allyson's skis
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allyson's skis
so, my 1st homebuilt pair of skis are coming along. base material is cut out, cores are profiled, and edges are glued on. if all goes well, i will be pressing them sometime this week. the skis are based off of a blend of rossi rip chicks and black diamond arc angels. dimesions are the same as the rip chicks: 120/83/110.
i'm still trying to decide on the graphics, but i'm leaning towards a girlified theme. pink? sparkly? with flowers? hmm, we shall see. any ideas?
i'm still trying to decide on the graphics, but i'm leaning towards a girlified theme. pink? sparkly? with flowers? hmm, we shall see. any ideas?
Re: allyson's skis
i really do like pink - but i already liked it before it was mainstream. if you paint a pink design on a black ground it really looks killer. and not even too much "girly".
i like pink/black nearly as much as a shiny green on black ground just don`t overload it with pink flowers, then it can get too much of pink
i like pink/black nearly as much as a shiny green on black ground just don`t overload it with pink flowers, then it can get too much of pink
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the think pinks came out of the press just the other day, here is the link to a photo:
http://www.skibuilders.com/cpg/albums/u ... Skis01.jpg
i went with a light pink flowered flannel for the left ski, and a darker pink cotton for the right, with embroidered flower patches (which are hard to see on the right ski--the epoxy made them a lot darker). since most of the ski's anatomy is rossi rip chick, i thought they'd be almost identical. both are the same length, but the pinks are stiffer with a longer riding edge. we'll see how different they are when i get to take them out for a test drive...come on, winter!
http://www.skibuilders.com/cpg/albums/u ... Skis01.jpg
i went with a light pink flowered flannel for the left ski, and a darker pink cotton for the right, with embroidered flower patches (which are hard to see on the right ski--the epoxy made them a lot darker). since most of the ski's anatomy is rossi rip chick, i thought they'd be almost identical. both are the same length, but the pinks are stiffer with a longer riding edge. we'll see how different they are when i get to take them out for a test drive...come on, winter!
they look nice!
every cloth gets a little darker when wetted with epoxy. a way to lighten it up is to put some white paper under the cloth. i used a heavier paper because they are thicker so they won`t get "transparent" when wet - worked fine. the cloth got still a little darker, but the result was way better than without.
every cloth gets a little darker when wetted with epoxy. a way to lighten it up is to put some white paper under the cloth. i used a heavier paper because they are thicker so they won`t get "transparent" when wet - worked fine. the cloth got still a little darker, but the result was way better than without.
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yep, i`ve experienced that too.
here`s a pic of some tests i did for my second pair:
the original cloth is on the left, the one in the middle is with the thick white paper under the cloth and on the right side i just lamiated the cloth. i think the difference is visible. but it is really important to use a thicker paper. on the test with normal paper the paper got transparent again and you could see the wood shine through
here`s a pic of some tests i did for my second pair:
the original cloth is on the left, the one in the middle is with the thick white paper under the cloth and on the right side i just lamiated the cloth. i think the difference is visible. but it is really important to use a thicker paper. on the test with normal paper the paper got transparent again and you could see the wood shine through
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the paper i used is...well... i think it`s made for drawing with watercolour. we often used it in kindergarten and primary school, so it`s really common. it is maybe two to three times as thick as normal paper for pc-printers (so it doesn`t get curly when the watercolour dries as normal paper does). furthermore it doesn`t have a smooth surface as the normal A4-sheets, it has a bit "texture" and you can see like...fibres if you look really close.
i think the best is if you start looking for paper adapted for drawing with watercolour or aquarelle.
i just weighted some leftovers i got. completely wetted a stripe of 15 x 45cm and after dripping of it was 25g. so it adds maybe 80g or so to a ski, inkl. epoxy.
maybe there are better solutions... you could take normal paper for sure, it would lighten up the background a little, but not that much. i`d recommend to do some easy testings, just wet the paper you want to use with water and you`ll see if it gets transparent.
i think the best is if you start looking for paper adapted for drawing with watercolour or aquarelle.
i just weighted some leftovers i got. completely wetted a stripe of 15 x 45cm and after dripping of it was 25g. so it adds maybe 80g or so to a ski, inkl. epoxy.
maybe there are better solutions... you could take normal paper for sure, it would lighten up the background a little, but not that much. i`d recommend to do some easy testings, just wet the paper you want to use with water and you`ll see if it gets transparent.
plywood freeride industries - go ply, ride wood!