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My Homemade Skis

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Brit1275
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Basically I'm making my own skis. If you're interested, check out the site:

Stumpysticks Website

Let me know what you guys think of the site, and the project!
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Jan 13 2005 12:57AM
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Rogge
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i think its a cool project. its great that K2 helped you out as well...good luck with your new skis.
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Jan 13 2005 1:02AM
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Nihiriju
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I am doing an Engineering designe project on sksi, and hopefull yat the end of my research i am gonan use my finred in highskool to get into thier shop classes and make my own skis.


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Jan 13 2005 1:03AM
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bret
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i went all through your site. those are ill. looks like a lot of work. good job.




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Jan 13 2005 1:08AM
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Well done.



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yeah man, im impressed. thats good stuff. how about some demo days? ha.
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Jan 13 2005 1:10AM
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Brit1275
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sweet, thanks for the comments guys.

so the site looks ok? anything I should change or add? I'm new to website stuff.
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Jan 13 2005 1:12AM
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how do hey ski yo? good job man!
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Jan 13 2005 1:13AM
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Nihiriju
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i will likely be emialing you soon, when i gte more time.....since i am very intrested in the designe of you skis and if you knew any thing about what your turning radius and whatnot would be beofre you built the skis. I like how the press was made too, and did you use abs sidewalls? i couldn't tell, but it dind't look like it. And what is your wood core? what type of wood...ok soryr i will just emial you in a couple of days! thansk!


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Jan 13 2005 1:14AM
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tecks
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sweet project. site looks good but you need to change the title. at the top of my browser it just says 'adobe go live 5' or some shit :p
Jan 13 2005 1:16AM
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Brit1275
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yeah, i noticed the golive thing, hahahaha, OOPS

I will add some more content on the details of the construction too (probably tomorrow) explaining the materials and all that.

but to answer your question quickly, yes, the sidewalls are ABS.
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Jan 13 2005 1:19AM
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shitfaced
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hey dude how many pairs made so far and have you put them thru a test ride yet
Jan 13 2005 2:04AM
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Brit1275
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i have only completed one ski, i will be testing it this friday, i'll update the site with that info.

i'll be skiing with it, and one old 1260, hahhahahaha.

I'll see how that goes!
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Jan 13 2005 2:14AM
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ha, awesome, where at?
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Jan 13 2005 2:15AM
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billybomba
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Nice job man. Those skis look just like the first couple of pairs I've made - black with the white sidewalls. I noticed that you're somewhere around Seattle right? I've got a cousin who's making his own skis around that area with some friends. By the way, why didn't you vertically laminate your core?

If you guys want to learn how to make skis, it's not hard or not even that expensive. A site is coming up soon that'll teach you how - for free. No videos or any of that bullshit to buy. To make a ski (including all of the equipment) costs as much as a regular ski costs and the results you get are pretty awesome. Corporate skiing sucks.

Jan 13 2005 2:17AM
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Brit1275
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what do you mean vertically laminate the core? like a few layers?

i used one solid piece of wood, and it was a bitch to work with (too thick)

crystal guy, I will be at snoqualmie friday.
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Jan 13 2005 2:19AM
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billybomba
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well, from your pics it seems like you took a single piece of wood and simply profiled it right? Normally, you would take that single piece of wood and rip it into strips (1/2' - 1')with your tablesaw. Then you would glue/laminate these strips together. This way you elimanate all the weaknesses of the knots and other irregularities. It also makes your ski a lot stiffer torsionally.
Jan 13 2005 2:22AM
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billybomba
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it was supposed to read...1/2 inch - 1 inch strips
Jan 13 2005 2:23AM
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Crystalrossi
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nice job sean, website looks good too. hopefully i can do something very similar for a project down here at school
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Jan 13 2005 3:48AM
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well done man well done
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Jan 13 2005 4:18AM
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Lebbo
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Yeah well done, looks good so far. Thats good that K2 seem to be getting right behind you.

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Jan 13 2005 8:14AM
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pete15015
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wait are you a girl

and if so thats AWSOMEE
Jan 13 2005 9:07AM
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Huckasorass
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^ what the hell?

Anyway man- Mad props- that's a sweet project
Jan 13 2005 9:32AM
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lipen69
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ill cop a pair its its under 500 US
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Jan 13 2005 12:11PM
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skibunnie
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thats pretty sweet! looks like a lot of work, but props for figuring it all out and coming up with some sick looking skis.



