Has anybody had any experience of sourcing hardwood for cores in the UK ? I've tried a heap of places locally but keep getting outrageous quotes (>100, just for unfinished planks). Just after a bit of either Maple or Ash to start with.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm quickly running out of ideas (and cash!).
Where are you based?
You can buy (machined) woodores from Hess at 25/40 euros per pair. Ask me if you are interested.
I'm in Aldershot at the minute.
I've now sourced some but I'll check out Hess and see what they have too.
I was just looking for plain old Fir and couldn't find any let alone the Aspen I would have liked. Most places in the uk either have plain old Pine or SPF which could ce spruce, pine or fir but they don't know. And I don't know how to tell by just looking at it.
. I am based in North Wales and Chamonix France
Maybe it's because of my English, but everywhere I look on the internet there is written that UHMW(PE) is non-adherent. Does this mean it does not bond good while using epoxie? Because when I informed at a local shop they told me it's very hard to bond because of its large coefficient of expansion and poor bonding properties.
But you all use this? And it works ok?
And is it correct that UHMW(PE) is not the same as ABS??
Thanks, Buuk
Ive been thinking for a while and I wonder if you can use single piece of wood as a core without any lamination. If you can finde a piece without any knots you can buy it with the desired width (about 1 cm) and you will only have to cut it with the right shape. Its easier. Does it have works well?
I was thinking of doing the same thing but never got around to it. It's definitely worth a shot but I can't say for sure whether it will work or not.
There's an video interview with the guy from Lightning Boards ( solid woood skis ) over on ttips. Haven't watched it so maybe there isn't any good info.
It is what windsurfer made, if I remember well: http://www.stud.uni-karlsruhe.de/~uryo/karsten/.
Ask him.
