Wooden base
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I tried that. It wasn't that successful at first. The base refused to hold wax for more than 2 short runs. I even tried using pine tar like they used in pre-ptex days. It didn't help much and smelled awful.
For grins this season, I pulled the skis out of the corner of the basement and epoxied the base, sanded the base down baby-butt smooth and rubbed on wax and tuned the edges. I was only able to get a few runs on them but the epoxy on the base helped a lot. They slid much better and held wax better. It was a fun experiment. But they are retired now.
For grins this season, I pulled the skis out of the corner of the basement and epoxied the base, sanded the base down baby-butt smooth and rubbed on wax and tuned the edges. I was only able to get a few runs on them but the epoxy on the base helped a lot. They slid much better and held wax better. It was a fun experiment. But they are retired now.
Just posting this in here because I dont see a need to make a new thread about this.
I saw this thread and the one skidesmond had about wooden skis and gave it a go. Worked out really well using poplar veneer as a base. Not the best choice for wood for a base but it was cheap and I wasnt sure if this was going to work or not.
link just in case the embed doesnt work
<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/113171836" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href=" smart</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1686437">Smrt</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
I saw this thread and the one skidesmond had about wooden skis and gave it a go. Worked out really well using poplar veneer as a base. Not the best choice for wood for a base but it was cheap and I wasnt sure if this was going to work or not.
link just in case the embed doesnt work
<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/113171836" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href=" smart</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1686437">Smrt</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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