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1. Sidewall comes detached from core during planeing Yep, welcome to the club. This is difficult for many people. Some folks have found good success. I profile my core/sidewalls together on my CNC router, by covering the bottom with masking tape then spray-gluing it down to a piece of MDF that is cl...

I didn't find anything about asymmetric fibers could you please give me link or short explanation. Here is a very short basic explanation: all of the materials in your skis expand/contract with changes in temperature. If you have different materials above and below your core, you may have drastic c...

That is VERY awesome Sam, congrats to your boy, you must be proud! I've got a wee one on the way (my first), so I'm looking forward to those kind of things. I was never able to get a backflip down, and at 32 years old now I think I've given up the idea of ever figuring it out. Spins are easy. How's ...

Absolutely! I ran into Don (Rym) at Alpy last Friday, but we didn't do any runs together. Would love to get together and ride (my preference would be Alpy, just because I'm selfish and that's my mountain )

Hang on a minute - is that the coolest thing I've ever seen on homemade skis? I think it just might be. Well done, those are gorgeous skis. I have nothing to add to this discussion (I've done a few wood veneer skis now, but all with a clear topsheet). You could maybe find a very thin plastic materia...

Meh. It's annoying, but so is complaining about it. Just keep it clean in his journal thread please so I don't have to delete stuff. Every internet forum is like this, and will be for all time. If you don't want to cloud up the forum, don't answer folks who answer repetitive questions. But just as r...

Easy to get complacent when you find a groove. Sometimes you have to force yourself to slow down.

Whenever I've gotten white nylon from Vince it hasn't been fleece backed, but it's been a couple of years.

I have always flamed my nylon topsheets. I've never done it without, so I can't say I've had negative results, but there's no harm in doing a quick flame other than the time.

nice job! Looks great for a first board. How is the base flatness? Clamping the cassette on a few pieces of wood seems a little odd for setting camber, is the cassette metal thick enough that you don't get weird steps?

It will lose some stiffness when you cut the flash off.

I'm so lost. So you take the orange suction cup, stick it to your top sheet, flip it over, and clamp the suction cup handle in a vise?

Website looks great, but in the processes section you seem to be ragging on yourself for still using vacuum. You're supposed to be talking up your processes and product! :) I've got my eyes on the snow levels the next couple of weeks... we've got a long ways to go for Alpy to kick off, but I wouldn'...

Dang it... I had one laying around I was supposed to send to you long ago Steve! It was lost in my fire

If you have a CNC router - make your own drag knife by grinding a 1/8" carbide drill blank into a blade, stick it in your spindle, and leave the spindle turned off. Perfect bases, and no mess to pick up.