I never got to posting pics showing my apartment living room Ski Workshop. Ever since my tutorial at
@KingGrump 's, I've waxed 4 times. I attempted edge sharpening with the file he gave me. I selfishly tested the technique on one of Peter's skis. I didn't get any of the correct sounds or spring-like shavings I got at King Grumps, and I kind of freaked out that I was dulling the edges instead, so I gave up on the sharpening of edges. I will stick to just waxing and rubbing a gummi stone on the edges to remove rust for now.
The only thing the vise could clamp onto in my apt was a wooden bench. This is not ideal, as I have to bend over to do everything. Also, the bench is not super stable. Here are pics, from various angles, of Kara's Ski Shop:
Also, waxing does cause a huge mess. The wax shavings that inevitably land on the floor vs. drop cloth causes our floor to become super slippery...For a couple days after waxing, we usually slip in the area where my shop is located.
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