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In this round of competition we'll be asking for a reverse camber all mountain ski between 184-194 centimeters in length. Your construction must be sound to handle our strenuous tests, consisting of a tree tap and knuckle case. You have 4 hours to complete this task ski builders, your time starts....now!
JoeF2661Does the factory ever just go buck wild and something that doesn't work on paper you press anyways?
Not too often. Luckily we've got a smart group of skiers here, so while we might have to go through several iterations before we're happy with a new shape, we typically don't just throw materials / design concepts at the wall and hope something sticks. The less material and time we waste, the easier everything is on our employees, and happy employees = great build quality.
But sometimes someone has a crazy thought and we literally have no idea if it will work, and then we usually throw it in the press just to see what happens.
Hey, sorry for asking so late, but has anyone tried to make a ski on his own? If yes how did you do that? I was always passionate about different manufacturers. People who are working there are incredibly talented. You know they spend a lot of time to get into this. I have a friend who is buying materials made of steel, bronze, and copper with the help of the CNC machine, from a manufacturer from China. Even everything is automatized they do incredible work. So I would like to know if there are people who tried to create their own manufacture at home and created a ski?
**This post was edited on Nov 18th 2020 at 4:30:35pm
In this round of competition we'll be asking for a reverse camber all mountain ski between 184-194 centimeters in length. Your construction must be sound to handle our strenuous tests, consisting of a tree tap and knuckle case. You have 4 hours to complete this task ski builders, your time starts....now!
If this was a thing, it would be the only TV show I would watch
ScaryDumpTruckIf this was a thing, it would be the only TV show I would watch
I love forged in fire, no bullshit, just 4 bladesmiths going head to head. I used to watch that show so much, and someday I'll go back and watch them all.
BigPurpleSkiSuitI love forged in fire, no bullshit, just 4 bladesmiths going head to head. I used to watch that show so much, and someday I'll go back and watch them all.
Something about is so addicting, and makes you want to buy a forge. If they advertised them during commercial breaks they could probably make a killing.
FaithTerryHey, sorry for asking so late, but has anyone tried to make a ski by his own? If yes how did you do that?
For sure-- never been something I've looked into myself, making skis at the level of what's made commercially is difficult and costly-- but lots of people have done it to varying degrees of robustness. If you search threads on here (google your search terms + site:Newschoolers.com) you'll prob find some stuff, and I think I remember people talking about skibuilders.com when this comes up
FaithTerryHey, sorry for asking so late, but has anyone tried to make a ski by his own? If yes how did you do that?
I build a press the summer before last and made a pair. It's fairly challenging. The most time-consuming part is honestly building the ski press. The skis themself took about 3-4 days, but it was just me without specialized tuning and finishing equipment, so times may vary.
