OK, thanks for your input. Do you think it makes a big difference for the float to have a bit of camber or not really?

I know, and it is the highest point by quite a bit

thanks PTTR for your answer. I know i should probably put camber in there. But flat was actually already a compromise because i would have them made rockered all the way through... I have to see, it isn't an everyday ski anyway and I'm exactly like you. Optimize for the fun part - skiing not skinnin...

Hello out there Usually I'm more the kiteboard builder and build stuff like that: http://home.rega-sense.ch/arnold.aebischer/nit_swisskiters/JollyJumper/JollyJumper.jpg Some years ago i already built a pair of skis which turned out OK. Not great, but I shred them a lot anyway and had a ton of fun. S...

hello guys if you really wanna build a board with a balsa core i would highly recomend the use of end-grain wood. think once of the direction of the forces and the demands on a core. the main function of the core is to hold together the upper and the under laminate. end-grain wood has the same posit...

Ok, thanks for the feedback. I had now the opportunity to ride them two times. Not yet with the kite, because there wasn’t enough snow on the snowkitespot to ride the new skis… http://home.rega-sense.ch/arnold.aebischer/nit_swisskiters/04.jpg The first ride then in perfect fluffy powder - and they d...

As kitesurfer my brother and i built about 40 kiteboards and skatebords. But if you life in switzerland, kitesurfing isn't the best free time acticity for you. So i decided to build a pair freeskis to expand my quiver to rip powder :) the dimensions are 183 * 135/104/118 and i will use them mainly f...

hey guys for my next skis i'm gonna using a clear topsheet, colored on the backside. now i'm wondering if nobody had a problem with the bonding between the color and the laminate. what color do you use for screenprinting? and what the hell do i have to do if i wanna show you my first build? the foru...

looking good

that really sucks... hope you are more lucky next time.

aloha