Instructions to Make a Nordic Ski Wax Table

Matching the kick and glide wax on your cross-country skis to the current snow and temperature conditions is part of the sport. This requires the use of a waxing table.The waxing table should be usable in the field, typically in the parking lot of the ski area, or in the home workshop. Use one setup for both purposes, since the wax table does not have to be fancy or high-tech to get the job done.

Things You'll Need

  • Ironing board
  • C-clamps
  • Glide and kick wax
  • Wax scraper
  • Wax iron
  • Wax foam cork
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Instructions

    • 1

      Open an old ironing board and set the legs on the ground and the board top facing up.

    • 2

      Take off the fabric from the ironing board, exposing the hard top.

    • 3

      Set the skis, bases facing up, on the hard top of the ironing board. Attach a C-clamp to the front and back of each ski so they are secured to the board.

    • 4

      Scrape, wax and iron on this surface. Your wax choice is dictated by snow and temperature conditions. Makers code the wax by color, with each color representing a temperature range. Iron a full base layer of glide wax on traditional and skate skis, and use a foam cork to apply temperature-specific kick wax to traditional skis.

    • 5

      Pack the waxing setup in the car and use at the cross-country ski trail parking lot to wax and prep skis in the field.