 Poster: A snowHead
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Are worn out skis any use to anyone? My wife's old skis have wrecked bases and mine have run out of edge from so many sharpenings. Bindings are OK but old. Thought that I would ask before I took them to the tip.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Not really - and the bindings unlikely to be indemnified and potentially dangerous.
Put them out for recycling, imv.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Old Fartbag wrote: |
Not really - and the bindings unlikely to be indemnified and potentially dangerous.
Put them out for recycling, imv. |
Recycling? how does that work?
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| caughtanedge wrote: |
| Old Fartbag wrote: |
Not really - and the bindings unlikely to be indemnified and potentially dangerous.
Put them out for recycling, imv. |
Recycling? how does that work? |
Take them to the nearest recycling centre and ask if they can be recycled. If not - then they get dumped....or hung on a wall....or sold on Ebay for a Tenner.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I may be wrong, but I suspect that they are completely un-recyclable, like carbon bikes and other high-tech bits of kit made from composite materials. All going to landfill, although I have seen a few re-purposed as rather uncomfortable benches.
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Yes - they can make very comfortable chairs n benches when done right - some of mine from years ago are in daily use at Concept Pro
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Quirky gate? That’s what we have. Of course, you may need a few more pairs!
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@Idris, do you have any pics of and/or designs for the chairs n benches you made that you could post please?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Our friend made a photo holder from one. Benches , chairs (adirondack style) , tables
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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If you have a bar….
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You know it makes sense.
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@Idris, great, thanks 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@telford_mike, looks stylish. Not sure how waterproof that roof is?
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Poster: A snowHead
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@PeakyB, not remotely waterproof, but who cares, it’s a great bar and it’s indoors 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Not skis, but
Ski boots
There’s a ski helmet there somewhere.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@NeddySkiGoon, could make quite the ‘alpine garden’ using old equipment then?
Add a few climbers, like clematis and honeysuckle, scrambling up old skis. A few taller perennials, like hollyhock and lupin, supported by distorted ski poles. A few jagged rocks, to symbolise the many I’ve skied over. Give it large and grow your tomatoes in a discarded gondola cabin.
What else?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Haggis_Trap, love the cast iron bench ends!
Ski bench looks great. Is it comfortable to sit on?
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Cast iron bench ends were saved from skip.
It's comfy enough to sit on, bit of a spring / pop to it.
One word of warning. Ski benches won't survive long outside. I made another one where the skis delaminated after couple years outside in the rain. So this one stays inside.
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I've seen several places that had picket fences made of 50's/60's style skinny skis, but as mentioned that probably wouldn't work with more modern skis.
Anyway, my current skis like most not living in the mountains have been a dectorative feature for the last 18 months
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