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nOtyRmOm
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These guys have already gone so much better. Totally new shape so now the edge goes all the way back similar to the sakana. Ash stringers down the middle for less chatter. Router shaped base for perfect alignment. Curly anigre(African hardwood) topsheet which will be dope asf


Shape is more swallow tail than fishtail now but I’m hoping for similar results


Used a planer jig for the core so smooth, consistent and the same between both cores. Far better than a hand planer lmao


All is well-they better not get fucked tho
Aug 27 2022 10:35AM
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keagan.karstens
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Im broke please sponsor me
Aug 27 2022 11:32AM
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Jacobthesadskier
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keagan.karstensIm broke please sponsor me


Me too. I have no recognizable talent of promise, but I have a good attitude!
Aug 27 2022 1:09PM
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pissnu_skis
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So harddd I love when u post
Aug 27 2022 6:17PM
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nOtyRmOm
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Fresh out of the press now I need the other ski



Aug 28 2022 2:12PM
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ajbski
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making a vaccuum press is really easy man. all you need is an old fridge compressor (free), plastic drop sheet for painting ($20), one of those chip bag sealers ($20), tubing (5$), the top half of a bottle (free) and a bicylce cable barrel adjuster ($5)

it just hard to control the flow of epoxy and base flatness in a compression mold like yours. especially without any heat.

i wish you luck tho. when you get them cut out and sidewalls beveled, take em to shop to get the bases ground on a belt and stone. the finishing makes the biggest difference in how they ride imo
Aug 29 2022 12:03PM
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nOtyRmOm
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ajbskimaking a vaccuum press is really easy man. all you need is an old fridge compressor (free), plastic drop sheet for painting ($20), one of those chip bag sealers ($20), tubing (5$), the top half of a bottle (free) and a bicylce cable barrel adjuster ($5)

it just hard to control the flow of epoxy and base flatness in a compression mold like yours. especially without any heat.

i wish you luck tho. when you get them cut out and sidewalls beveled, take em to shop to get the bases ground on a belt and stone. the finishing makes the biggest difference in how they ride imo


yup thats what ive done with previous iterations. i work at a shop too so that makes it easy and cheap
Aug 29 2022 2:55PM
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nOtyRmOm
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Not just 1 good ski- but two not totally fucked skis



Aug 30 2022 7:06PM
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nOtyRmOm
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Holy fuxk-this ski is skiable and not dog shit. I’m so hype like a kid on Christmas morning
Sep 2 2022 7:39PM
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lil.Boye
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nOtyRmOm123Holy fuxk-this ski is skiable and not dog shit. I’m so hype like a kid on Christmas morning


this is so tits
Sep 2 2022 8:25PM
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ajbski
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how did your bases come out? very concave?

hb the edges on the tips? the gaps between edges and base material?

did the camber/rocker profile come out as you wanted? are the two skis the same?

any noticeable voids between edges and core?


get em finished up at a shop, get some bindings on them (maybe use some inserts, i havent had good luck with poplar holding in my screws) and let us how know how they feel!
Sep 6 2022 1:15PM
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nOtyRmOm
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Yoooooooo holy fuck-they’re skiable-LFG
Sep 7 2022 10:01PM
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iced
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nOtyRmOm123Yoooooooo holy fuck-they’re skiable-LFG


this is fucking awesome congrats
Sep 7 2022 11:38PM
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