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Anyone actually built a ski before? whats the best wood to use

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babujib
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i just tore my liebrum so instead of playing football and baseball this year im gonna make a ski, i have all the shit i just need to know what wood to use and any tips/advice i should know?
Sep 19 2007 9:24PM
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dbag37
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www.skibuilders.com
Sep 19 2007 9:26PM
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fillup
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bamboo
Sep 19 2007 9:27PM
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DrStrangelove
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pretty sure it's maple or something similar, i think that's what a lot of companies use...i think the english used to make bows and arrows out of it, so yeah, the shit can bend pretty well without breaking
Sep 19 2007 9:27PM
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t-roy
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i seem to remember something about pine or aspen cores too. sick project though.
Sep 19 2007 9:28PM
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DrStrangelove
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or i think poplar works well too
Sep 19 2007 9:29PM
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Caveman.
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Join the ski making cult, PM me for an invite!
Sep 19 2007 9:42PM
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The_Oakley_Kid
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poplar or bambo because they are the poppiest. you could also use mable. I made a pair once, I laminated like three strips of poplar with two of mable inbetween, and I swear that this is the best combination ever.
Sep 20 2007 12:04AM
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Swan_Solo
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bamboo

apparently it's uber light, really strong, and super poppy
Sep 20 2007 12:20AM
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siversex
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i would go with something that isnt normally used, like bamboo. that way your ski is more unique.
Sep 20 2007 12:51AM
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pat_in_the_hat
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kip, how are your skis turning out?? i wanna see a finished product boi
Sep 20 2007 1:07AM
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tjski
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beat me to it bra
Sep 20 2007 1:08AM
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Caveman.
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Click for larger image this is a test core... bronson and i bought some lumber today to start building cores adn the rest of the material should be in late this week or early next week
Sep 20 2007 1:43AM
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cobra_commander
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stay away from aspen and fir, your bindings will rip out like none other, Maple is a good strong wood, bamboo is becoming more popular by the day, not heard to much on poplar though,
Sep 20 2007 2:00AM
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crazyfuck
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2x4s

that's all ya need.
Sep 20 2007 2:08AM
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J.D.
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Do you actually have a ski press?
Sep 20 2007 3:15AM
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dave44
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Aspen will result in binding pullouts... unless you have a strong binding plate
Sep 20 2007 4:07AM
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010
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dude that's pretty cool, but wouldn't it be more practical to build two skis, you know, one for each foot?
Sep 20 2007 8:54AM
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HeathR
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isent it compleatly dead
Sep 20 2007 9:09AM
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