might be hard with such small radii and p-tex's tendency to get feathery along routed edges, but why not give it a try?

I was thinking that using a cnc to make dovetail joints for sidewall attatchment might work well, especially for plastic that has a tendency to delam.

Are you saying watercolors won't bond with epoxy? It seems like a thin watery layer allowed to dry would get completley wetted out and bond well?

Anybody have any opinions/experience comparing the durability of bammboo sidewalls Vs. p-tex or ABS?

Also what do you use to seal the bamboo after you have trimmed everything?more epoxy?

awsome, they look great. what material was that you put down over the graphics layer?

haha thats awsome! How have those bamboo sidewalls been holding up? have you had any durability problems compared to standard plastic sidewalls? I have been thinking of switching to bamboo due to some delamination problems I have been having during routing with p-tex side walls. check out my journal...

thanks for the help. I think I flame treated it just about liek you sadi, took the falme away as soon as I saw it swirl. Should I wet sand it after flame treating or before though? I like your Ideas of profiling sheets of the sidewall material, that is interesting. are they hard to clamp on when the...

got it, thanks^

anyone know why the "[img]" inserts aren't working? The URL's work if you copy and paste them.

So I convinced one of may professors here at Virginia Tech to give me credit hours for building a pair of skis or two.....awsome! Anyway I have acces to a really nice shop and high tech equipment such as CNC mills, laser-camms and such, so I am lucky in that sense. I am trying to use take advantage ...

yes, most people prebend there cores before pressing. I havnt not done it yet personally, but search the forums and you should find some discussion on it. I have heard of people using large diamter pipes etc. as a bending tools.

My mold is just about finished, and I should be starting up a ski journal sometime in the next couple of days with lots of pictures so check it out if your'e interested.

another question about tip spacers. What do you guys do where the core is thicker than the tip spacers? do you sand down the edge of the core to meet the spacers or anything like that?

thats what I was thinking, thanks.

so what is the best way to attach tip spacers to the cores if you want to prebend you tips?
should I super glue or epoxy the tip spacers on the core before prebending or after?

thanks that was helpfu,l and ill build my mold more towards lay- up time so pictures would be sweet!