Why do we not use Solid carbon (no core material)

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#1 
Hey why is solid carbon not used in eskate, skate or snowboard industry?

I’m currently building a mould to do some vacume forming. I was thinking of playing around with composites, but realised everyone out there is using a core material. I’m happy to use a core if I can not achieve a solid composite deck, but I would have to sandwich core material rather than wrap it which will reduce flex to nill. Anyone know why solid carbon is not being used in the industry?

#2

It doesn’t have very good rigidity. W/o the core material it’s too flexible and if you get any scratches in it, it’ll create a stress point and crack the deck. Once you add in the core, it becomes rigid and 10x stronger.

#3

Well, because WOOD.

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