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Veneer Process

NAVA select the best hard maple logs from North America and Canada and make sure every process is under strict quality control. We will show you how we make a professional skateboard deck in our workshop.

Stacks of maple veneers stored in the NAVA factory warehouse
Stacks of pink, blue and natural maple veneers
  1. Hard maple logs beside a shipping container

    Hard Maple Log Import

    NAVA import 200-300 containers of hard maple log from North America and Canada

  2. Workers preparing hard maple logs outside the factory

    Wood Pre-Processing

    In NAVAworkshop, we do wood pre-processing to prepare for cut.

  3. Workers cutting maple veneers on industrial machinery

    Rotary Cutting

    Rotary cut the hard maple log into original veneers

  1. Worker preparing maple veneers at a drying machine

    Veneers Dry

    High temperature to dry the veneers with certain moisture

  2. Industrial chamber used for dyeing maple veneers

    Veneer Dye

    Dye veneers with vacuum chamber to ensure the paint permeate evenly in to veneers.

  3. Workers sanding dyed maple veneers

    Preliminary Sanding

    Automatically sanding the veneers to prepare for cold pressing

Deck Forming

In NAVAworkshop, every deck is made with the finest craftsmanship. We have a set of default concave, shape, size, and dye color which is most popular based on our 15 years experience. Besides, we also accept customization of many aspects.

Factory workers arranging maple veneers for skateboard deck production
Finished skateboard decks arranged on drying racks
  1. Worker passing maple veneers through a glue coating machine

    Passing Through Glue

    NAVA use automatic machine to pass veneers through glue evenly.

  2. Maple veneers drying on racks inside the factory

    Cold Pressing

    7 ply hard maple veneers form one deck through cold pressing.

  3. Machine drilling truck mounting holes in a skateboard deck

    Hole Drilling

    NAVA is use many machines to improve efficiency and keep precision.

  1. CNC router cutting pink and yellow skateboard decks

    CNC Shape Cutting

    CNC machine allow us to cut many different shape like skateboard, cruiser, old school etc.

  2. Worker spraying varnish onto skateboard decks

    Varnish Spraying

    We insist spraying varnish manually according to the curve of decks.

  3. Worker inspecting the finish of a skateboard deck

    Strict Inspection

    We do inspection to every deck in different process during production.

Graphic and Logo Making

High-precision silkscreen workshop, industrial UV digital printer, Logo Engraving. NAVA could help you to make your design present perfectly in reality

Screen printing equipment in the factory workshop

Silk Screen Printing

UV digital printer applying skateboard deck graphics

UV Digital Printing

Laser engraving a logo into a surface

Logo Engraving

Worker checking a large screen printing frame
Worker comparing printed skateboard graphic colors against a color chart
Worker preparing a screen printing frame in the workshop
Worker operating a screen printing machine
Workers operating skateboard graphic printing equipment