are contemplated to construct the illustrated skateboard deck 20 embodiment the seven layers of wood 55 a g are arranged one on top of the other fig2 illustrates an exploded view of seven layers of wood 55 a g that are to be glued and pressed together to form an embodiment of a skateboard deck 20 in the illustrated embodiment first and second apertures 60 a 60 b are formed through the bottom most layer 55 a the apertures 60 can be formed in any desired manner such as by boring cutting stamping or the like preferably the apertures 60 have an ovoid shape and more preferably the apertures 60 are circular in the illustrated embodiment the seven layers of wood 55 a g preferably are bonded together with an epoxy adhesive and before the adhesive cures inserted into a press having a mold in the press the bonded wood layers take on the shape of the mold and the epoxy is cured sufficient so that the molded shape is retained when the bonded layers are removed from the mold once the skateboard deck 20 is removed from the mold it is cut to the desired planform shape and the truck mount apertures 48 preferably are bored with additional reference to fig3 in a preferred embodiment rigid and resilient impact support members 70 are fit into the apertures 60 through the bottom most layer of wood 55 a the impact support members 70 preferably are shaped to complement the apertures 60 formed in the bottom layer 55 a preferably the impact support members are made of a strong material such as a fiber reinforced epoxy a metal or the like in a preferred embodiment the impact support members 70 are formed.