I don't think there'd be any problem with the boards keeping their shape without bases and edges. It's really the fiberglass epoxy composite that holds the shape. The edges help only if pre-bent, but I never had any problem with the tip or tail flattening even when I didn't pre-bend the edges and th...

Latest couple of pairs. http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc452/agiocochookb/skis%20ITB/IMG_7444_zps7e6bca42.jpg http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc452/agiocochookb/skis%20ITB/IMG_8823_zpsd8094f5a.jpg Both pairs are 181cm 134/94/119 with tip rocker, my favorite shape so far. The graphics on the...

Thanks mm and MM! By 2 over 20, I mean a 2 cm rise over 20 cm of length. I also meant to mention that I've been using tinted epoxy sidewalls for a little over a year now. No "yellowing" issues so far, machines great and the bond to the core is very strong. I use a base with edges to draw a...

Been a while, so thought I'd catch up a bit.... http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc452/agiocochookb/skis%20ITB/IMG_4554-2_zpsb04b73be.jpg http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc452/agiocochookb/skis%20ITB/IMG_4493-2_zps810c9345.jpg Local artist Randy Rackcliff and psychedelic mermaid. Both are 176...

Smoke and fire... http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc452/agiocochookb/skis%20ITB/IMG_6943-2.jpg ..actually, all fire...just in black & white except the logos. I'm doing a sidewall test with these. The outside sidewalls are wood with two coats tinted WS epoxy. The inside sidewalls are one coat...

Thanks, Vinman. Too late, I realized that the front binding mount is probably going to fall right on top of the summit on the right ski.....

These are a graduation present for the daughter of a friend. She's a racer-girl (likely member of the '13/'14 US women's alpine team), so we decided to go with something completely different...... They're similar to the Black Diamond Amps. http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc452/agiocochookb/skis%...

BTW, here's a link to Kastle: http://www.kaestle-ski.com/en/techcenter/innovations/ They offer both Phenol and ABS sidewalls.

Sorry to be out of the loop...I don't have a link for the phenolic sidewalls, just a notice that came with a Blank Slate order saying it's a new product they'll be adding. It also said they're changing name and website to maidenskis.com, but it doesn't look like it's up yet.

Scott

BTW, I got a notice that Blank Slate is going to start offering phenolic sidewall material. Anybody use that?

Thanks MM. Other wives are starting to talk...might turn into a...ummmm...cash-cow. Yeah, the epoxy is an experiment. On previous wood sidewalls I've just used a couple coats of spar-urethane. I'd like something a little more finished looking, tho, and also easier to color....the epoxy is WS 105/205...

Latest pair... http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc452/agiocochookb/skis%20ITB/IMG_5526.jpg KOA veneer with the graphic sublimated to the underside of a clear topsheet. The sidewalls are wood with two coats of epoxy. When I beveled the sidewalls, I also rabbeted them a 1/32", which I then &qu...

Thanks, but the only credit I can claim is the photo for the Mt Washington skis. My business-to-be (or not to be, that is the question...) partner has handled all the graphics. The newspaper collage was put together by the guy who got the skis and sublimated by CODA. I've been using a vacuum press. ...

Forgot the Squid Sticks....

I was asked to make a pair of skis to be given to the husband by the wife as an anniversary present. Initially, it was going to be a 1940's pin-up girl design, but then the wife changed her mind and hired a photographer...... http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc452/agiocochookb/skis%20ITB/IMG_5399...