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24Dave · Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Posts: 80

DTrain,
Hey I saw your skis with the yew sidewalls on facebook. I'm trying to increase the compressive strength of some paulownia cores without stiffening them up too much. Does the yew wood seem more flexible than say hard maple?

Do you have a referral for finding some pacific yew?

Dtrain · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:36 pm Post subject:

Exact same weight as hard maple. 20 percent softer on flex. Hard to find for sale. And clear wood almost impossible. I pulled em out of the bush myself. If your in Washington/Oregon you can find them

24Dave · Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Posts: 80

Ha, That's kinda what I have been learning. Thanks for the quick response. Reckon I'll just use the maple I have and adjust flex and weight elsewhere in the recipe.

It looks like the bow makers gobble up any clear yew at pretty good prices if you find some good logs.

Dtrain · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:16 am Post subject:

hope everybody is well.......I'm starting to get itch cause the temps are dropping, though I haven't really been in the shop that much or at all over summer Wink

sketched up a new shape for my oldest son Noah. He outgrew his last one

106cm
clear polymide topsheet
maple leaf
9oz uniglass
sitka spruce core w/ no sidewalls
18oz 0/90 biax glass
edge
black crown extruded

kids beginner pow stick
20mm setback stance
9mm of tail taper
A little camber

Entropy with a shot of blue dye (came out blotchy).......not enough dye probably, only used one drop.

The asym composites layup and top/bottom heating diff really allowed me to pull this thing convex along with the uni providing more torsional flex for his riding ability and weight.

Weird thing is though.....the running length was affected more than the tips. I figured it would be the other way around as there is less wood thickness for glass to offset it the tips?

Either way the catch should be eased up, and the things gonna rip pow!

Base shot is taken with bindings mounted (which flattened it out some)

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SleepingAwake · Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Posts: 113

Dtrain · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:58 am Post subject:

That sounds like it could be reason for sure, Appreciate the the feedback Reto.

Thanks,
Derek

skidesmond · Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 2271 Location: Western Mass, USA

He looks pretty happy with them!

FigmentOriginal · Joined: 24 Oct 2011 Posts: 136

Kid looks super stoked, so great! Can't wait to see what comes out of your shop this year. Your shapes and splits are top notch!
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