Another carbon thread
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Another carbon thread
Would carbon stringers laminated in the core (as shown in this crude diagram) cause the same "issues" with the fiberglass as carbon sheets?
J I B T H E S H I T
I don't really think that core setup would have the same bad issues. I would think that it would make the core tend to behave as if it were the average of the two materials and their cross-sections in the core. I know with the Bremallows, I used maple and mahogony in a similar fashion, and had a much softer core than when I used a solid maple core in my second pair of skis.
I'm just looking to gain a little pop/ stiffness over my first skis. I used maple/ poplar in them. Is the best way to gain stiffness without a lot of extra weight switching to all maple? trying to find wood with really tight grain? using a thicker core? extra layers of glass? some sort of carbon stringers?
J I B T H E S H I T
In my opinion you gain nothing with placing the carbon on the core. All issues of combining materials with different Young modulus remain. You might even experience delamination issues (as far as i rember dbskis had this problem with carbon/wood skis).
I would suggest to use a wood with higher Young modulus (ash e.g.) for more pop and a thicker core for stiffness and stay with simple glass.
I would suggest to use a wood with higher Young modulus (ash e.g.) for more pop and a thicker core for stiffness and stay with simple glass.