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Old skis into new yurt, and what else?

 
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I was looking for information on using old skis to form hoops for hoop houses when I found this:

Ski Yurt: Upcycle of Downhill Skis for a Shelter in Cacine—Guinea-Bissau

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-33323-2_7

I can't read it all right now, but key to their usefulness is their resistance to termites.
This makes me wonder about skis as stakes for fences and  the sides of garden beds.


 
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We've used old skis and snowboards to make  Adirondack chairs.
Ski-Chair.jpg
Adirondack chair made from skis
 
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Here is a photo from a company that makes furniture from skis.
It shows skis used as roofs on birdhouses and the shop behind them:

https://www.coloradoskichairs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_2243-e1682798974332-768x521.jpg
 
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What about a Norwegian kicksled?
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Der skiboggen is still going strong:
skiboggen by vwfatmobile, on Flickr


https://permies.com/t/106509/permaculture/Yo-Sven-yust-invent-der

 
Hoo hoo hoo! Looks like we got a live one! Here, wave this tiny ad at it:
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