Abstract: A cushion assembly for forming metallic door skins in an industrial press, the method of manufacturing a door skin using the cushion assembly and the door skin produced by that method. The cushion assembly has a plurality of gas-filled cylinders positioned around the perimeter of said cushion assembly, a solid interior disposed within said perimeter of said gas-filled cylinders and a transfer pad disposed on top of said gas-filled cylinders. In some aspects, the solid interior comprises a plurality of solid cylinders or blocks wherein the solid cylinders extend through openings in the transfer pad and the openings are sized and shaped to be complementary with said solids cylinders or blocks.