i'm in agreement with big kam, nothing works as well as anything, but a coat of epoxy or two will do more than a traditional varnish. it builds up thick, sticks to wood and is hard as nails. i'm always trying to train myself to widen my stance just a bit, that helps those sidewalls the most it seems .

bambi, sorry i haven't checked in sooner. pretty nice corny weekend, now that my legs are toast i'm back at the house. my core profile has no flat spot, that just doesn't make sense to me so i put the thickest spot of the core maybe 4-5 cm behind cord center. so far my skis have been simple, just tr...

bambi, in response to your core thickness querry. my first pair were built on cores with a plateau under the bindings at 10mm and had a straight taper to 2mm at tip and tail. flex tested with my own method (ski supported at the ends of running surface and 24lb of force applied at cord center, then m...

davide, great to hear about the damping plate stuck to the ski, can't wait to try it. i was thinking about weights on the tips and or rubber double stick taped on also. simple reversible experiments like this i think will be worth- while.

big kam, i was very interested to see that you are stopping the core completely at tip and tail then adding solid spacers javascript:emoticon('8)'), seems like a great time saver over cutting the core back a half inch around the edge and fitting a u shaped spacer, what is your opinion of change in s...

thanks for the welcome. it may be minor but i just wanted to clarify. my engineer buddy's main point was to use the epoxy itself as the wet in wet sanding, in order to keep the aluminum completely sealed off from oxygen, not wiping it off at all, then add the aluminum to the layup. does sound messy ...

fantastic site! i've been listening in for quite a while, absorbing info and building skis. i am starting in on pair number 4 now and dampness has become a major focus. the dampness comparison between my own skis and a pair of karhu rox i've got, is like feeling every snow crystal and riding on silk...