Comments on: Make Your Own Skis http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/make-your-own-skis/ A design blog with a particular emphasis on green design, design for society, and environmental technologies, Vestal Design Blog also discusses web design, product design, graphic design, and architecture. Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:46:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Benjamin http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/make-your-own-skis/comment-page-1/#comment-223974 Benjamin Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:36:38 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/27/make-your-own-skis.html#comment-223974 Hi! Do you know where to get plain skis(so i can paint and draw on them)?? Hi!

Do you know where to get plain skis(so i can paint and draw on them)??

]]> By: Jeffrey Warren http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/make-your-own-skis/comment-page-1/#comment-150688 Jeffrey Warren Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:17:37 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/27/make-your-own-skis.html#comment-150688 Haha, I like the way you're thinking, Kevin. I dunno, i bet there's one wood which is used for most skis, but different ones are probably more flexible or more stiff. I still say ash or beech but I'm not really the one to ask. You might ask a rep at a ski shop, they usually know an alarming amount about ski construction. Haha, I like the way you’re thinking, Kevin. I dunno, i bet there’s one wood which is used for most skis, but different ones are probably more flexible or more stiff. I still say ash or beech but I’m not really the one to ask. You might ask a rep at a ski shop, they usually know an alarming amount about ski construction.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/make-your-own-skis/comment-page-1/#comment-149997 Kevin Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:22:42 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/27/make-your-own-skis.html#comment-149997 what wood is best for powder skis? what wood is best for powder skis?

]]> By: Jeffrey Warren http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/make-your-own-skis/comment-page-1/#comment-149151 Jeffrey Warren Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:47:16 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/27/make-your-own-skis.html#comment-149151 Hmm, scanning the article we linked to, it doesn't seem quite as hard as I'd thought. They don't seem to laminate the core, in fact. It seems more like boat construction than laminate furniture, really. Hmm, scanning the article we linked to, it doesn’t seem quite as hard as I’d thought. They don’t seem to laminate the core, in fact. It seems more like boat construction than laminate furniture, really.

]]> By: Jeffrey Warren http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/make-your-own-skis/comment-page-1/#comment-149150 Jeffrey Warren Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:44:32 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/27/make-your-own-skis.html#comment-149150 Sorry, Justin, didn't see your post. You should google around for the right type of wood, maybe ash or beech? I'm not really sure. Laminating is pretty tough, but try Gorilla Glue for something that can dry while wet... you'll probably have to steam or submerge the wood to get it to bend that much. Home Depot will have most of this stuff but for nice thin beech you'll probably have to go to a fine lumber dealer. Yellow Pages. Sorry, Justin, didn’t see your post. You should google around for the right type of wood, maybe ash or beech? I’m not really sure. Laminating is pretty tough, but try Gorilla Glue for something that can dry while wet… you’ll probably have to steam or submerge the wood to get it to bend that much. Home Depot will have most of this stuff but for nice thin beech you’ll probably have to go to a fine lumber dealer. Yellow Pages.

]]> By: Asa http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/make-your-own-skis/comment-page-1/#comment-148279 Asa Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:08:57 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/27/make-your-own-skis.html#comment-148279 this is keen this is keen

]]> By: Justin http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/make-your-own-skis/comment-page-1/#comment-3943 Justin Thu, 09 Nov 2006 03:02:11 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/27/make-your-own-skis.html#comment-3943 hi, i have a project to do for school and i decided to make skis. I have until april until its due, does anyone know where i could get materials? hi, i have a project to do for school and i decided to make skis. I have until april until its due, does anyone know where i could get materials?

]]> By: Jeff Warren http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/make-your-own-skis/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Jeff Warren Sun, 30 Oct 2005 02:21:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/27/make-your-own-skis.html#comment-518 Yea, and landing backwards in 180s, 540s, etc. Also it's just fun to ski backwards sometimes. Yea, and landing backwards in 180s, 540s, etc. Also it’s just fun to ski backwards sometimes.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/make-your-own-skis/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Anonymous Fri, 28 Oct 2005 01:52:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/27/make-your-own-skis.html#comment-517 That would be being able to ski either way, for tricks and such. That would be being able to ski either way, for tricks and such.

]]> By: Jessica Pfund http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/make-your-own-skis/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Jessica Pfund Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:48:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/10/27/make-your-own-skis.html#comment-516 Jeff ~ what's the advantage of having twin-tipped skis? Jeff ~ what’s the advantage of having twin-tipped skis?

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