Message #9027

[jbotti]

With sandwich construction skis that have vertical sidewalls, often the sidewall is right up against the ski edge so when you go to file the edge you end up filing the sidewall instead and the edges can't get sharp becuase the sidewall is in the way. A sidewall planer, planes the sidewall just enough so that you can file the edge with no interference. Good ski shops will usually plane the sidewall for you on any new skis that you purchase. However all my skis bought over the internet were never planed before shipping. Hence the need for my own planer.

In the past I used a panzer file to scarpe down the sidewall. This process may be OK for someone with great hands. I end up beating up my skis. The planer is the way to go.

I have now heard from 4 different pros on planers and all say the swix is the best one!!