OK, I'm looking to build some rustic and/or tacky furniture from some old alpine skis. Coat racks, benches and the like. This will probably involve cutting some of these to length. What type of tool should I use for this? Since modern skis are made of a wide variety of materials (metal, plastic, fibreglass) I don't think it's a good idea to just use my powersaw. I could use a grinder to notch the metal edges and then a saw on the remaining wood/plastic/fibreglass. what do you think?

 

saw zall? band saw with the right blade? if you dont have any of them a hack saw. i think either one of thos should do the job good. just get a good fine tooth blade that wont take splinters off the side.

 

I'd use a Sawzall with a good fine-tooth bi-metal blade. I cut up some old skis years ago with a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade, worked okay. Took a while, though.

 

chop saw, band saw, jig saw

 

Hacksaw with a fine blade.

 

Most of the newer edges will need to be ground, like a cut off saw....

 

Chainsaw, for the rustic, "Homer Simpson" look.

Seriously, get a scrap one and try an abrasive cutoff saw. It could get too hot and screw up the edge but it sure would cut it.

 

You mean the kind they use for cutting bricks?

 

We use them for cutting steel and plastic. Sometimes they're referred to as a "chop saw".