wood.

don't think they have a reason to. This is not new, It has been done since the early 90s by several companies.

WhitePine wrote:I wish there was some sort of standard between ski manufacturers.

There IS a standard, ski length is measured flat before bending. A couple of companys (mostly US) just don't care about the standard.

Skis are measured along all it's curves, tip end to tail end. This has been the traditional way sice skis are made flat and then bent. Some brands (like K2) have started breaking up this system by printing psychological lengths (like prize tags) 179, 189 etc. (assuming people want shorter skis but n...

it requiers this:

it doesn't add much to torsion rigidity, but it definately makes a different ski, the skis have a pretty damp and solid feel to them.

.. and it is much simpler than it looks..

so far, yes.

neodym magnets like this one with a hole for marking the spot

Richuk wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Charles_Boulle

Any relation Endre? ... I'm speechless (finally) : )

Thanks, no connection..

It's Alu. (titanal), so soft it doesn't harm your edges, so hard it doesn't wear down or chip.

10mm strips die cut into the top sheet before layup.

This happens with too low pressure. solution: build a real press, use heat. BS If there is correctly mixed epoxy and a clean bondable surface you could simply lay the topsheet down and walk away for a day and you would never get it apart. I had the vacuum fail on a pair a few years ago (before I ha...

This happens with too low pressure.
solution: build a real press, use heat.

Agreed, this is good work. If anyone wants to sell their stockpile of VDS after reading this, holla at me! I'm taking this as a joke as intended, but for those who don't - this isn't meant to be a "don't use VDS" post. It's still highly beneficial as a gasket-type medium, there's a reason...