What kind of wood should i use?
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Freestylemaster
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What kind of wood should i use?
I want to build my first pair of skis and was wondering what kind of wood i should use on my core. Thanks for any help you can give.
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Best of luck to you. (uneva)
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Really doesn't matter since you'll likely be ripping it into stringers and gluing it together. Before I switched to bamboo I would usually get my wood in 1x2s that I would rip in half for the stringers.
But now I get bamboo flooring boards locally for cheap, and there's virtually nothing for me to do
But now I get bamboo flooring boards locally for cheap, and there's virtually nothing for me to do
With wood, I pay attention to the grain pattern. This is important to me because pullout strength can depend on the grain orientation, and in some cases it can be significant. Likewise stiffness.
On some of my skis I don't even have stringers, but just one piece of wood. True that the stringers makes the core somewhat more consistent. I've found that some of my single plank cores warp after I profile, so I have to make sure they are nice and dry.
On some of my skis I don't even have stringers, but just one piece of wood. True that the stringers makes the core somewhat more consistent. I've found that some of my single plank cores warp after I profile, so I have to make sure they are nice and dry.
If you are confident you'll find your inserts, then its worth questioning whether you need to worry about stringers, especially if this is your first pair. You can use the dowel method, if your a little unsure.
Provided you are using heat cured epoxy and you have a heater, you'll be able to put the core through a heat cycle in advance of use - dimensional stability.
Good luck!
Provided you are using heat cured epoxy and you have a heater, you'll be able to put the core through a heat cycle in advance of use - dimensional stability.
Good luck!
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