How to Build a Ski Wax Bench

When it comes to ski wax benches, the best way is often the simplest way. The waxing bench is used to hold the ski with the base up to scrape, wax and cork. Ideally, you should make the bench portable so you can use it at the trailhead when conditions and temperatures change.

Things You'll Need

  • Jigsaw
  • Power sander
  • Marker
  • C-clamps
  • Chamois cloth
  • 1 full-length two-by-four timber
  • Staple gun
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Instructions

    • 1
      Place the two-by-four on a work bench.

      Place the two-by-four timber on a work bench. Hold a ski up to the side of the timber with the bindings down and the base facing up. Push the ski so the middle of the base is even with the upper edge of the timber. Trace the shape of the ski onto the side of the timber.

    • 2

      Place the timber into the c-clamps on the work bench and cut out the marked ski shape using the jigsaw. Remove the scrap pieces of wood and sand down the curved timber cut out.

    • 3

      Stretch the chamois cloth over the curved top of the timber and use the staple gun to attach it to the top of the cut out timber. Cut away the long edges of the cloth, leaving the top of the timber covered in the cloth.

    • 4

      Place the ski onto the curved timber bench and clamp down the tip and tail using c-clamps. Keep the bench on a flat work surface or between two sawhorses. Take this set-up with you to ski trailheads or races. For home use, place the wax bench on a workshop bench.