On the 2nd day of riding the skis they broke in 1/2 just behind the heel after a jump turn. DO NOT BUILD YOUR SKIS OUT OF STOCK PINE it seems obvious, but when face with expensive poplar or whatever, pine seems reasonable. Despite being 1cm thick, double layers of carbon fiber, they broke, and my he...

jacks worked well, we used some rubber in there to get a nice fit between the top mold and bottom. really though, we wished we had firehose. Anyway, took them to Tuckerman's Ravine yesterday, they were tons of fun, lots of pop, looking forward to skiing them more next year. Lotsa peopls had nice thi...

http://www.nelsonelson.com/skis/woody.jpg YEAH! Finally a half decent pair. Really excited to take these boards out to Tuckermann's tomorrow for some late season corn. The layers are carbon fiber, then pine, then more carbon fiber, then veneer. Rocking 170 length, 95mm underfoot, dopeness all aroun...

We made another pair, taking out the foam that we used after we didnt get the tip and tail curvature that we desired; resulting in a poor lamination! Bummer! I spent the afternoon getting a really tight fit between the bottom and top molds, and we purchased a sheet of foam rubber (like in mouse pads...

Well, we made the 1st pair of skis http://www.nelsonelson.com/skis/1stpress.jpg The foam we used was too thick, so the skis did not totally press down to the correct tip and tail curvature. Also, we cut the profile to shape before pressing, so it is a little smalled than the core. Definitely not goi...

http://www.nelsonelson.com/skis/blank.jpg Hello fellow ski builders! We are a couple of fellows from Bates College in proud Lewiston, Maine that are building some sick boards for credit at the school! I don't know how, but we convinced them it was an academic pursuit, and this tutorial has been ver...

Hey friendly helpful folks, My friends and I are attempting to build skis using only: recycled recyclable or renewable RESOURCES! Great idea, right? We are making some progress, but do any of you have suggestions for: Bases? Resins? Edges?!? (Steel is recyclable I guess...) Bases are the biggest con...