Composite scaffolding plank including natural wooden and laminated wooden boards and method of forming same

A composite scaffolding plank comprising:

• a plurality of wooden boards comprising at least one natural wooden board and at least one laminated wooden board;
• each said wooden board having a rectangular prism shape;
• each said wooden board having a length, a first end surface, a second end surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, and two opposing side surfaces;
• each said side surface being narrower than said top surface, said top surface having a width equal to a width of said bottom surface;
• said plurality of wooden boards positioned with at least one of said side surfaces of each said wooden board in parallel abutment to at least one side surface of another said wooden board;
• said top surfaces of said wooden boards being co-planar;
• at least three spaced helical pins extending transversely through said plurality of wooden boards, normal to said opposing said side surfaces;
• and
• said plurality of wooden boards being held together by said helical pins.