WHAT TO DO WITH OLD SKIS

[bananaron]

I have many old skis and this is one way to put them to use.You could have several in the house if the wife would allow it!!

 

[PacMan]

This is just what I've been looking for! My parents have gone nuts collecting old skis this will put them to good use thanks!

[Chef23]

That is awesome. Nice work.

[Wish]

 

[Ajskier]

@wish how does the long board slalom ski ride? Is it squirrely?

[Wish]

Not mine and the guy on it got away before I could ask to take a ride. But conventional wisdom would suggest you have to plan a turn well in advance and hope you have enough room. :D

[Drago]

Love the chair, really well done.

FYI, I have a buddy that was a high level hockey player, very good athlete, had a little mishap on a proper longboard and dang near killed himself. Careful out there kids

[Dacon62]

Great ideas. Saw similar at the Seattle Boat show including a side table.

 

[Jetsetr]

Those are ALL very cool...anyone have some donor wood skis? My GF’s 14 yr old son is getting into woodworking and just finished some slat chairs in the same style...he would have fun with skis...

[DangerBoy]

Here are the adirondack chairs a professional woodworker friend of mine made for me. I had researched the design of waterski adirondack chairs and came up with my own design by taking the best attributes of several designs that I saw on the Internet. Another friend of mine had a pair of the most comfortable adirondack chairs that I had ever sat in so we borrowed one to copy every aspect of the ergonomics (e.g. seat height, length, angle, backrest angle, armrest height etc.) to ensure we'd end up with something that's not only cool to look at but very comfortable to sit in as well.

 

I sent the plans and donor skis to my woodworker friend and a couple weeks later he returned with what you see below. Being the consumate professional and perfectionist that he is, he went way beyond what I had asked for. For example, my design had three intact ski tips making up the backrest; the two outside ones angled in a bit and the middle one flat to give the backrest an approximation of curvature. Well, he couldn't produce something that simple and spent a considerable amount of time making very straight and precise lengthwise cuts to the backrest ski tips to make the seats incredibly ergonomic and comfortable. I know almost nothing about woodworking but I think those cuts were very hard to make so perfectly straight and precise on a table saw given the curvature of the ski tips. I was both surprised and ecstatic at the result and am extremely proud to own these chairs and show them off to my guests.

 

You might notice that on the one chair we didn't have enough skis left to make the chair entirely out of skis so he put in SOLID MAHOGANY planks on the seat base and front legs. He chose mahogany both for the look and its high resistance to water and weathering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mmosley899]

My grandson sitting in a ski chair at The Boathouse at Disney Springs, they have several...

 

[WaterSkier12]

He is hilarious!!!?

[ToddF]

Not nearly as fancy but I made this bench about ten years ago

 

[bananaron]

MY relaxing chair in the family room and some of my old skis in the boathouse......

 

[MDB1056]

Way cool old Mach 1 there @bananaron . I have mine from 1974 that I bought for $100 when I was 15 and was chasing buoys in Wisc, MN, IL. Great boathouse decorations!

[DangerBoy]

You can also create art with them. This is my collage du Connelly...

 

 

 

 

[Luzz]

Bumping this up as I'm clearing our ski room with 10s and 10s of skis. @DangerBoy or others, could you help me with some designs and measurements :D

Planning on making benches and/or armchairs

 

[DavidN]

If you have 2 identical skis, they make for an excellent towel rack!

 

 

 

[BrennanKMN]

I don't think my towel rack budget and support a Denali towel rack!

[MDB1056]

YIKES! C75’s turned into a towel rack?

[DavidN]

Don’t worry guys, these had been pre-production test skis. ?

[ScottScott]

 

[ghutch]

Looking at those 75s mounted up like that almost brings tears to my eyes. I get it they are pre-production skis but I would cry like a 2 year old if anything happened to my trusty 75. I love that ski!

[Dirt]

Or…

Just do what @Horton does. Hoard them and refuse to let me borrow them.

He is selfish.

[Dsully]

I made some shelves out of some old trick skis.

 

[DangerBoy]

@Dsully I like the steampunk mounting hardware. ?

 

@ScottScott Nice chairs! ?

[DangerBoy]

I added a third chair to the set this year

 

 

Here's the whole set together

 

 

[mike_mapple]

I still have a few Sixam longboards, I have an elite longboard as well, ill have to find them to get some pictures, but always love a good ski chair! I like the towel rack idea, might have to steal that one for sure.

[6_Buoys]

 

Christmas decorations.

[scuppers]

That has some style!

[6balls]

What would you do with old 72'' EP jumpers that give you fiberglass slivers if you run your hand along them? How would you coat them to then display them?