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Plus k for skibuilders!

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snowbombz
Posts: 2456 - Karma: 96
plus K to anyone who has every made or attempted to make their own skis!
(tramp skis dont count)
Aug 11 2010 9:34PM
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Juice.Doctor
Posts: 2791 - Karma: 293
i tried to rocker mine. then i failed.
Aug 11 2010 9:36PM
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snowbombz
Posts: 2456 - Karma: 96
if you bend them into shape and then heat them up over a stove i have heard you can re shape them. I saw a thread a while ago on skibuilders.com about somebody who did that.
Aug 11 2010 9:38PM
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summersover
Posts: 5777 - Karma: 233
the best method is to clamp them and slowly heat them with a heat gun
Aug 11 2010 9:39PM
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Dan.P
Posts: 1351 - Karma: 12
On snowfix they rockered their skis by drilling holes in the tips and tails, then threading some cord through them and tightening it, looked easier but i guess then you have holes in your skis
Aug 11 2010 9:43PM
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MothaHucker
Posts: 4678 - Karma: 2,589
i tried in woodshop, didnt work
Aug 11 2010 10:03PM
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Ducky.
Posts: 5811 - Karma: 1,420
So your offering free karma for 99% of NS to lie to you?
Aug 11 2010 10:05PM
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Doug.
Posts: 2236 - Karma: 457
Me and my bro are in the process of making some pow skis. The first pair that came out had way too little  tip tho. It sure was a pain in the ass getting a hose big enough for the press.
Aug 11 2010 10:08PM
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chardi
Posts: 5040 - Karma: 59
i make my own skis all the time!!!! its so much fun and works great!
Aug 11 2010 10:10PM
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Rumi.
Posts: 1231 - Karma: 556
about two years back i tried making plywood skis. i might still have them i'll try to get a pic...
Aug 11 2010 10:18PM
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bighit
Posts: 1178 - Karma: 33
check my pictures. all wood. normal base and edges. easily the most fun and lively skis I have ever skied on.
Aug 11 2010 10:29PM
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dispatchQ_main
Posts: 2619 - Karma: 629

i make skis all the time.

finger skis that is.

Aug 11 2010 11:06PM
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MothaHucker
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looks really nice, if you take em into the park wont they brake tho?
Aug 11 2010 11:42PM
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snowbombz
Posts: 2456 - Karma: 96
u get nothin, bitch
Aug 11 2010 11:46PM
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snowbombz
Posts: 2456 - Karma: 96
any sidewalls?
Aug 11 2010 11:49PM
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snowbombz
Posts: 2456 - Karma: 96
sorry wrong person!!!! You get K!
Aug 11 2010 11:50PM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
Its sorta cool.
Aug 11 2010 11:53PM
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MothaHucker
Posts: 4678 - Karma: 2,589

its all cool

Aug 11 2010 11:54PM
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-Marc-
Posts: 865 - Karma: 207
I tried, but I kind of gave up on the edges, it was tough to get them straight
Aug 12 2010 12:35AM
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MAX_FACtor
Posts: 278 - Karma: 13
i tried sanding a 2x4 into the shape of skis..... no luck
Aug 12 2010 12:39AM
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chardi
Posts: 5040 - Karma: 59
it doesn't count if you have a factory in portland.
Aug 12 2010 1:02AM
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SweatyBallShack
Posts: 2857 - Karma: 58
Pointless thread.
But when I was like 6 or 7 i wanted my own skis really bad so i painted tow pieces of wood like forest green and pretended they were skis. I dont think I ever tried to use them, i just kinda thought it was cool. haha
Aug 12 2010 1:06AM
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sdfjklioeur
Posts: 2082 - Karma: 114
look at the thread iggyskier posted a few years back. should give you the inspiration you need.
Aug 12 2010 1:09AM
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sdfjklioeur
Posts: 2082 - Karma: 114
nvrmind must not exist anymore
Aug 12 2010 1:11AM
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Jennings
Posts: 2190 - Karma: 90
i enjoy karma
Aug 12 2010 12:59PM
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*TURBONERD*
Posts: 15077 - Karma: 9,131
imma put this in mah threads cuz i want to rocker my scratch bcs
Aug 12 2010 1:01PM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
a bend my popsicle sticks in the shape of skis all the time, i can make rockered skis, regular cambered, reverse cambered and both twin and single tippers !

pm me if you need technical advice !


