Hey Everyone! I'm trynna make some touring skis, and I'm looking for some Paulownia. I've tried calling a bunch of wood distributors around the pnw, but everyone that used to sell paulownia seems to no longer carry it.

Anyone have a good plug for touring ski materials?

Is this still for sale?

I'm assuming you're meaning .2", .7" and .2"? that would translate to 5, 17.8, 5 mm. That seems really thick, most skis are in the realm of 2-3mm tip and tail, and 10-12mm underfoot. I'm by no means an expert, but a tool that I found really helpful was the Sooth Ski comparison tool. T...

Hey Everyone! I'm working on building my first pair of skis, and I was wondering if I could get any help! Is there anyone in the Seattle Area with a Ski Press who would be willing to let me use it to press some skis? I'm currently planning on using a vacuum pump setup, but I know a ski press would g...

Hey Everyone! I'm inspired by JunkSupply's Bcomp Amplitex fabric, specifically in 45/45 weave. However, it seems they don't sell to America. Reaching out to Bcomp directly, the North America Distributor is Renew Biotech, but they charge a 5m² minimum, and want $100 to ship. Does anyone know a differ...

Hi Everyone! I'm trying to design my first pair of skis, and I've got a couple questions. I'm trying to make a superfat powder ski with more of a modern geometry, and am curious about how tip/tail fill applies in this context. My inspiration here is the Heritage Lab C132 or the Praxis protest. My sk...