Last night I had someone that wanted me to mount brand new look bindings to some wood skis, 1950-60s era. I believe the skis said Pierce, but not sure.
Laughed and said no.
Laughed and said no.
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Did they not have a narrow enough brake?Last night I had some that wanted me to mount brand new look bindings to some wood skis, 1950-60s era. I believe the skis said Pierce, but not sure.
Laughed and said no.
Narrow? Dude, wood skis were the original all mountain 80mm.Did they not have a narrow enough brake?
Narrow? Dude, wood skis were the original all mountain 80mm.
It amazes me what people will want to do sometimes. I did flip the skis over to make sure they had metal edges nailed on.
I didn't look too close. I was busying tuning modern skis.Nailed on - was there any blackening of the wood next to the edges?
These were all blue on top.
Not hard.Hard - turtle shell hard - phenolic resin?
Skis of that era had a top sheet of paint, usually.
I was not able to afford such high tech at that age, so I'm more familiar with paint.The exceptions -the ones that had resin top sheets - also had significantly more durable internal bonding, similar to marine grade plywood.
1st plastic top sheet I remember was the old Head Standard, from the early 50's.The exceptions -the ones that had resin top sheets - also had significantly more durable internal bonding, similar to marine grade plywood. I was wondering if anyone had tried that type of construction prior to well-known examples like the Rossi Strato.
...and there go the chances of winning the retro day grand prize of a new pair of 2021 skisLast night I had someone that wanted me to mount brand new look bindings to some wood skis, 1950-60s era. I believe the skis said Pierce, but not sure.
Laughed and said no.
I think you would need to go back another decade or two for that oneNarrow? Dude, wood skis were the original all mountain 80mm.
Yep. My wooden skis purchased new at John Wanamakers Center City Sporting Goods Dept, I think in the winter of '67/'68, had metal edges that were screwed in and a top sheet of paint.The edges were probably screwed on, not nailed. Skis of that era had a top sheet of paint, usually.