Custom Ski/Snowboard Topsheet



Custom ski topsheets, featuring Starry Night

Going into last winter, I bought a set of skis and bindings off craigslist at the advice of my brother. It would be my first set of skis, and despite being fat powder skis when we've had two consecutive winters here in Tahoe with no good powder, they have proven to be a really good and versatile set of skis.

The one problems was that, as part of K2's "Iron Maiden" series, the topsheet graphic was covered in skulls and a giant demon skeleton clutching a helicopter. I'm not much into heavy metal, so I wanted to make a change. I did some searching for companies that did custom ski wraps, and what I found was that they were using the same vinyl used for car graphics. I put out some request for quotes to various speciality printing sites but, in the end, the local sign shop had the cheapest price for a full-color, 12x72", UV-stable and scratch-resistant vinyl adhesive graphic using some pretty cool material from 3M.

On Leading with Authority

Aristotle called it Ethos, but we're more likely to call it credibility or authority. I've had some trouble in trying to articulate my thoughts on the issue, so I thought I'd let a few quotes do some of the heavy lifting:

"When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law"
                                                          -Matthew 7:28-29

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
                                                          -John Quincy Adams

"Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing."
                                                           -Albert Schweitzer

"The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do."                                                                                   -Andrew Carnegie

The Future of 3D Printing

The MakerBot Replicator- Arguably the most well-known consumer-grade 3D printer on the market

 

There has been a lot of talk in the past year about 3D printing, and a lot of hype. Recently, even President Obama weighed in on the topic. While 3D printers are fantastic tools with great potential, I think people are stretching a bit when they imagine a world where everyone has a 3D printer in their home.