Building A Wooden Stand Up Paddle Board

Complete plans and templates for building a hollow wooden stand up paddleboard sup.

Building a wooden stand up paddle board.

Why do we build hollow wood surf and paddleboards. What that means to a prospective hollow wood board builder is there are many different styles of hollow wooden sups to choose from based on your interest in the various aspects of the sport. Building a paddleboard is simple in theory but can be complicated in practice. The specs on the foam say it will float about 65 lbs per cu ft.

The kaholo is a kit produced by chesapeake light craft clc a well known manufacturer of small boat kits. I m sure many would say why bother but as a lifelong water oriented person who has sailed surfed and worked with wood for decades it s simply something that had to be done. These are the general steps but plan to do some research on the shape you like and the tools you want to use before. Pdf files let you get started right away.

Step 1 assemble the internal frame hollow core wooden paddle boards are just that. A year or so ago i made a big mistake. How to make a sup or stand up paddleboard. Building your own paddleboard by pat grubb.

How to build a wood paddle board step 1. They are made using a hollow wooden frame that is pre cut and glued together making the board both light and strong. Building a wooden paddle board is a bit different than building foam boards and can typically be broken up into four main activities. There are approximately 10 cu ft in this baby.

The deck and rails are all redwood strips and the inside was filled with 2 part polyurethane pour foam. The internal fishbone frame is the skeleton that replaces the traditional foam core usually. What i ended up building can almost qualify as a party boat. 55 pages and over 130 high resolution pictures and drawings.

Building these boards has become a passionate statement about the lessons and skills attained over a lifetime. One of the really cool parts about building a paddle board is the top and bottom panels can be. Sup foam blank fiberglass epoxy resin fin box sup handle sup vents included in this unique sup building kit.