Wooden base
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:45 pm
Never seen this before.
I have big doubts.
You would have to do some serious proving.
Just doesnt make sense.
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:12 pm
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:29 pm
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:45 am
The novelty and nostalgia are certainly there. It's something I want to try at some point, just to say I did.
Didn't Steve try wood bases once?
Didn't Steve try wood bases once?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:22 am
I tried that. It wasn't that successful at first. The base refused to hold wax for more than 2 short runs. I even tried using pine tar like they used in pre-ptex days. It didn't help much and smelled awful.
For grins this season, I pulled the skis out of the corner of the basement and epoxied the base, sanded the base down baby-butt smooth and rubbed on wax and tuned the edges. I was only able to get a few runs on them but the epoxy on the base helped a lot. They slid much better and held wax better. It was a fun experiment. But they are retired now.
For grins this season, I pulled the skis out of the corner of the basement and epoxied the base, sanded the base down baby-butt smooth and rubbed on wax and tuned the edges. I was only able to get a few runs on them but the epoxy on the base helped a lot. They slid much better and held wax better. It was a fun experiment. But they are retired now.
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:06 am
A cool way to do this could be a clear base, then a layer of veneer on top of that. Then glass, core, glass and a veneer top.. 
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:40 am
Like 'Grown' skis does it.
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 12:39 pm
Did you try thinning the epoxy you put on the base? I know that there are products that you can use to solidify rotten wood that are epoxy thinned down with acetone so the wood soaks it up. I think thats how they made the hard "lignostone" edges on nordic skis.
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 3:41 pm
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 4:26 pm
Just posting this in here because I dont see a need to make a new thread about this.
I saw this thread and the one skidesmond had about wooden skis and gave it a go. Worked out really well using poplar veneer as a base. Not the best choice for wood for a base but it was cheap and I wasnt sure if this was going to work or not.
link just in case the embed doesnt work
<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/113171836" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href=" smart</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1686437">Smrt</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
I saw this thread and the one skidesmond had about wooden skis and gave it a go. Worked out really well using poplar veneer as a base. Not the best choice for wood for a base but it was cheap and I wasnt sure if this was going to work or not.
link just in case the embed doesnt work
<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/113171836" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href=" smart</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1686437">Smrt</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 5:21 pm
Cool! I'm surprised at how well and fast they ski. Mine didn't hold much wax on a raw wood base. After I skimmed coated epoxy over the base it was better, but still not great. Nice work!