alpine ski binding for example since cross country and telemark skis have a different binding a modified boot dummy 34 can be inserted they can be tuned on the universal tuning bench 10 of the present invention in this manner fig8 shows a wide end cap 60 installed onto the end support 22 the wide end cap 60 is used when the user desires to tune a snowboard in the horizontal position the universal tuning bench 10 of the present invention is shown in fig9 and 10 with a snowboard installed thereon in fig9 the snowboard is shown in a horizontal position as described above the wide end caps 60 are installed onto the end supports 22 and the snowboard is in turn placed onto the end caps 60 retaining straps 62 are provided with end hooks 64 to latch over the ends of the snowboard and retain the snowboard in place during the tuning operation fig1 shows the snowboard installed vertically using the slots 58 described above to retain and support the snowboard for the tuning process additional tensioning screws 66 are provided to retain the snowboard in the slot 58 is desired it can be seen that an important aspect of the present invention is that it firmly retains skis or snowboards without obstructing access to the edges or bottom surface this is an advantage that allows the edges to be sharpened and the bottom waxed in a smooth and uninterrupted motion without having to reposition the ski or snowboard in the device 10 in addition the present invention 10 is entirely.