What is the best longboard for me?

What kind of material would be be best for a longboard deck?

• I'm making a longboard for the first time and I'm not sure what kind of material works best. I don't do any tricks, I'm strictly a hill bomber. Is there a certain wood/other material that works best? Thanks to all of you who are cool enough to answer this question

• Answer:

  Most longboards are made from Canadian Maple or Baltic Birch. Some newer boards are made from Bamboo, but that would be hard to find and work with. Since you are are making a downhill deck, maple is your best choice, but baltic birch might be cheaper. Go education yourself in the SilverfishLongboard board building section of the forum: http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/forum/longboard-board-building-q-discussions/