DSM imports maple logs from Canada's Great Lakes region for the production of wooden skate decks. A 2013 TransWorld SKATEboarding article likened DSM's approach to the sourcing and treatment of wood: “as the sandwich shop that prepares all of their meat from the whole animal versus others who order their cuts from a wholesaler, DSM has the in-house butcher.”
DSM imports maple logs from Canada's Great Lakes region for the production of wooden skate decks. A 2013 TransWorld SKATEboarding article compared DSM to other companies by saying they are like a sandwich shop that uses whole animal meat, while others only use cuts from wholesalers.