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by Prak
Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:20 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: pop
Replies: 43
Views: 28352

Goz, how does asymmetrical heating affect the tip/tail shapes in comparison with the mould?
I can picture the tips dropping in height as the camber rises, but does it affect any radius/angles in the tips?
by Prak
Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:43 am
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: type of wood for the core
Replies: 7
Views: 9008

Apsen is pretty close to Poplar, which is a popular choice for ski/snowboard cores. If I were you, I'd start there. Ash makes a good stringer, and is also good under the inserts. Here's some information that will be useful: http://www.skibuilders.com/howto/skicon/woodcore.shtml http://skibuilders.co...
by Prak
Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:35 am
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Need an advice. Press consrtuction.
Replies: 26
Views: 28430

Watch the Kingswood video closely at 4:42 https://vimeo.com/11913875 Also, Falls' press (minus the locking handle): www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2141&start=30 I'm glad this was brought up, as I've been meaning to ask, does anyone know what kind of locking mechanism Kingswood used f...
by Prak
Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:45 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Black Locust
Replies: 15
Views: 14575

SHIF, Thanks for posting that hardwood source for all to view. The IPE I purchased ran $7.17 per linear foot. If ripped carefully, the 15 foot board is enough sidewall/pseudo-tipspacer material for 13 snowboards (mileage may vary). Running the numbers: that's less than $9 per snowboard, making the c...
by Prak
Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:12 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Plastic vs Wood sidewalls, advantages?
Replies: 10
Views: 12097

...ski sidewalls make contact with the snow and assist in glide. ... Most of the boards I've owned over the past 15 years had sintered sidewalls and I had a habit of treating them as a base (never had them stone ground, though). Did waxing the sidewalls help? I can't be sure, but when 6 (boardercro...
by Prak
Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:55 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Marshall Custom Skis
Replies: 12
Views: 13174

Beautiful.
I like how clean everything looks, from the press to the end product. The right-angle brackets used to attach the top mould to the press is a nice touch, a simple solution to an often over-engineered problem.
Well done.
by Prak
Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:34 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Black Locust
Replies: 15
Views: 14575

Thanks, MadRussian. My local hardwood kiln/sawmill company (Kettle Moraine Hardwoods) doesn't typically deal with BL, but they gave me the name and phone numbers of several other businesses to check out, one being a logging service that also rough saws lumber on the side, who had Honey Locust availa...
by Prak
Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:16 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Urban skiing in Sarajevo
Replies: 2
Views: 3581

Wow, that was a great clip. Between the editing and the music, that may have been the coolest ski short I've seen. Thanks for sharing.
by Prak
Sun Mar 01, 2015 1:48 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Black Locust
Replies: 15
Views: 14575

I intended on using Black Locust for sidewalls, and if there's one thing I learned, it's that Black Locust is very difficult to locate in northern North America. A logging service informed me that they had Honey Locust available, but as it's softer and much less water resistant, IPE was chosen inste...