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by Akiwi
Fri Jan 27, 2017 2:14 am
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Snowboard Design and Construction Podcast
Replies: 3
Views: 4480

Cool, Listening to it now
by Akiwi
Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:29 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: HB (Hansen Boards)
Replies: 224
Views: 127482

Thanks for the good tips. 1. The break is actually in front of the finger joint. 2. I will taper further along the ski, and run one piece of Ash, 2cm wide from tip to tail. 3. Good idea with the extra layer around the binding area. I will do that. 4. I'll try to do without the dowel completely. And ...
by Akiwi
Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:55 am
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Vienna Trip
Replies: 3
Views: 4510

Is that Orth on the Donnau? It's a pretty flat part of Austria there.. no idea where the closest skiing would be. I assume you are flying to Vienna. what do you have for transport / time? Nearly all ski areas have rental with some relatively good quality skis. If you want to bring your boots and jus...
by Akiwi
Mon Jan 23, 2017 2:42 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: HB (Hansen Boards)
Replies: 224
Views: 127482

Yes, I intend to do a more gentle taper , and I will run an Ash stringer the full length of the ski with Paulownia left and right for lightness... and do without the plugs, or put the plug in the widest part of the ski.
by Akiwi
Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:12 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: HB (Hansen Boards)
Replies: 224
Views: 127482

I broke one: http://images.medicaldaily.com/sites/medicaldaily.com/files/styles/headline/public/2014/09/09/crying-babies-need-be-handled-mentally-healthy-mom.jpg Was with some amazing skiers at the Skibuilders meeting on Saturday, and I broke one. We were off piste at the top of the mountain skiing ...
by Akiwi
Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:40 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: WRONG 2017
Replies: 63
Views: 44289

Looks Beautifull.
Do you cut the veneer with a scalpel?
by Akiwi
Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:00 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: HB (Hansen Boards)
Replies: 224
Views: 127482

Nice skis Akiwi. I built very similiar ones as well. Used 2.5 mm balsa for the thin parts. Used the laser cutter at Makerspace in Garching/Munich to cut them out. Unfortunately the core shifted a bit and I have some Balsa exposed after flashing. How smaller is you core compared to base with edges? ...
by Akiwi
Thu Jan 19, 2017 7:53 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: HB (Hansen Boards)
Replies: 224
Views: 127482

Nice skis! What thread did I miss regarding the skibuilders get together?! I will be at Hochkönig this weekend. Any chance the meeting is there? Hi Chris, the get together is organised by Georg from Skibaumarkt.de. We will be in Der Tauplitz in Steiermark. Meetig between 8:30 and 9:00 on Saturday. ...
by Akiwi
Thu Jan 19, 2017 7:26 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: HB (Hansen Boards)
Replies: 224
Views: 127482

Those skis look great! 1820g is alo pretty good for these dimensions. Would you be willing to explain your layup a bit more? What Kind of blade are you using on your band saw. The Standard blades are intended for Wood and don't last very Long cutting fibers. Especially when cutting carbon. Ask my f...
by Akiwi
Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:45 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: HB (Hansen Boards)
Replies: 224
Views: 127482

Ok, SO last night I Removed the skis from the press. They look great! Cut them out with my new Band saw... Awesome! Sanded and clear coated. A quick photo session this morning before taking them for a base grind and binding mounting. I will be able to use them at the Ski Builders get together this S...
by Akiwi
Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:47 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: HB (Hansen Boards)
Replies: 224
Views: 127482

Started on Saturday with these babies. Not sure if I would do this again. The core construction took me ages. Tons of Core is Ash in the middle, paulowniaalong the tip and tail, and a Maple veneer for the thin sections. https://abload.de/img/001hb-183454k1sml.jpg https://abload.de/img/002hb-162139mh...
by Akiwi
Fri Jan 13, 2017 11:27 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Handheld CNC router
Replies: 4
Views: 6543

Omg, that looks freaking awesome!
For small workshops like mine it would be a good CNC alternative.
by Akiwi
Wed Jan 11, 2017 12:18 am
Forum: Commercial postings
Topic: ***SOLD*** Production Ski/Board Press for sale
Replies: 2
Views: 5203

Can you post it to Germany? ;-)

Wow that is a monster!
by Akiwi
Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:41 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Detailed documentation of my next build
Replies: 78
Views: 68495

And??
Did you finish it?
What does it look like?
How does it ski?
by Akiwi
Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:40 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: HB (Hansen Boards)
Replies: 224
Views: 127482

Jeez, This forum seems to have died.. No action here for ages.
I have just started on a pair of powder skis. About 108 under foot. I used the Vökl 100Eight as Basis.
I'm going to try something like the V-Werks construction.

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