Splitboard halves gapping
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 8:26 am
Hello all, noob posting here for the first time. I have read through the trove of information available on this site and am eternally grateful for how much time and effort everyone gives to provide others in the community with guidance and information. I hope to gain enough experience to be able to do the same and give back someday. Anywho, this summer I built a press (modeled after Goz's plywood/steel hybrid) and pressed myself a couple of splitboards. Upon visual and hand-feel inspection, I'm feeling optimistic that I'll be surfing some amazing pow this winter, but I haven't put them to the test quite yet, so that remains to be seen.
One thing that I've noticed is a recurring issue that I have, and I'm a little puzzled by, is that when I cut out my two split-skis, the straight center edges don't line up perfectly. They either gap in the middle or at the tip and tail, usually by up to 5 mm, ughh. I am puzzled by this because I use a perfectly straight MDF template and flush cut router bit to cut out the base sheets, and they line up perfectly after being cut out. Once I glue on the inner edges, the two halves don't fit together perfectly. Since the edges I get come rolled up for shipping purposes, I try to straighten out the edges before gluing them on. I feel like I get pretty close to straight, but apparently not straight enough. Is this the reason for the halves not fitting together perfectly? If so, any expert tips on fixing this issue? Pics attached for attention, excuse the potato image quality, I cracked my phone's camera lens touring this spring
One thing that I've noticed is a recurring issue that I have, and I'm a little puzzled by, is that when I cut out my two split-skis, the straight center edges don't line up perfectly. They either gap in the middle or at the tip and tail, usually by up to 5 mm, ughh. I am puzzled by this because I use a perfectly straight MDF template and flush cut router bit to cut out the base sheets, and they line up perfectly after being cut out. Once I glue on the inner edges, the two halves don't fit together perfectly. Since the edges I get come rolled up for shipping purposes, I try to straighten out the edges before gluing them on. I feel like I get pretty close to straight, but apparently not straight enough. Is this the reason for the halves not fitting together perfectly? If so, any expert tips on fixing this issue? Pics attached for attention, excuse the potato image quality, I cracked my phone's camera lens touring this spring