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Relish_man
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Is it possible to slide a tree on skis? i no snowboarders do it but my friend just chopped down a tree and made it into a pretty sweet down rail. now the upper-sode of the rail is prett smoothed out (no more bark and shit) but im still a bit worried about catching an edge. any tips on how to properly smooth out a tree jib?
Oct 27 2009 8:45AM
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dandougherty
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it's do able, just detune them edges son
Oct 27 2009 2:49PM
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cheddafries
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i would just detune your edge and maybe get some candle wax and rub it down to

Oct 27 2009 2:52PM
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mattridesskis
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break up 3 viagra tablets and add them to 2 cups of water and pour this down the tree trunk. it will be so hard, that you wont catch an edge
Nov 8 2009 12:40AM
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AMD_5
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i lold
Nov 8 2009 10:52AM
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HeathR
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if you have a planer or power plainer you can just plane it smooth. Then sand it and put on a protective wax. I used bowling alley wax. If you do this it will slide like butter. http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/videos/1240872243wood_dfd.wmvClick for larger imageClick for larger image
Nov 8 2009 1:46PM
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Big_Spence
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That's so sick.
Nov 17 2009 2:25PM
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Delaney
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very possibale watch some of the mt snow park repors shoew a bunch of them
Nov 26 2009 9:18PM
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cultrara
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how well does skate wax work on wood?
Nov 29 2009 12:19PM
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Afeld
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make sure there is nothing extra to catch your edges on; bumps, knots, etc. The planer idea works, you could also sand it down with an electric sander.
Most importantly though is to wax it like CrAzY!!

that is all
Nov 29 2009 6:08PM
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PeterWojnar
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It'll work fine, even not sanded at all. It'll just be really gnarly, and it might be funny to watch. I've seen people sliding fallen trees with the bark stripped off them, so it isn't all that big a deal.

Also, Alpine Meadows set up a tree grind two seasons ago, and it was far, far easier for me to do than a regular rail. However, I didn't know how to slide a regular rail at the time, and the added resistance of the wood makes it more like sliding on snow than metal or polyurethane/whatever goes on boxes.
Nov 30 2009 10:57PM
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sklermang
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exercise caution on wooden rails. if you don't plan on icing it, wax it for sure, and detune your edges. unless you really prepare it right, i would say its not worth the risk of eating absolute shit
Dec 3 2009 12:14AM
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.caleb
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sick im thinking about this our park has 1 some1 randomly made and rolled it on its like a wave
Dec 4 2009 7:55PM
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