A portion of the veneer produced at Birchwood Manufacturing in downtown Rice Lake is sold for skateboard manufacturing, said Wayne Brock, vice president for veneer production at Besse Forest Products group, which owns the facility.
“It’s steady business. The average life of a skateboard in California is only 27 days,” he said.
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