Board construction - ever saw that? - Snowboarding Forum

SimonB · 02-17-2013, 10:30 AM

This morning I cut an old board I snapped a couple years ago for my son's school presentation. He wanted to explain how it's built: wood core, fiberglass, sidewall, edges, etc.

I didn't know sidewall construction could mean that the board is ENTIRELY made of sidewall! (ABS)

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No wood core what so ever. I knew about compacted foam cap-construction, but not about full-lenght ABS sidewall construction.

Anybody saw that before ?

Board is a 1997 Limited made in Austria.

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ETM · 02-17-2013, 06:18 PM

Wow. Was it heavy?

SimonB · 02-17-2013, 06:36 PM

Well, it's 1997 heavy.... I've seen worse.

Just weighed it.

7 lbs 2 oz -> 3.23 kg

Also weighed a 2013 LibTech 146 (to lazy to take bindings off of the other boards)

5 lb 5 oz -> 2.51 kg

BurtonAvenger · 02-17-2013, 09:40 PM

It's a foam composite core. That time in snowboarding companies were experimenting with all sorts of crap. Cut a Palmer Honey Circle in half and it'll have a cardboard core.

RJRJRJ · 02-17-2013, 11:55 PM

The good news is that you could slam into an oil tanker and youd be good to go. Well, your board would.

TBomb · 02-18-2013, 12:18 AM

Should have cut it lengthwise that way you could have turned it into a splitboard

02-17-2013, 10:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
SimonB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Quebec, QC Posts: 327	Board construction - ever saw that? This morning I cut an old board I snapped a couple years ago for my son's school presentation. He wanted to explain how it's built: wood core, fiberglass, sidewall, edges, etc. I didn't know sidewall construction could mean that the board is ENTIRELY made of sidewall! (ABS) uploadfromtaptalk1361118401597.jpg No wood core what so ever. I knew about compacted foam cap-construction, but not about full-lenght ABS sidewall construction. Anybody saw that before ? Board is a 1997 Limited made in Austria. uploadfromtaptalk1361118563697.jpg uploadfromtaptalk1361118577718.jpg

02-17-2013, 06:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
ETM Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hokkaido in my mind Posts: 1,392	Wow. Was it heavy? __________________

02-17-2013, 06:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
SimonB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Quebec, QC Posts: 327	Re: Board construction - ever saw that? Well, it's 1997 heavy.... I've seen worse. Just weighed it. 7 lbs 2 oz -> 3.23 kg Also weighed a 2013 LibTech 146 (to lazy to take bindings off of the other boards) 5 lb 5 oz -> 2.51 kg

02-17-2013, 09:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,168	It's a foam composite core. That time in snowboarding companies were experimenting with all sorts of crap. Cut a Palmer Honey Circle in half and it'll have a cardboard core. __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

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02-17-2013, 11:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
RJRJRJ Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: L.A. Posts: 134	The good news is that you could slam into an oil tanker and youd be good to go. Well, your board would.

02-18-2013, 12:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
TBomb Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 69	Should have cut it lengthwise that way you could have turned it into a splitboard