Exactly what I've been taught, but his English is much better.
Gerhard

On Thu, 6 Jun 1996, Andrew James Llwellyn Cary wrote:

> Museum Science Research Librarian wrote:
> >
> > Our museum has a pair of very old skis used on the second Byrd Antarctic
> > Expedition.  Should we store them lying down flat, or rack them on the wall
> > (vertically?  horizontally?)  How do others of you out there store your
> > skis?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Em
> >
> > Emily J. Van
> > Museum Science Research Librarian
> > Museum Science Grad Student
> > Museum of Texas Tech University
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> I store my wooden skis by inserting a wooden block (maybe 1x1"x the
> width of the ski) between the skiis, tie the tails together using twine
> or nylon cord and tie the shovels together. The skiis then resemble to
> upside down  'J's back to back. I then store the skis horizontally on
> the edges.  This preserves the camber and 'springyness' of the skiis.
>
> Because these are wooden skiis, they are probably quite dry and brittle,
> when they were in use the tops were sealed with varnish, linseed oil,
> pine tar, or paint and the bottoms had a layer of pine tar painted on.
> (the pine tar held the wax better then the bare wood and provided some
> protection to the wood.)
>
> I have skied on pre-worldwar II skiis stored this way. Any 1960s-1970's
> cross country skiiing or ski-mountaineering books will tell you how to
> store and take of these skiis. A good reference is "Cross-country skiing
> today" by John Caldwell, 1977. or "A Manual of Ski-mountaineering, 1st
> Edition", Sierra Club.
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