I found a store that sells signal planks of flooring for around 2.50 a plank I might go pick them up this week.Dtrain wrote:The flooring works fine. Get it. Or drop cash and get 4x8 sheets of the vertical grain . Teregan, smith and mong. Etc, etc. unless you buyin a few cubic meters directly from china. It's not cheap. 100 bucks for a box of flooring. 3 sets pow skis, or like 150-200 for a 4x8 sheet of the same stuff. Simple google searches, will find dealers in your area. The minute the 4x& sheets are sold as smaller pieces, I.E. Windsor plywood, the price goes up.
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Here is a good source for suitable vertical natural bamboo flooring planks:
http://www.amazon.com/Boedika-9-55135-7 ... B00BD2ZH98
Costs about $8.41 per ski.
I use this material and achieve great results. After ripping off the tongue and groove features I add a piece of poplar to each side to make it wide enough for my ski design. Then I shape the side cut radius and add my sidewall blocks (Ipe wood or similar).
Cheers,
S
http://www.amazon.com/Boedika-9-55135-7 ... B00BD2ZH98
Costs about $8.41 per ski.
I use this material and achieve great results. After ripping off the tongue and groove features I add a piece of poplar to each side to make it wide enough for my ski design. Then I shape the side cut radius and add my sidewall blocks (Ipe wood or similar).
Cheers,
S
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knightsofnii
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look for distributors of teragren near you.
they have vertical lam solid stock, i cant remember the exact name of it, but its available in natural or caramelized.
I've been using this since.....since....since... since i built Tom Sims his first board
a 4' x 8' sheet (grains go along the 4' direction i believe) runs $99-130 depending on where you get it from etc.
I cant remember how many sidewalls you can get out of a sheet, that's up to you and your woodworking skills ... I think I had it calculated down to about $1.00 per sidewall. One 10" wide x 4' length piece got me 12-14 sidewall pieces.
they have vertical lam solid stock, i cant remember the exact name of it, but its available in natural or caramelized.
I've been using this since.....since....since... since i built Tom Sims his first board
a 4' x 8' sheet (grains go along the 4' direction i believe) runs $99-130 depending on where you get it from etc.
I cant remember how many sidewalls you can get out of a sheet, that's up to you and your woodworking skills ... I think I had it calculated down to about $1.00 per sidewall. One 10" wide x 4' length piece got me 12-14 sidewall pieces.
Doug
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loganimlach
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http://nwbamboo.com/
i just bought from them about a month ago, comes out to about $18.75 a ski (ugh) but it's the best I could find locally. his stock is dwindling though, I had to buy 1-1/6" stair tread and rip it.
i just bought from them about a month ago, comes out to about $18.75 a ski (ugh) but it's the best I could find locally. his stock is dwindling though, I had to buy 1-1/6" stair tread and rip it.
