March 2017 Ask Mr. Edge Newsletter
Tag: skating
The Ice Man!
The Ice Man By Mark E. Melone Most people rarely give much thought too, or understand how the ice they skate on is made. In this first, in a series of articles, on ice installation I will explain and illustrate for you how the entire process is done. This is how to take a bare rink floor like the one below, and construct it into the floor that everyone sees as this First, remove all dirt and debris from the floor surface. This can be very easily be done…
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Master of Perfection For more than 300 years, John Wilson has crafted its blades with the optimal balance between high technology and high-touch hand finishing. With an unwavering commitment to research, design and technology, John Wilson crafts its blades from the highest steel quality to create the finest figure blade available. Every John Wilson blade is produced using laser technology for unmatched precision on the ice. The process commences with laser cutting to guarantee blade geometry accuracy to 0.004 inches (the thickness of a human hair). State of the art…
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