did i read somewhere that you can use base material as tip/tail spacers?
i would imagine it would somewhat depend on your core thickness..

I think I'm going to do pine and aspen, or something similar. Also trying to use hemp fiber and a CF stringer if need be

so im building a pair of skis that are similar demensions as the Moment Bibby pro's.. 142-116-133 and about 185cm long..
what have people used for core materials for rocker or early rise skis this size?
im looking for them to be fairly soft but able to plow through the crud still..
IDEAS WELCOME!

the wood peices were to hold the base in line with the core.. my partnerr didnt like the idea of using little dowels int he core.. although i thinkill do that next time.

a TGI is used in flooring of houses.. its the large beams that hold the floor up.

i went to a vintage store and bought some spikes that screw on and put 3 on the tip and 2 on the tail.. they work and look good

so up in the north east we got one decent storm with about 10 inches.. for the first powder run of the year i was willing to risk a few core shots, so i took the Snake Dogs out poachin ropes.. this was the first time i had ever skied a fat ski in powder and wow does it make a difference.. they float...

i was just looking at the Birds again.. just wondering if you guys ever skied them? trip report?

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so we have missed a coupla weeks of updating but we pressed both pairs of skis this weekend!! both pairs turned out amazing.. a very solid construction. we used west system epoxy and pressed our skis for 18 hours. i will be posting lost of follow up pictures through out this afternoon and tonight.

good luck they have possibly the worst customer service.. but is worth the try

talking about elan factorys.. we were able to get pictures from about 20 years ago of each stage of the building process at the Elan factory in slovenia.. we also got core samples from about 20 different skis and prototypes.. ill post up the pics once i get around to scanning them..

we are making kinda capped i guess.. just wood straight sidewalls.. the only thing that is critical to keep in line is the core and the base..

we are either goign to have to make a casset. or how do you screw them down? wouldnt the screw be under the top sheet and stuff?

so we are going to be pressing both pairs of skis this weekend.. and was just wondering if there are any tips out there for keeping the layers in line, like not slipping off to the side? or does that not happen? (we dont have sidewalls to nail into)

so i cut one of my bases wrong tonight and need another peice 73" long and 5.5" wide by this weekend.. as you all know im doing this for school and we have to stick to the schedual to get it done!! so if somone has any color base material that could be in the mail tomarow, next or 2nd day ...

the last pic is our core profiler. it makes the base thickier in the middle and thinner at the tip and tail , it gives the shape of the base.. so after this past weeked we planed all 4 bases and cut the side cuts into them. my demensions are 131-99-121 when i was drawing the sidecut (freehand and me...