November 9, 2010

New Shop and steel

One 6 yard dumpster full of debris, massive amounts of horse hair plaster that sucks moisture from skin like a desert plant in the sand, the shop is taking form. With a few additions like a 220 (221 whatever it takes) we are up and running. The back of 3819 was a kitchen. Not a very nice kitchen to most standards, but a kitchen.With limited funds we make decisions that represent overhead that doesn't drown our ambitions. We learned this process from previous work places. Establishments that could not be flexible or let their egos be tarnished with reasonable finishes. This "Kitchen" will be the perfect ski manufacturing shop, south facing window, bathroom and back door to the outside. The office space/bed room on the second floor enjoys plant life, Bose speakers and an East facing window! Best of all, no commute.



We may not have walnut adorned walls or Dorn Bracht faucets (actually we do, 15$ from Buds a $2,000 value) we replace those with callouses, dust, low overhead and flexibility!

We build the press this week! Here are the raw materials. One Magnetic drill press and some 3/4" bolts away from 150,000 pounds of pressure! We dig this... especially building the press to some new Monster Magnet and Black Angels...

November 3, 2010

Day 001


Kate, Fred and I made a quick run to A-Basin today for day 001. The sun was out, no clouds to speak of. This is good and bad of course. Come July we hope that 001 flip flops and the 1(00) is first...
Kate is back from a skiing hiatus of too many years. When she gets on a pair of Grace Skis here life will change...I promise.

November 2, 2010

small but quick..Moment Skis


we were small, but we were slow...does not apply here!




Big Day


The steel is being delivered today, we received our carbon fiber order. Things are looking up. We also attained our first tier three investor. GST30001. Not sure if that naming convention will stick but we also call him Len! Thank you Len. This liquidety will go directly to heating blankets for the press! So many good things happening! Back to work!