Saturday, 24 October 2015

Hardwoods Inventory

Alec has gone and put our wax inventory on a google doc for us, this is a growing document that will be filled in with experience so that we will be able to share our knowledge for years to come

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZWwYmlBcWmq3VYA_Jt29DGUqJ2-LiCsqI9rY1OueDaE/edit?ts=562ac850

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Hardwood Waxing Levels - Glide

Glide wax levels

Level 1 - Glide (primarily ski prep and organizing skis)

Organize skis
Record test results
Shadow a level 2 for Applying and Scraping wax
Apply waxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9atBX-5eTM
Scrape waxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9atBX-5eTM
Nylon brush
Help on sprint days to get skis from athletes

Level 2 - Glide (primarily ski prep and providing finished skis)

Apply Paraffin wax  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9atBX-5eTM
Scrap Paraffin wax  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9atBX-5eTM
Copper brushing skis 
Nylon brushing ski
Structure skis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICUcJa8ikDE&list=PL57EE240F80AFA964&index=22
Apply blocks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoXdn_lBg3A&index=18&list=PL57EE240F80AFA964
Roto Cork blocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoXdn_lBg3A&index=18&list=PL57EE240F80AFA964
Brush blocks
Application of liquids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9MLId4eLYQ&index=20&list=PL57EE240F80AFA964
Roto-corking of liquids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EyvSmRzXXU&index=19&list=PL57EE240F80AFA964
Applying sprays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5xJ-f0DxgE&list=PL57EE240F80AFA964&index=21

Level 3 - Glide (primarily ski testing, selection, mentoring Level 1 & 2 ensuring quality on finished skis and applying higher temperature waxes like powders)

Test skis
Choose glide wax
Choose Toppers
Choose structure
Apply Powders   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo1-D56AEEE&index=16&list=PL57EE240F80AFA964