I'm in a dilemma. Pressing my first pair of skis in a week or two. Should I put in a recess for the edge for the core or not? I've searched many times and have reread many threads over and over again and it seems like there are builders who do and don't. I'm confident in my dims, in my core to some ...

Second Idris' suggestion. Have yet to finish building my own skis, but when they're done, they'll be getting epoxy in the holes. Never had any pullouts or loose screws in my other skis with epoxy instead of wood glue. And the soldering iron trick for removal works like a charm. I've used the 5 minut...