Apparatus for holding a ski or snowboard during repair and maintenance

A ski/snowboard hold down tool for use with a ski/snowboard having a tip end and a tail end comprising:

• a ski tip hold down assembly comprising:
• a first base plate adapted to be secured to the work bench;
• an upright ski hold down stand affixed to the first base plate;
• the upright ski hold down stand having a ski rest on a top surface thereof adapted to support a ski in a base-up orientation;
• and
• a ski tip hold down bar secured to the upright ski hold down stand in spaced apart relation to the ski rest defining an opening between the ski rest and the ski tip hold down bar;
• the opening adapted to receive the tip end of a ski in a base-up orientation with the ski tip extending underneath the ski tip hold down bar;
• and
• a ski tail rest assembly comprising:
• a second base plate adapted to be used on the work bench in spaced apart relation to the ski tip hold down assembly;
• and
• an upright ski rest stand affixed to the second base plate;
• the upright ski rest stand having a ski rest on a top surface thereof adapted to support a ski in a base-up orientation.