: I think I'd turn the tips of the skis away from my back, giving the chair a
: nicely curved back that wouldn't stick me in the neck with the tip of a
: ski.

I have sat in them and the curved part is high enough and at such an angle that you don't hit them. Also, there are steel runners on the bottoms that pinch and rust.

: And for the saet, I'd lay the seat boards in line with the direction my legs
: went, not at right angles to my legs, Again I'd use the front ends of the
: skis, but this time with the tips pointed down, so my legs could
: comfortably hang over the graceful curve they made.

I had found the links given by Kris when I was looking and didn't like the seats either. I plan to use the Popular Mechanics plans and just use the skis for the back of the seat. I like a rounded front to the seat.

: The downside to pointing the tips away from the seated perso is that they end
: up sitting on the not-so-decoratvie bottom of the ski, rather than on the
: decorated top.

: Just a thought.

Yup.

: Are those skis so bad that they can't be repaired or used by some poorer
: skiers?

Some of the ones in the links look brand new but out of date. Ski technology has changed so much in the past few years that I wouldn't recommend them. As to my old ones, I don't think it would be safe. I'm heavy, ski a lot and ski hard. The stresses of skiing wear out the material and the bindings to the point that I would not give them away.

Poor skiers (and I was one once) can rent good skis at reasonable prices. It's the best thing to do until you can afford to get your own (and can afford the lift tickets to ski enough to make it worth while).

: PGJ