type of core
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type of core
I need to know what type of core to use.
I was thinking of copying Kingswood for core stiffness (maybe a little flexier) but bamboo is tought to get.
What good materials would get a little stiffness in a ski that are cheapish and easy to find?
If you know where to find bamboo that would be good for cores of a ski, then it would be great if I could get the link.
Another question: What would be a good camber height for my ski that would allow enough pop for some BC air/newschoolin' but can still rip it in pow? I know some companies have come out with a reverse camber (K2 Pontoons? I don't know...), which is good for powder I hear, but I wouldn't mind taking some newschoolin' out into the BC too.
I was thinking of copying Kingswood for core stiffness (maybe a little flexier) but bamboo is tought to get.
What good materials would get a little stiffness in a ski that are cheapish and easy to find?
If you know where to find bamboo that would be good for cores of a ski, then it would be great if I could get the link.
Another question: What would be a good camber height for my ski that would allow enough pop for some BC air/newschoolin' but can still rip it in pow? I know some companies have come out with a reverse camber (K2 Pontoons? I don't know...), which is good for powder I hear, but I wouldn't mind taking some newschoolin' out into the BC too.
-Matt
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The middle of a ski is what's the most "core" of everything.
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The middle of a ski is what's the most "core" of everything.
As for bamboo, I was looking at the flooring planks from http://www.teragren.com/ .
They have vertically laminated ones http://www.teragren.com/tera_flooring/un_signature.asp . Davide has had good luck using high quality plywood for cores, so maybe these would work well as is for a core. I was thinking of ripping strips off for sidewalls. They give an impact strength ~75% higher than hard rock maple, if I'm reading it right.
Here's some specs [I think they're the right ones]:
http://www.teragren.com/tera_flooring/test_results.asp
The WA distributor for unfinished flooring...
Unfinished flooring sales only
HFD/Goodfellow
800.858.0858
They have vertically laminated ones http://www.teragren.com/tera_flooring/un_signature.asp . Davide has had good luck using high quality plywood for cores, so maybe these would work well as is for a core. I was thinking of ripping strips off for sidewalls. They give an impact strength ~75% higher than hard rock maple, if I'm reading it right.
Here's some specs [I think they're the right ones]:
http://www.teragren.com/tera_flooring/test_results.asp
The WA distributor for unfinished flooring...
Unfinished flooring sales only
HFD/Goodfellow
800.858.0858
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Thanks, I'm probably going to buy some of those this summer.collin wrote:As for bamboo, I was looking at the flooring planks from http://www.teragren.com/ .
They have vertically laminated ones http://www.teragren.com/tera_flooring/un_signature.asp . Davide has had good luck using high quality plywood for cores, so maybe these would work well as is for a core. I was thinking of ripping strips off for sidewalls. They give an impact strength ~75% higher than hard rock maple, if I'm reading it right.
Here's some specs [I think they're the right ones]:
http://www.teragren.com/tera_flooring/test_results.asp
The WA distributor for unfinished flooring...
Unfinished flooring sales only
HFD/Goodfellow
800.858.0858
-Matt
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The middle of a ski is what's the most "core" of everything.
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The middle of a ski is what's the most "core" of everything.
Has any one tried building a ski with a bamboo core? With the popularity of Kingswood skis, it looks like a great option. I have a call in to a few hardwood and bamboo suppliers for pricing but I was hoping there were others that could share their experiences of working with bamboo before a commitment was made to bamboo cores.
Thanks
Ben
Thanks
Ben
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well, the thing with the bamboo-core:
i have seen once a layup video from indigo snowboards. the also use a "bamboo woodcore"
this "bamboo-core" was built, like the other cores with poplar wood, vertically laminated and had 10 strings of i think 3mm thick bamboo in it...
i have seen once a layup video from indigo snowboards. the also use a "bamboo woodcore"
this "bamboo-core" was built, like the other cores with poplar wood, vertically laminated and had 10 strings of i think 3mm thick bamboo in it...
plywood freeride industries - go ply, ride wood!
The Kingswood use vertically laminated cores, however the thinnest vertically laminated blank that I can find is 3/4" thick or if my conversion is right ~19mm thick. That equals a lot of wasted material. It appears that this is not an inexpensive alternative to maple but may offer different performance.
That was one of my more spectacular Da Dunt, Da Dunts� Aaron McGovern �Focused