Materials

I ordered materials for the skis I am building from the SkiBuilders.Com shop which is located at www.skibuilders.com. I have tried other supply companies in the past, such as Action Sports Technology (www.snowboardmaterials.com), but have found them to be terribly unreliable. I had to call the company several times just to get them to ship the order.

SkiBuilders.Com ships fast an always has a good selection. The materials I ordered for this years skis were:

• Base Material - Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) in yellow, red, and black.
• Edges - Hardened Steel with edges treated for bonding
• Composite Fiber - 19 Oz. tri-axial fiberglass
• Top Sheet - Clear P-tex
• Rubber - Thin rubber strips to be placed between the edge and the composite layer to prevent de-lamination.

I also purchased wood for the skis at the local Home Depot store. Both maple and aspen will be used in the core. I purchased 3 sheets of 1/2" thick, 4' x 8' MDF to create the profiling jig and the molds and purchased 2 sheets of 1/8" thick, 4' x 8' tempered hardboard for the ski templates and the top of the molds.

I have yet to purchase Epoxy for the skis.