Added 181 K2 Sidestash (think I did this right this time)

Simplicity is timeless.

I like to make my own tip loops. Here's a DIY idea I had if anyone is interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrPMW08aAaU

The "sharks" are usually living in their mother's basement in New Jersey pretending that they're a real skier whilst making a part-time career out of commenting on the TGR forum. LOL, I couldn't...

SMH...kids.

You're quite good at putting words in my mouth. The ski was not broken in half.

Here is some woodworking 101 because you clearly don't understand how wood works: Wood fibers, on a cellular...

I don't know what to tell ya dude...read more carefully perhaps? I explain this very clearly in my second post. My exact words were "Like I said, being that it was the wood core that literally...

Something that I mentioned but perhaps didn't stress enough is that this ski, technically speaking, was not a "delam". The wood core literally ripped in half. So I would in fact have been gluing...

Wanted to add something here (apologies if it's already been gone over). I've molded a lot of liners (for myself and for my wife) - power wraps, luxuries, deelux, old raichles, and intuition...

Here's a pick of the handrail pulled out. Wood glue is strong as hell and can take A LOT of bending and twisting forces. Just sayin'...

I can't make any sense of what you are trying to say here and you are assuming a lot about this ski.

I was just curious to see if I could glue this ski back together. I'm just curious in general...

That's a good point. I think a thin glue joint would have been less likely to mess up ski flex. But I guess I'll have to wait to try that next time. :)

Why wouldn't they be? Honest question.

Actually ski cores are often glued together. I don't think you understand when glue is used and when epoxy is used: Epoxy fills gaps, wood glue does not. Strength is not why epoxy is used. ...

Why would titebond not work? If you don't think it's strong enough you don't understand wood glue. Flexibility might be an issue with wood glue but I doubt it. You need to respond with more than...

I understand what you are talking about Aaron and have seen this phenomenon before - when the wood fibers simply won't jigsaw puzzle back together, but that wasn't the case here, the wood sandwiched...

Thanks for this intel Core. I don't think I'm doing a good job explaining the result of my failed repair: Basically anywhere there was a clamp, the ski went together nicely but the spaces between...

A square edge scraper as you describe is just fine for soft, drip candle p-tex, but if you are using hard p-tex ribbon or rope, or removing base material, you will need a burnished scraper.

Try it...

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who does this. I'm not a perfectionist...I file tail to tip sometime if I'm too lazy to flip the ski around. I assumed this plastic scraper technique would be...

Core Shot, I think Tognar sells the devcon brand. Without looking at the devcon material data sheets I don't know how the brittleness and flexibility stacks up against others. I admit, I should have...

Good ideas nickle.

I forgot to explain that pic Soool: The ski is a K2 Sidestash which, by good fortune, has the little hole in the tip and tail for attaching skins. I used a piece of rope in...

Good point. I really should have done my research first. There must be an epoxy that is more fluid to allow better squeeze-out. Live and learn.

I used devcon 2-ton. For clamps, I used standard woodworking C-clamps and bar clamps. I took this picture as I was working but ended up with about 3 times as many clamps on there. At most there...

That video was very good. I'm not nearly as technical in my approach (maybe I should be?) but the way he draws the burnishing tool toward the burr side as he draws across the scraper is what I do. ...

I need to do some p-tex repairs this afternoon and was wondering about your metal scraper prep. I've been doing p-tex repair since the 80's and I typically use a metal scraper that I file a square...

Perhaps but I used compressed air and a fine tip nozzle top spread the epoxy out into a thin film. Ultimately, the viscosity was just too great to be overcome with woodworking clamps I'm...

I don't know how bad your situation is but I ruined this ski trying to epoxy it back together (no loss really because I pulled them out of a trash can). Long story short; I had about 50 clamps on...

I always hot scrape or use a commercial remover but I want to do a quick p-tex repair and I'm too impatient to order online and clearly a hot scrape defeats the purpose. Can I just spot clean the...

I thought I'd post this idea (and risk ridicule) in case someone else wants to do something similar: I took an old Geze jig out of the trash - if you live in a ski town these things are relatively...

Since the TGR royalty is having so much fun skewering me on this, feel free to see my latest post in the Jigarex thread. I'm sure you'll have a field day with that one. Like I said, whatever flips...

Do what ever works for you. I saw that video way back when it came out. It didn't impress me then and doesn't impress me now. Way too much torque applied to 20-year old plastic but whatever flips...

Far too crude for my taste but whatever works fo ya.

Someone clue me in, what is marshall's method?

I learned how to bend brakes the hard way and I know there has been a lot of discussion on the subject here, so I finally made a video on how it's done. Do it like I show here and you cannot go...

I'm looking for a K2 Side Stash 181cm

I like to fix skis, like these shredded Side Stashes. If you got damaged skis you want to part with I'll pay you more than the trash can will. Hit me up. I'm looking for some pow boards.

I thought I'd post this idea (and risk ridicule) in case someone else wants to do something similar: I took an old Geze jig out of the trash - if you live in a ski town these things are relatively...

Okay I'm in the process of putting together a little backcountry/approach set-up for my wife. She has lightweight mountaineering boots and old ramer bindings. I just need some light skis 150-160cm....

I survived without a manufacturing job, if they can't let'em move down south with the rest who can't hack it. Living in the valley and "weekending" in the valley are two different things champ, do...

Fuck you asshole. I've lived here for 15 years and my job did get outsourced to china.

If you can't survive without your nanny paper company to take care of you then get the fuck out of my state....

It's MUCH more than that. I think just over 90%. It's working forest. I live on the boarder of the Bigelow Preserve so I'm lucky but the state logs that (supposedly at a sustainable rate). Like I...

The skiing was not spectacular. I don't know the skiers. But I think the terrain they were on is probably about as good as it gets for Maine backcountry. And I'm not saying it's great, I'm just...

This is probably a better depiction of what Maine BC has to offer:

http://www.skitheeast.net/sled-hunting-backcountry-lines-in-maine/

I'm a fan for sure. I don't really understand the "ballet" or "dance" aspect though. I just like flat-land freestyle moves. There is a facebook group called "bring back ballet skiing". I just...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbZMJZDt_hU

The video of the north slide on Crocker is not mine and I don't know the people who made it. They can't ski for shit and the video really doesn't do that slide justice. It really is a good place to...

Yeah, skiing in Maine is pretty much like this...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbZMJZDt_hU

" Me and my buddies are driving up from Jersey to do a little backcountry skiing in Maine."

Above treeline in Maine? That must be where they're going to land all the helicopters. I hope Chet Simmons is the pilot so he can blow away all the man-eating Maine wolves with his desert eagle.
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I've heard many old woodsmen say things like "a man has no business being in the woods without a firearm". That's complete and utter macho, redneck, conservative simpleton bullshit .