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If you had to pick one wood in your core forever, what would you choose?

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qazwsxedc34
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Poplar, maple, paulownia, beech, fir, aspen, bamboo, oak, yellow pine, birch, etc,.
Jan 12 2019 1:12PM
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FruitBootPro
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I'm no wood expert but since I've looked through K2's technical gear guide I'd say paulownia
Jan 12 2019 3:18PM
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LineSkier
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Whatever is used in Stockli's vertically laminated wood cores.
Jan 12 2019 3:30PM
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hi_vis360
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always been a big maple fan for dampness/durability, but I do enjoy the snapiness and weight of poplar or bamboo/poplar. I don't think I've been on any other wood core than those few
Jan 12 2019 4:30PM
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onenerdykid
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Cores aren't normally just one kind of wood tho...
Jan 13 2019 8:27AM
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SofaKingSick
Posts: 9292 - Karma: 60,989
Sand
Jan 15 2019 10:44AM
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RudyGarmisch
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100% bamboo.
Jan 16 2019 2:25AM
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Session
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RudyGarmisch100% bamboo.



Jan 16 2019 10:56AM
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Woos
Posts: 832 - Karma: 1,566
"bamboo duhhhh"
Jan 16 2019 3:41PM
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freeballer
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100% bamboo wouldn't work that well. It would be hard to control and way too poppy and wouldn't stay in the turn.
Jan 16 2019 7:55PM
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Dddsz
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Bamboo

**This post was edited on Jan 16th 2019 at 10:55:29pm
Jan 16 2019 8:40PM
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snowfinder
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that one time i made skis like 4 years ago i used poplar, it was light flexy and stable. Also lets see if this comment gets deleted.
Jan 17 2019 8:27AM
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powpatrol
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Anyone said bamboo yet?
Jan 17 2019 9:55AM
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chicken
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maple
Jan 17 2019 12:21PM
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