unknownSun Nov 13, 2005 4:58 pm
Hose-man, I love the table of dimensions, glad you put in all the man hours on it! They will be real useful for all of us here. All die-hard number lovers will love the publication by John Howe, "The new skiing mechanics."
John currently builds his own salomon/freeride skis out of Jay, Maine. He formally worked for Head skis as an engineer. He gives a solid empirical view of ski building in general. If you want to see how his brain works with ski design I recommend purchasing his book.
All though his designs are not as contemporary as ours, in a sense they are with radical sidecuts and tapers. Just a suggestion.
unknownTue Jan 17, 2006 7:21 pm
where does one find this book
unknownFri Jan 20, 2006 3:05 pm
It was my intent to post the website:
http://clawskis.com/new_skiing_mechanics.htm
unknownWed Jan 11, 2006 7:56 am
These pictures are taken by an old (end of the sixties) ski encyclopedia:
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This drawing was made by Francesco Negri, in 1663, during his journey to Scandinavia. They have reverse camber and reverse sidecut
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These are 5000 years old: wood frame and skin.
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These are from China. The tail is the widest part; if I remember well bigKam wanted to make something like that.
In the Ski Museum in Oslo I saw some wood skis, made around 1900, with a Salomon ProLink wood bar...
unknownWed Jan 11, 2006 7:04 pm
Those pictures are awesome, so much for "revolutionary" ideas.
