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What are some good handmade skis?

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hyphyhippo
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title says it
Nov 19 2009 6:49PM
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summersover
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Moment
ON3P
Nov 19 2009 6:50PM
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hyphyhippo
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okay ill take a look into them
Nov 19 2009 6:59PM
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silex
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burton skis. icelantic.


hahaha

but really moment and on3p if theyre as legit as they are being made out to be. and what do you mean by handmade? made in the us?
Nov 19 2009 7:02PM
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bdieter1d3
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here is a list of all the ones that I can think of


Moment
Bluehouse
Folsom
On3P
Faction
Icelantic (I believe they are handmade, could be wrong though)
Wagner Custom
PM Gear
D3
Birdos

Nov 19 2009 7:05PM
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MACAQUE
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Rossignol. My S3's say "Handmade in Spain" on them.
Nov 19 2009 7:09PM
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hyphyhippo
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i guess handmade as in a smaller company that individually makes the skis by hand
Nov 19 2009 7:14PM
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Pinguu
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Does Liberty? I love that company, quite sure they are handmade, I know they're out Colorado.
Nov 19 2009 7:19PM
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m.brus
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i like moment

Nov 19 2009 7:20PM
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The_410
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moment and on3p are two real legit company's
Nov 19 2009 7:22PM
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hyphyhippo
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^are the reno jibs good?
Nov 19 2009 7:23PM
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Moonshine
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this thread is dumb. you're stupid hyphyhippo
Nov 19 2009 7:30PM
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hyphyhippo
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fuck you- there goes your karma
Nov 19 2009 7:34PM
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DylanL
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Rocky Mountain Underground
Nov 19 2009 7:49PM
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apcaipse
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http://333skis.com legit skis.
Nov 19 2009 7:54PM
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freeballer
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Pretty much every ski is handmade.
Nov 19 2009 8:08PM
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Dustin.
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This thread should be titled:  "Name a ski that ISN'T handmade"
Nov 19 2009 8:17PM
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Slinger1x1
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no, pretty much every ski is NOT hand made
big manufacturers machine mill the cores and machine cut them and what not. the only hands involved turn on and off switched and move stuff around

i would say the real, true, hand made ski is 333 skis

but then again, when i think hand made, i imagine someone like carving down a chunk of wood into a ski.
Nov 19 2009 8:27PM
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mrchristopher
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try kingswood skis www.kingswoodskis.com they are made in NZ for our ruggered mountians
Nov 20 2009 3:23AM
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-james-
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prior skis. my bro worked there
Nov 20 2009 5:02AM
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I_Am_Mod
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what do you call handmade?

almost every ski is "handmade" in some way...
Nov 20 2009 7:37AM
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mynilla
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on3p

Nov 20 2009 9:52AM
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dereklongenbach
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bluehouse or on3p
Nov 20 2009 10:09AM
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freeballer
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So there is some magical machine that takes the cores, attaches the edge, attaches the base, attaches the sidewall,  lays up the skis, puts the fiberglass and other various layers and sets it in the press?  Then this magical machine  takes the presses ski and cuts the excess material out? 
Nov 20 2009 11:33AM
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onenerdykid
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Almost every manufacturer makes their skis by hand, on some level.  They don't just dump "ski ingredients" into some kinda machine a ski pops out.  And even the "truly handmade" skis need some machining process, like a press.  There are hand processes and machine processes required to make every ski.

The issue really comes down to the selecting the best materials, processes, and engineering.  Just because some guy made a ski in his garage doesn't make it awesome.  Does it make it unique?  Yes.  But not every unique thing is a good thing.  I've seen some utterly horrible handmade "boutique" skis (just flip a ski on its side and look down the edge from tip to tail and you'll see what I mean- if it's all wavy and shit it will suck. a lot.) and I've seen some amazing skis from "big manufacturers".  It's why a lot of smaller companies (like Armada) have a larger company (like Atomic) press their skis.  Ski companies that have been pressing skis since 1950 usually know a thing or two about how to make a ski.  That said I've seen awesome boutique skis and shitty skis from big manufacturers. Again, it always comes down to material selection, processes, and engineering.  Not all wood cores are created equal, not all top sheets are created equal, etc.
Nov 20 2009 1:04PM
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I_Am_Mod
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i really hope my sarcasm meter is broken...
Nov 20 2009 2:25PM
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Slinger1x1
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Attaches edges and bases? do you know how skis are build? they are like layers.
so yeah, someone puts the layers down, but they machine is what puts it all together

im just saying, then i think hand made, i think of like people selling shit at a flea market, you know? like literally hand made. like i went a chopped down a tree and carved it by hand into shape.
Nov 20 2009 3:49PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Bluehouse
ON3P
Moment
Nov 20 2009 3:52PM
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schmies
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All skis are made by hand.
Nov 20 2009 4:13PM
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freeballer
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I understand your point, and it is nice to think of something made by hand.  But almost every ski made in the world is done mostly by hand.  As for cores, I would much rather a very nice and expensive machine cut out the core to exact precision and have a computerized machine cut the profile so that you get the exact flex and dimensions that are needed.  I don't know if any smaller indy companies do this part by hand, but there is no way that someone could profile and cut the cores to the same precision as a CNC machine, or whatever they use to make the cores.  It's not like shaping a surf board for a custom shape.  And yeah, I know a little about how skis are made.  Not an expert by any means though.
Nov 20 2009 4:34PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Nov 20 2009 5:08PM
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cobra_commander
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this.
Nov 20 2009 5:18PM
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