Ski Builders Forum

Hello. I've been lurking here a little while but finally decided to sign up.

In a few months I'm moving house and should have a fair bit more space. So I've been thinking I might actually get around to building some skiboards (I am a skiboarder and make no apologies for it ) and am starting to research more and more as the time grows nearer.

Got to confess I'm looking into getting a local company to build the frame for a bladder press - I'm just a bit worried about the potential for destroying my nice new home.

One of the ideas I was contemplating is an all English elm (God save the Queen!) wood core - though perhaps not as my first project. But I don't know too much about wood really so thought I'd post.

The density and modulus of elasticity seem ok (maybe) given the short length of the boards, but I believe this wood is cross-grained? Apparently its harder to deal with, but I'm more interested in whether the cross-graining would effect its use as a core? I'd be interested to hear what you all think?

what the hell does cross-grained mean?
(excuse my language)

I doubt you will have any problems with skiblades, no matter how cross-grained it might be. (Do those things break at all?)

endre wrote:what the hell does cross-grained mean?
(excuse my language)

Er.. I think it means that the wood has some irregular fibres running across the regular grain. Or something.

(Do those things break at all?)

Well apparently Groove made a batch of them a few years ago that had a tendancy to break. And Line had to recall some but I think that was because of an insert problem.

But yeah, the well-made ones seem virtually indestructable sometimes.