Ski Equipment : How to Sharpen Skis

In order to sharpen skis, a base bevel is needed, and this refers to how much edge material is taken off of the base of the ski. Find out how to use a mill bastard file with help from the owner of a ski shop in this free video on sharpening skis.

Expert: Will Hurley
Contact: www.outspokin.com
Bio: Will Hurley owns the Outspokin Bicycle and Ski shop in Newbury, New Hampshire.
Filmmaker: Adam Brisbine

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Sports

Tags:

• skiing
• ski equipment
• skis
• ski gear
• ski boots
• ski helmets
• ski trips
• skiing clothes
• ski tuning

[nucleojohny]

What the heck??? What about the angles? This is a good way to ruin your skis. This man has no idea hot this works.

[robertcpark]

um, seriously? free-handing with a file and diamond stone? talk about wrecking your edges.  follow this guy's advice and you'll screw up your edges bit time.

[kenmtb]

What are the edge angles? Will this technique reproduce the factory angles?

[DavidSkis]

hmm, he misses a step of using a guide. without using a guide you're not getting a consistent edge angle--and you stand a good chance of wrecking your skis.

[misterfunnybones]

This is very practical because it doesn't require 50 different steps to complete the task. Some other videos feature more stones than a spring weekend at Mt. Baker...and that's a double pun, if u know what I mean.

[t3hDRIFT]

45 degree angle as in, the file, not the edge

[coolkook]

Im not sure I understand...a 90 angle would look like this' L ' correct ? thats how the edges come from the factory.....I dont even think I could get a 45 angle the side wall of the ski would prohibit it ?

[Kulik0]

you are mistaking 2 different angles

[Slowboy123458]

Thanks guys for doin this I live near the mt and hate paying for a tuning

[coolkook]

45 degree ?? it seems every vid on here says something different...I took a clinic at REI they told me 90 degree...than a 1-3 degree file along the edge