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Anyone have any thoughts/experiance on taking a Capita Charlie Slasher and making it into a split? I've got an email into the Capita HQ to see what they think. I really don't know much about Capita or their boards.

I'm looking for a cheap way to get a rocker splitboard so I can put some time on it in the backcountry and see if I like it. These boards are only $400 new. Hopefully that doesn't also mean that it's made cheaply and will not hold up.

Thanks.

-Kef

I forget which one, but i;m pretty sure Capita are mad eby one of the big manafacturers. Even the cheap board these days aren;t too bad. The price is right and design is goddamned perfect for what i would in a splitty, IMHO. It'll split just like any other; nothing unusual in the construction that i can see to get in the way. In fact, as a very broad statement, i woudl think the cheaper boards will make for an easier split as they are lessl likely to use exotic materials or have additional structural pieces buried.

Split it and let us know!

All poplar core, can't see why it wouldn't work.

My buddy just pulled the trigger and bought this board. We will be getting out this weekend so he can get his stance dialed in and then it's time for the saw! I'll post pictures when we get on to business.

^thats gonna be a rad split. Im tempted to grab one of the party sharks while they last. nothing says "f*ck yea bro" like a pow day!!

I've also always thought the black death would make a real sick do it all split.

Keep an eye out on Whiskey Militia, a couple of powder boards have been up the last few days for 199.99. Some Stepchild and.... the Nitro Slash 166....

Got the saw out last night and cut up some boards. What else do you do with one band new board and two others that have only been riding a hand full of times?

The usual suspects: 2009 156 Lib Tech Mullet, 2011 158 Capita Charlie Slasher, 2008 162 Rome Design.

Before:


After:



Everything went very well except that the Slasher had some metal inlay in the base as a design and one small piece bent out when it got cut. No big deal, just an extra bit of repair work.

The Rome Design has a full carbon top sheet. I was a little worried the camber might change after it was cut. I measured before and after and no movement.

Here are a few picture of the final result. As you can see, set this one up with the Karakorum setup except for the tip and tail clips. I like the Voile ones a little better then the Karakorum tip/tail clips. Turned out pretty good. My buddy really likes the way this board rides.









Sorry they are a little fuzzy. I forgot to take picture with my camera and he sent me these from his camera phone.

-Kef

Shit, color me jealous. That's my ultimate set-up.