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What type of Wood?

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BKlein
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What are the types of wood used in wood core skis?
Bamboo and what else?
++ Karma for help
Sep 18 2008 10:52AM
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Pklink04
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morning?
Sep 18 2008 11:35AM
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EasyEast
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word
Sep 18 2008 12:04PM
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OMGWTFBBQ
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bamboo wood 4 life!
Sep 18 2008 6:24PM
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jasontheredhead
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depends on company and ski, some are really soft but light, some are strong and heavy, some are strong and light, it usually says on the website
Sep 18 2008 6:27PM
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Malcolm
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haha. i was going to say something like that
Sep 18 2008 6:35PM
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Funnel
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Maple, Poplar, ash, etc.
Usually it lists it on the website.
Sep 18 2008 8:44PM
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SirFryanator
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chyeaaaaa
Sep 18 2008 8:50PM
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RudyGarmisch
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I'm going to ski on grass this season.
Sep 18 2008 8:53PM
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cobra_commander
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contrary to popular belief bamboo is not a wood found in skis, all the other ones so far have been correct though.

but Rowen is right, wood cores are over rated, grass is the dope stuff.
Sep 18 2008 8:56PM
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Literature
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Me too!

So clever you are.
Sep 18 2008 8:56PM
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SirFryanator
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enlighten us. unless I'm just ignorant and think bamboo is wood haha
Sep 18 2008 9:07PM
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no_steeze
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bluehouse uses bamboo cores.....
Sep 18 2008 9:13PM
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jasontheredhead
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One of the kids on my ski team used to make his own skis and they used the same wood as pencils and they broke a lot, R.I.P Greg
Sep 18 2008 9:22PM
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TheGreen
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bamboo is a grass
Sep 18 2008 9:25PM
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Gnarshred
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liberty also uses bamboo.

however, contrary to popular belief, bamboo is not a wood.  Its a reed.
Sep 18 2008 9:26PM
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Literature
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Yes, bamboo is indeed quite light.
Sep 18 2008 9:28PM
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skiP.E.I.
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K2 uses mostly fir in their twintips, fir is also pretty common in other skis. Stiffer skis often use hardwoods (usually maple or ash). Bamboo is used by Liberty and some other companies. It has similar properties to ash, but is an easier resource to renew, is a little lighter and is more lively. Poplar is pretty common, especially in women's models of some companies. Spruce is used too, it is similar to fir but flexier. whether it is white, red or black spruce is another question. I would hazard a guess at red spruce, since it tends to be the highest quality lumber of the three, with the most consistent grain, and other good properties. I think for ash, white ash would be used, since it is more common than black ash, which tends to grow in wetter, swampy areas. I know out of the species of maple (sugar, red, rock, or striped), rock maple makes good handles for tools (axes, etc) but I don't know if that's what they would use in skis or not.
Sep 18 2008 9:55PM
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Scott~
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My skis are made up of a hardened oak core injected with liquid titanium, its the manliest core possible~
Sep 18 2008 10:00PM
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860
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I feel like a bamboo core would suck, it would be super flexy but not durable at all. Correct me if I'm wrong, I have a longboard made of bamboo but I feel like it wouldn't hold up to a beating to well?
Sep 18 2008 10:19PM
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smuggs
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bamboo is 40 % the weight of wood, has more pop, longer life, and is more durable so less likely to break.

the most bomber wood on earth is brazilian iron wood, our porch is made from it, it weighs like 100 pounds a square foot though.
Sep 18 2008 11:56PM
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Jwalk
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that made me laugh
Sep 19 2008 12:09AM
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Caveman.
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Me to.
Sep 19 2008 12:19AM
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OneLove_skier
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what skis use bamboo core
Sep 19 2008 12:22AM
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cfox
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ASH, POPLAR

im thinking those are some key ski woods
Sep 19 2008 1:18AM
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Blandct
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lol morning for the win....
Sep 19 2008 1:24AM
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skiP.E.I.
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that stuff is insane. There are ironwood trees in North America too, but I don't know if it is the same species. They are related to birch trees. The wood is unbelievably dense and hard
Sep 19 2008 6:46AM
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zammo
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http://kingswoodskis.com/home/factory-materials 
Sep 19 2008 7:13AM
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iggyskier
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Seems like most common woods at this point include:
Aspen
Ash
Poplar
Maple
Fir
Birch

Then obviously has been stated above, Bamboo is also getting more popular, But it is technically a grass.
Sep 19 2008 9:05AM
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