Travis and Ian's build

[sivart7208]

so we have missed a coupla weeks of updating but we pressed both pairs of skis this weekend!! both pairs turned out amazing.. a very solid construction. we used west system epoxy and pressed our skis for 18 hours. i will be posting lost of follow up pictures through out this afternoon and tonight.

[sivart7208]

[alexisg1]

Nice Job !
I love the graphic !

[sivart7208]

so up in the north east we got one decent storm with about 10 inches.. for the first powder run of the year i was willing to risk a few core shots, so i took the Snake Dogs out poachin ropes.. this was the first time i had ever skied a fat ski in powder and wow does it make a difference.. they float and turn quick turns with no problem. the skis over all are fairly soft not bad but soft for sure.

after about 5 days of skiing they are holding up fine except for on one of the tips the edge was lifting a little right at the end. so i epoxyd and clamped it. i think itll hold.

this summer im planning on making many more pairs.. a park ski, slalom ski, and possibly an spatula like ski.

[alexisg1]

Sorry but, what is TGI ?
thx...

[kelvin]

Great skis. What are those pieces of wood near the tips and tails of the mold?

-kelvin

[alexisg1]

isn't that just mmade in order to center the different parts on the mold ?

[sivart7208]

the wood peices were to hold the base in line with the core.. my partnerr didnt like the idea of using little dowels int he core.. although i thinkill do that next time.

a TGI is used in flooring of houses.. its the large beams that hold the floor up.