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Record 1 2017-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment Manufacture
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
CONT

Sandwich. This is the most common construction for ski cores, and also the most varied. The "meat" in the sandwich is usually a wood or foam core that's layered between a topsheet(upper external layer) and the base.(An example of this kind of construction is the Bonna Classic.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des équipements sportifs
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
CONT

Sandwich. C'est le type de noyau le plus répandu, et aussi le plus varié. Le cœur de ce sandwich stratifié est habituellement un noyau de bois ou de mousse, entre la couche supérieure et la semelle. (Le Bonna Classic est un excellent exemple de ce genre de construction.)

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Record 2 1986-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Sports Equipment Manufacture
CONT

Torsion box construction requires more steps than other methods and is hence more expensive. A foam or wood core is wrapped with wet fibreglass, then dried. Later, base, topsheet and reinforcements are glued under pressure to the core.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Fabrication des équipements sportifs
CONT

[La] construction à caisse de torsion coûte plus cher parce qu'il se fait en plusieurs étapes. Il s'agit d'enrober de fibre de verre humide un noyau de bois ou de mousse, puis de laisser sécher. Plus tard, la semelle, la couche supérieure et les renforts sont collés au noyau sous pression.

Spanish

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