This past year I learned some important life lessons: Remodeling a home significantly decreases both my bank account as well as my free time. A new bike is more fun than cleaning up the shop. And joining a start-up takes a lot more energy than working at a well established company. All of these thin...

Without a doubt SnoWhat? and Hot Dog...The Movie.

Ahh... the pre profiled core. I could have made a dozen cores in the time I spent screwing around with this one. I bought a pair of pre profiled sidewalls to go with the pre prfiled core. They probably attach the sidewalls during the layup process. I like to put mine on before I profile the core so ...

I used Man of War brand spar varnish with a high gloss finish (the stuff in the red can). I've used on boats and it is surprisingly durable and easy to refinish.

Wood veneer is a piece of cake. You can use is just like a plastic topsheet. It just won't be as durable. Wood sucks up the epoxy and bonds far better than plastic. I haven't had any problems with bubbles or delam with wood though edges tend to chip through the veneer quickly. It is also way lighter...

I am playing with cedar cores. I expect the screws will pull out If I don't reinforce them. In the past I used and extra layer of biax glass with a copped strand mat under the binding area. Since I don't think this will fly with cedar I routed out a 2.5mm deep trench in my cores and added a layer of...

Earlier this summer I moved across town. It took me no time at all to fill up my garage toys and I was itching to get pressing again. My girlfriend had been asking for a snowboard for a while so I abandoned ski building and gave boards a try. I ski, and don’t know jack about snowboarding (I gave it ...

Ok,ok This is how I made my heat blanket. I went out and bought a cheap heated mattress pad. Something similar to this: http://www.amazon.com/Sunbeam-Arlington-Electric-Warming-Mattress/dp/B001O1TMFI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=bedbath&qid=1242078562&sr=1-5 Inside the pad itself are insulated h...

Great new use for the ubiquitous orange therm-a-rest. Nice clean looking board, good work.

I will try to make it this sunday but no guarantees. The 2nd is looking pretty good.

Nice shots. It looks like Mo wins the prize for the biggest grin.

I am going to be at alpy on Tuesday. If spring is really here I'll be rockin my bumps skis. The 18th is Hops and Props so I cant make it but I would be game for any other day.

Killer day. It was fun rippin a few lines with you. I hope you got more turns in before they closed the lifts. If this weather holds I'll be up there again on Tuesday. Cheers.

It was rad to meet you up at alpental. The board looked really clean. Hope you got some more turns before the lift shut down. Arc 'em and spark 'en.

I heated a cookie cutter with a propane torch and pressed it through the p-tex. It cut/melted the p-tex though not very neatly. If one were to hook it up to a thermal rope cutter it might work better.