Ski Builds & Field Notes – Twig & Fin

Carrot 180

Another test of the extremes. No sidecut… no problem. Or so I thought… On this build I was testing two concepts. Firstly I used a poly based fiberglass that is sprayed out flat and the strands are glued together into a...

Feather 180 Tour

Perhaps the best ski to come out of the old makeshift wood press. This is when I knew I could make high performing skis if I kept going. Lightweight, slight side cut, springy, wide and floaty… this ski seemed to...

Ski #3 186 Fatty

This was an early build of mine. 2019ish. I was still trying to decide if a garage built ski was worth the effort and had a wooden ski press that ended up not working all that well. Part of my...

POW Sticks 184

This ski was one of the early pairs that I felt was finished and capable in a way that encouraged me along in my shaping philosophy. It was wide, floaty, playful, poppy, and beautiful. 3 seasons in and this is...

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Bamboozled 180

These twigs had a killer go everywhere shape at 135-110-125. This was the third pair of the same shape and size. I was experimenting with both glass schedule and core wood. The core at the heart controls much of the...