full manufacturing process: from the wood to the snow

[nrgboards]

You can buy baltic birch 1/4" at menards they have 2 different choices 1 is floor underlayment its 5 ply the only problem with it is that it has nail markings so it would nt work well if you were going the wood look. The other is 1/4" also baltic birch 5 ply and seems no different than the 60x60 inch baltic birch the specialized wood lumber carriers have. Ive tried the plain baltic birch from menards making a 60" dancer longboard and know it works and is quality (wouldve used 60x60 piece from local lumber supplier but needed extra inch on both ends for trimming). The price for the 4x8sheet was $27. MAKE SURE ITS BALTIC BIRCH!!!!!!!!!!!! So your buttom layer on your plywood core is possible to make in 1 piece.

[Steevner]

Only problem is the 1/4" part. I'd rather be working with the 3 ply, 1/8" baltic birch I get from Exotic Woods. The stuff is great, no voids AT ALL, just beautiful woodgrain. If only it came in 4X8 sheets...

[nrgboards]

The 1/4 " is void free and made the same way the 1/8 " it would also be better to use 1/4 for the fact that you would less plys to lam together for fear of delamination.

[Steevner]

I would like to do that, I really would. But, I plan on having my core about 3.2mm thick at the tips and tails, not 6.35 mm.

[nate]

I would like to do that, I really would. But, I plan on having my core about 3.2mm thick at the tips and tails, not 6.35 mm.

The extra will come off easily when you profile the core.

[Steevner]

I'm really trying to avoid planing my cores. I might end up laminating them, and sanding down the "steps" created by the layers of veneers.

Has anyone ever laminated their cores with camber, and then cutting them out and laying up the ski?