(i also make micro snowparks in the sand on the beach and ski down them with my brand new popsicle skis to test their performance)
Aug 12 2010 1:12PM
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OrangeName
Posts: 675 - Karma: 15
YES!! i just started mine yesterday! :O
Aug 12 2010 1:12PM
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bernierosow
Posts: 269 - Karma: 1,655
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I made these back in 1999 before there were fat twin tips. They're called the Double Dragons. dimensions are 145, 117, 135, in a 193. Each ski is made out of two skis. Their held together with titanium rods every 5cm, through the cores and a bit of carbon glue on top. These skis used to run shit at Alta back in the day.

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Aug 12 2010 6:37PM
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Gameboy
Posts: 2657 - Karma: 126
My friend and I are trying to build some pow skis... it's not that easy.
Aug 12 2010 6:43PM
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joshua
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As did I.
Aug 12 2010 7:01PM
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montanan
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i wish i still had my ostness dragons so fucking bad
Aug 12 2010 7:06PM
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CT_CREW
Posts: 655 - Karma: 3,431
this is awsome.
Aug 12 2010 9:04PM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
THAT is fucking baller. I cannot explain how awesome you are in my mind.
Aug 12 2010 9:08PM
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belden...
Posts: 2914 - Karma: 1,273
so cool
Aug 12 2010 9:09PM
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snowbombz
Posts: 2456 - Karma: 96
i made a cheap press that used foam and rubber as a substitute for a fire hose. It will work for a cheap snowblade but if you want a pow ski i had problems with having too much pressure on the tips, not enough in the center and a bending press. you can make really cheap and effective snowblade presses that make decent skis. $50 A PAIR!
Aug 13 2010 1:35AM
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nickyp
Posts: 5673 - Karma: 215
Give the man a job
Aug 13 2010 5:52AM
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snowbombz
Posts: 2456 - Karma: 96
hahahahahahaha
Aug 14 2010 4:33PM
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EthanJPAskier
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Aug 14 2010 4:41PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,012
hahaha that's sick
Aug 14 2010 4:43PM
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1337
Posts: 31038 - Karma: 29,002
you deserve a genius award
Aug 14 2010 4:48PM
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gigi.d
Posts: 1588 - Karma: 302
Holy crap me too! in like 8th grade. no joke.
Aug 14 2010 5:08PM
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snowbombz
Posts: 2456 - Karma: 96
dam promising to give out free k is difficult!
Aug 18 2010 3:48PM
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Zent33zy
Posts: 1546 - Karma: 389
what?! wich skis?
Aug 18 2010 4:24PM
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Sabi
Posts: 124 - Karma: 6
i've really wanted to try this... http://junkboarding.com/ lol
Aug 18 2010 4:51PM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,462
i tried giving my invaders rocker...

and failed miserably.
Aug 18 2010 6:15PM
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snowbombz
Posts: 2456 - Karma: 96
hahaha that sounds so gangster!
Aug 18 2010 8:46PM
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bighit
Posts: 1178 - Karma: 33
sidewalls are wood. everything is wood except the base, edges, and bindings. i have taken the pair i shaped after the 08 dumonts in the park. they rode well. i only hit a couple of small jumps. no spinning and no rails. i was to afraid they wouldn't hold up. I have to do some work on them but when i get them back on snow i can try and make a little edit.
Aug 18 2010 9:08PM
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ngates_EC
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so dope. very innovative back in the day. and still sick.
Aug 18 2010 10:48PM
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I.B
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I've helped make a pair of MOMENTS, by that i mean I handed the wood to Spencer who was at the CNC machine....does that count? Ohh and I also got to grab food for them....Thats a vital step in making skis.
Aug 18 2010 11:03PM
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cum
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I've never tried but can i have some Karma? :)
Aug 18 2010 11:21PM
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