Cool thing number three: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/Skimann20/04355377-F51E-4FB3-8845-155530444AB2-31375-00001956557A8871_zps41379971.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/Skimann20/815ADE56-2FA3-4D14-9EF5-77810F434766-31375-000019566AFC5CD7_zpsfa6b7ec7.jpg Cool thing number four: I'm...

Cool thing number two:

amidnightproject wrote:

skimann20 wrote:book matched veneer, looks very nice.

Did you stick with wood sidewalls and what species is it?

Bamboo sidewalls on these guys.

I'm slowly moving everything over to UHMW however.

Come to the darkside... ;-)

What wood is the top sheet, Walnut?

book matched veneer, looks very nice.

Did you stick with wood sidewalls and what species is it?

I named it Papa Smurf:

Okay I'm busting at the seams.... Picked up three new toys tonight. They all fit on a 12x6 trailer. Pictures tomorrow. Awwwyeah!

I found this quite interesting.

Richuk: Im curious as to why you think a straight at an angle is better that a dove tail. I don't see a difference. I do a two step process. I first go over with a straight bit/bearing setup to flatten the sidewall. This would be the lower sidewall. Then the upper side wall I use a dovetail with a b...

Thanks skides. I learned a lot from your posts thanks! Yes be a sponge!

M.M. thanks, that was going to be my next plan of action along with an upgraded bit... not one from sears bargain bin

what do the big boys use? Shapers? there are some cool sidewalls out there.

What did you put into this build?
Core thickness?
sidewalls?
Fiberglass?
carbon?
Epoxy?
more details will help the gurus.

Also:
Do a search. I know someone on here split a pair in half and beefed them up more and then repressed them. Not to long ago, I say 2-3months ago.

one thing that I'm still experiencing is a "textured" side wall. i'm using a 7 deg dovetail bit at 23000 rpm. For those of you using plastic sidewalls what technique are you using. Not that I don't think the textured looks cool, but I would like to smooth it out. I wonder if it has to do w...

RAD! do you know how hard it is for me to say that about skis? LOL So when you see me say that just ad a few points ;) thanks man. I blew past rad at first because my name is Brad and I thought that you for got the "B". the "RAD" points you awarded are well received. thank you!

Hey Gang, got back on the horse 7 days after surgery. and this is what I came up with... I was happy with my first set but there was areas that I absolutely could improve on. Pile of stuff: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/Skimann20/E730947A-2749-47BF-8452-F415F6AE0E66-11456-0000081E0F8F7A5B_zp...

The only issue is it's 5" wide. That's not very wide.

FigmentOriginal wrote:Found a GEM on Ebay the other day located in MASS. Skid PUN 350 for ONLY $250!!!! In decent shape, unused for the past 5 years

You're kidding me? Man how did I miss this? What were your search words?