http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h327/Joe_Farrell/IMG_2768_zpsfmxbgkic.jpg trimming learned the hard way regular jigsaw blades don't last 4 inches through fiberglass. used a ceramic blade then moved on to a carbide tipped jigsaw blade made for fiberglass. funny. http://i1104.photobucket.com/albu...

Is your core laminated or just one piece of wood? I have run a few successful trail using a non laminated core, wondering if I should just build the first set. I also ran a plywood core but was not happy with how it flexed. I think I need to just do it and commit to a laminated core.... for this fi...

yeah, using solidworks. i made a few solid models different ways and then even used the sheetmetal feature to make a flat pattern. weird thing with the sheet metal flat was that when flattened i lost some of the smooth curve geometry for the top view profile. bummer. using CAD was pretty helpful in...

thanks for the picture embedding input. i got it figured now. turns out google doesn't want to "host" permanent links anymore. they've made it hard/impossible to do anymore. photobucket it is.

i got the second ski done. the second time around it is a bit less stressful and easier. ha!

anyone see these pics embedded in post? they dont show up to me as embedded.

how to get them embedded in the post?

got some time to do some building. http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h327/Joe_Farrell/IMG_2685_zpscqd7mcn8.jpg taper jig for planer http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h327/Joe_Farrell/IMG_2680_zpsc6winzrm.jpg routing core profile http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h327/Joe_Farrell/IMG_2703_zpsq9...

yeah, using solidworks. i made a few solid models different ways and then even used the sheetmetal feature to make a flat pattern. weird thing with the sheet metal flat was that when flattened i lost some of the smooth curve geometry for the top view profile. bummer. using CAD was pretty helpful in ...

drawing of ski: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-b0ugSCbqnhNk5HVEJWMFdmaUE lame early stage template work. not much exciting to see for y'all. just getting the basics documented. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-b0ugSCbqnhQnVDWG43QThlUkk https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-b0ugSCbqnhOXg2bW82cm...

just getting a journal going on my first build. thanks to all here that i have gleaned info/technique from. gonna keep the first build pretty simple. just copying another ski i like and using vacuum bagging. just going to do the ski design like community skis. some differences in the process though....

i was able to trace the top and side profile from images off of websites and use them in my CAD software. i'd just like to double check what numbers i came up with.

drawing post to come after my newbie status has expired.

thanks in advance.

MNjoe

hey all- i'm trying to copy atomic ritual vantage ski's. i don't have a pair to measure but i've managed to get most info off of images and the interwebs. i'm wondering if anyone has a pair (182ish cm) they could relay some of the dimensions from. i'm going to post a drawing that i made with the dim...