damn that is too cool, what a sweet machine.

jason

i agree, exactly how i envisioned the process during many sleepless nights with building running through my noggin.

jason

very well said g-man, i completely agree. most production cores are built from finger jointed boards. many sections of wood finger jointed together because it allows them to use the absolute cheapest grade of that species of wood. cut out the defects, finger joint and glue back together. poplar is u...

sure wish i had a kegerator

you have to be happy with those skis, once again they look great.
do thay have a topsheet? or is it some other coating?

jason

new skis look great. nice work.

jason

really cool website, good luck with your venture.

hey g-man,

just wondering how your addition/ shop build is going????????????

looks like it would work if you could get all the bugs worked out during pressing.

jason

i would think about doing a two stage taper. figure the max you could safely reduce your insert height and still have enough thread engagement with the binding screws, and profile core gradually (almost like normal) to this dimension in the insert pack area, then profile the remainder of the core to...

i agree with hafte on the idea that this size board will always feel stiff. i think i would really shoot for a 6mm core thickness as opposed to anything thicker. even at 6mm this board would feel very stiff. i would also keep the tip/tail length down to 8-10cm from the end of the RL to the end of th...

i think the core thickness at the waist should be somewhere around 6.0-6.5mm to allow most of the board flex to come from the waist to avoid it feeling like a 2X6 when riding. most boards in the 160cm plus range are around 7mm and cores for 154/156cm are usually in the ballpark of around 6.5 for ref...

what is the total length, RL, and stance width? i think on the other site he was talking about building something around 106cm, seems really short.
i know he is going for a fun jib board but i believe that something in the 130 to 140cm range is more realistic. let me know.

jason

very cool. love the screenprinting, did you screen the topsheet before layup, or the finished board? how did the foam on the molds end up
working out? is the flex close to what you were shooting for? great work.

g-man,

hope that your addition and especially your shop build goes well. balance
is what life is all about. look forward to seeing your posts in the future,
stay tuned.

jason