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Jan 13 2005 12:30PM
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looks sick
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Jan 13 2005 12:50PM
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gabeski
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Sick ski! Cool that K2 got behind you for sure!
Jan 13 2005 1:00PM
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mad props.



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Jan 13 2005 1:01PM
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alev
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sick idea.

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Jan 13 2005 1:27PM
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Brit1275
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Oh, I get what you're talking about billy bomba.

I will probably do that for the next ski. For this first one I used poplar for the wood. It was about $8 for the piece, where as maple was about $30. The poplar seems ok, not as hard as maple, but I made it very thick so its very stiff.

For the next one I might do maple and poplar strips, just like you said.

For now, I won't be having any for sale. If I really get everything nailed down by the last pair (I've only got enough material from K2 to make 3 more skis) and the whole process becomes much more streamlined, I will think about producing a number of pairs. Not sure what the cost would be, I'd have to think about that some more. Much MUCH cheaper than any other equivalent ski on the market, but I couldn't garuntee them at all... afterall, they are homemade!

Thanks again for the comments, keep them coming. Send any major questions to the email on the site:

stumpyengineering@hotmail.com

I will be posting the questions I get and answers to them on the site.
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Jan 13 2005 1:40PM
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PowderCanuck
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that's sweet man! how much does it cost you to make a pair? (even though I know you only finished one ski so far)



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Jan 13 2005 1:51PM
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Brit1275
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I need to go through everything to figure out the exact cost.

I spent more money in things like the press, etc.

The materials aren't so bad, carbon fiber's pricey though! But sexy as hell!
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Jan 13 2005 1:53PM
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ah man thats so cool!
Props to you man!
but I thought crabon fiber didnt bend!? Like if it bended, well it would pop back to place



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Jan 13 2005 1:59PM
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Brit1275
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its got plenty of flex in it for a ski. its tough stuff, brittle if bent too much, but taken in short lengths (looking at a short section of ski) it really doesn't flex all that much.
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Jan 13 2005 2:03PM
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thats awsome man , how long did it take in total ?

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Jan 13 2005 2:19PM
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nice job. carbon fiber looks sick.



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Jan 13 2005 2:22PM
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Nihiriju
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so you have only made one ski? not even a pair of skis yet? and you have material for 3 skis? or 3 pairs of skis? I think i am gonan tyr and get my mateail from Prior cuz my dad puts in orbers for his lodge, so i can probally work out some deal with materials...but i'll be looking forward to seeing the updated site with more info soon. Didd you do this for any skool credit? or was it just .....for fun? i was gonan just do it for fun, but now i can do it for skool too, which means i'll do a better job.


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Jan 13 2005 2:34PM
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it looks like a lot of work but well worth the time




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Jan 13 2005 2:36PM
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Brit1275
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no school credit, it was just for fun.

I've been getting way too many messages, if you have a question EMAIL ME.

I won't respond to many messages I get one here.


stumpyengineering@hotmail.com

Email me there!
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Jan 13 2005 3:20PM
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kevywevy
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the hard part was getting the edges and ptex


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Jan 13 2005 3:42PM
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TwinTipWonder
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Pain in the ass. Sick tho.
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Jan 13 2005 4:17PM
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dude mad props that had to have been one hell of a project

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Jan 13 2005 4:19PM
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GOD GIVES YOU MAD PROPS

that is one sick project man...keep it up
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Jan 13 2005 4:25PM
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FINALLY SOMEONE MADE A SKI OUT OF CARBON FIBER! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!
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Jan 13 2005 4:30PM
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wuestinator
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theres a ski that is made completely of carbon fiber and they cost masssss. but im not sure of the name. they are on ebay sometimes.



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Jan 13 2005 4:37PM
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Thomson.
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Carbon Fiber/Kevlar edges would be sick!
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Jan 13 2005 4:41PM
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Brit1275
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^^^^uhhhh, no, that would not work unfortunately, haha.

Goode makes carbon fiber skis, about $900 I believe, all different kinds from race to powder... but no twin tips, the bastards!!!
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Jan 13 2005 6:55PM
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nsnski240
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you made skis! that's frickin awesome



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Jan 13 2005 6:57PM
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Thomson.
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damnit! How about C555 or Titanium?
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Jan 13 2005 6:58PM
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Brit1275
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meh, steel is easiest and cheapest!

especially if you're gonna be railing them, no need to put anything expensive on there.
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Jan 13 2005 7:03PM
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Pavesi
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wow im impressed that must have taken so much time.
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