Wooden hand-rails

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ok, so i have never done an urban rail but i would like to this winter and i had some questions,
1.) there is a perfect wooden down rail but i looked at it this summer and their seems to be a few nail heads sticking out, nothing that a hammer couldn't fix though,2.) its chipping a tad bit but just a little sanding would fix it
Questionsits right next to a sport-center but thats it pretty much all the buildings next to it (i believe its open 7 days a week though) what would be the best time to hit it, find a day when their not open or at night?
there is nothing to use as an in-run, except a parking lot, should i build an in-run or should we get some speed from being pushed by a car?
should i put a little skate wax on it?
and thats about it... just need some advice, would help, because i know wooden rails can be sketchy so if anyone has some input that would be great
thanks,cole
 
from my limited experience wooden rails slide ok as long as they are'nt the kind that are just an unfinished log. dont bother with sanding, its a waste of time, a lil wax never hurts, and if all you have to work with is a parking lot i would go with a good ole bumper push, as long as you have enough snow for an inrun

put vid on NS, haha

good luck
 
You dont have to take my advise but for me this is what i would do:

For your first question, i think you should hit it at night, because if its open 7 days a week you would need to wait up for a holyday or something.. plus. night sesh's are fucking sick.

for your second question. it really depends on how steep/how hard the rail is to get on. i'd suggest if you have legit parts to make an in-run you should go for it because u dont need that much snow for it

lastly i think you should put some sort of wax on it, i dont think skis would slide on wood like that

hope that helped. im just saying what i would do,

 
Before you even think of doing urbans make sure to file down your edges underfoot so they are nice and round! Worse thing is catching an edge on an urban and dying pretty much. Greasing your first urban is the best feeling ever though so good luck!
 
oh, i though your suppose to sharpen your edges......

my only real concern is the WOOD part not really that its urban, i just wanted some tips from people who have hit wooden rails
 
I was just trying to help dudeBut I have hit wooden handrails and it works fine. You just have to be even more balanced then you would be on a metal rail just because the possibility of catching an edge is greater. I hope that helps.
 
If you need an inrun a steel ladder works great, it's a little weird dropping in (just lean back as far as you can) but it gives you a ton of speed.
 
I have hit 3 or 4 wooden rails before heres some tips....1. make sure its dry becuase wet wood chips alot easyer. 2. make sure there is no large splinters sticking out and if there are peel them off so nothing is sticking out. I will say splinters like that dont matter as much as long as they are pointing down the rail. Lastly Run your skis down the rail a few times putting a lot of presure on the skis to make sure there is nothing ready to chip that could chip while your hitting the rail.

Thats it and make sure your edges are well rounded.
 
I would wax it I had a wooden post that barely slide until I threw some skate wax on it. it slide MUCH better.
 
last season i kinda expairimented in the backyard with wooden rails, i found that if you ice it consistantly it works pretty well. but its got to be pretty cold and i don't know if i'd do that over wax on a handrail, just cause the ice could chip and get to the wood. good luck though
 
oh also if you do wax its best to let it set u also found this out after my last post. it will slide fine even if you dont. but if you do its actually very nice
 
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