa Monica Airlines.

Other decks to be tested this year so far include AngelBoy decks, Thomes Canada Ltd,

 and Wednesday Mfg..

Message from Dwindle:

For a long while Dwindle has wanted to contribute to Boardtesting.com. We have finally submitted a few decks from our

2005 product line and we feel that these decks are going to be very successful in the months ahead. We first released our

Darkstar ARMOR PLY decks in Sept 04 and they are now one of the the favorite decks among the innovators of street

 riding. The Armor Ply  is a reinforced 8 ply construction that includes a one layer of the highest quality carbon fiber  laminates

in the world. This CF layer extends through 88% of the length and over 50% of the width, making it very stiff and extremely

responsive. It is impossible to to completely break an ARMOR PLY into 2 separate pieces during a single skate maneuver.

The newest addition to the Dwindle deck family is the Resin Series, which  uses 100% epoxy during the lamination process.

Dwindle now offers 3 Resin constructions: Resin 7, Resin 8 and Resin 9. The Resin 7 is the same lay up as our traditional 7 ply,

 but has been increased in strength and also has a slight increase in stiffness. The Resin 8 (another  8 ply) has an additional wood

and epoxy layer, which again increases the strength even more and also increases the stiffness to a more noticeable  level . The

Resin 9 (or 9 ply) is the not your typical 9 ply deck. In the past, other 9 plys have been know as "the heavy and thick boards".

Our new Resin 9 deck is the thinnest 9 ply we have ever made and is far lighter than most 9 plys on the market. The results from

the 2 additional wood and epoxy layers is what  makes  the  Resin 9  an extremely durable skateboard deck. Even though the

Resin 9 is slightly lighter than our premium Armor Ply decks, the Resin 9 is right behind it in both strength and longevity. The

Resin 9 has significant increase in strength and is currently the stiffest of our "all wood" decks.

Message from Element:

In 1992 the Element seed was planted. Our goal was simple, to be the best we could be, in the most honest and ethical way

possible. We joined together to elevate what we all truly believe in. Today, we continue to create the art, direction and message

 on a constant path to bring progress to skateboarding.  We are more than a business; we are a family, all on the same journey for

the growth with-in ourselves, Element and all that surrounds us.

Statement about Element's Fiberlite decks:
By defying the laws of nature, Fiberlight takes the original Featherlight construction to new heights. Fiberlight is a skateboard

construction designed to withstand intense abuse, yet react and perform beyond what is currently on the market. Fiberlight

provides an unparalleled response to the ollie. Fiberlight is lighter, thinner and manufactured to a higher standard of quality

and strength than any skateboard available today. Never before has wood and fiberglass been meshed together in this manner

of skateboard construction, providing what most don’t experience today: real pop, no sag and the flexibility to withstand abuse

with minimal breakage.
 
Fiberlight incorporates a fiberglass beam in the center of this 7 ply board which provides power for ollie tricks. This beam

 provides tension when you pop the tail and transfers that energy into a higher ollie with more pop. The beam also acts like

a shock absorber when you land as it transfers energy throughout the board, which gives an even feel and helps prevent

breakage. Since the fiberglass beam does so much of the work, we were able to make the wood layers thinner, which makes

for an extremely light skateboard with more pop.

Information About Revdeck Skateboards:

http://www.revdeck.com/

This year we have submitted two decks to be tested:

(One street and one vert deck)

            Revolution Enterprises Inc

                                            The Evolution of Revolution

Revolution designs and produces products and components which utilize carbon fiber (graphic)

as a primary material in constructing unique high performance consumer products.

Revolution's experience in working with carbon fiber materials has lead to the development of several

leading edge products which have benefited from the Intrinsic high strength and low weight of carbon    

 fiber such as kayak paddles, golf club shafts, sport kites, bicycle frames components, and now skate

 board decks. Although active in these many diverse carbon fiber projects over the last 15 years.

Revolution as remained a independent family owned and operated business.

Statement about Santa Monica Airlines:

Made from 8 plies of birch veneer that are glued together with a specially designed type of glue, our decks

 are very strong and stable. Russian Birch as a raw material for skateboard manufacturing has very similar 

features to plywood made of Canadian Maple. Our boards have been extensively tested in Russia, and we are 

participating in this 2005 test in order to obtain an independent confirmation of their quality.