You essentially can't believe how much work and effort goes into making a snowboard. You'd think that it is fairly straightforward right? Well, it's not. A snowboard is a lot more than a piece of wood with wax and some fancy graphics. There is a lot of thought and engineering aspects that goes into the actual construction of the board.
There are layers upon layers of product that's bound together and tapered at the perimeters and then is finished with fancy graphics and all of the other fancy things that you see as the completed product. It does take a lot of thought to produce the right snowboard and a quality snowboard at that.
Before doing anything, you have to decide what sort of snowboard you are need. The shape for instance, can be different between boards and the shape of the board has a lot to do with the functionality of the board. You need the different shapes of the board so that you are able to do different things on the slope. The shape can be alpine, directional, twin tip or swallow tail.
Then you will need to decide on the sort of flex and how you will get that flex into the board. The thickness is affecting the flex. The thinner the board, the more flex it'll have. The thicker the board the less flex it'll have. Now you can understand why you must consider what precisely it is that you wish to build before even starting on the project.
A snowboard is essentially built like a sandwich. It has many different layers. At the bottom you have the base. Then next comes the lower re-strengthening material. Then you'll have the center or the core of the board. Then you'll have the upper strengthening material. And ultimately, it will all be topped off with what is called the top sheet.
The core of the snowboard will need to be protected from weather and elements so that it doesn't get ruined. It has to be completely enclosed. There are two different sorts of side wall systems that are used that will allow you to reach this critical step. First, we have what is called side wall construction. You actually will attach a little strip of plastic on the sides and let it bond to sides of the core. Or you may use what is called cap construction. This is largely where the top sheet and other materials are tapered to where they enclose the core material. http://snowboardingzone.org/
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