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Tag: Ferrules

23 October, 20216 December, 2024Pole talk

Old ski poles become like new—a DIY guide to restore bamboo poles

Snickarbänk med läderdelar, verktyg och skidstavar av bambu.

C like in century. Next year will be a hundred years since the polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace […]

28 September, 202111 January, 2025Pole talk

Upgraded ski pole ferrules firmly bite the bamboo

Aluminum ski pole ferrules and Calcutta bamboo.

As we were skiing in Borgafjäll last winter, suddenly my friend lost his basket. It was the ski pole ferrule that came […]

27 February, 20216 December, 2024Pole talk

Oops! Off goes the tip and basket

Fabian Rimfors with bamboo ski poles in Borgafjäll. Photo: Andreas Hillergren

Recently I was with my family and friends in Borgafjäll. In my eyes it’s one of the best and most versatile ski […]

26 September, 202023 January, 2025Pole talk

Build your own ski poles—DIY

Hand with leather gloves carving on a bamboo cane.

Why should I make your ski poles when you can build them yourself? It’s both fun and usually easy to create things […]

26 February, 20206 December, 2024Pole talk

Third time’s a charm

Rimfors stavspetsar i aluminium.

After a good night’s sleep and traveling the most comfortable way possible, we arrive by train to Kittelfjäll starving for some skiing; […]

18 February, 20206 December, 2024Pole talk

The ferrules—the Achilles’ heel between bamboo, basket and the tip

Min väns ritning på nya stavhylsor i aluminium.

Even before I started making my ski poles, I thought that the Achilles’ heel of bamboo ski poles would be its “foot”, […]

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