Custom wood stand up paddle boards – beauty and performance

Custom wood stand up paddle boards —You could call it old school—in a new way. Humans have long embraced wood for its buoyant and hardy characteristics, so it stands to reason that SUP manufacturers and do-it-yourselfers would look to this traditional material to create beautiful—and beautifully functional—boards.

These boards do not have foam cores or veneer; they’re solid wood with a hollow core. Depending on the manufacturer, these boards will vary in rib and spine structure on the inside, the core structure that gives these boards stability, support, and strength. 

Custom wood stand up paddle boards are more ding resistant than other boards thanks to the thickness of the wood as compared to thin veneer covering a foam core board. The species of wood used will also provide some measure of resistance as to overall wear and tear. And bonus: these boards can be just as lightweight as their foam core cousins.

According to Paul Jensen, a long time surfer and now maker and instructor in building custom wood stand up paddle boards, these boards are unique for several reasons: 

• • Handling: they have a distinctive flexibility compared to foam core hard boards. 
• • Feel: they simply feel more alive, particularly in the surf.  
• • Appearance: a custom wood stand up paddle board can be strikingly beautiful.

DESCRIPTION: Olympia, Washinton, U.S. - sign up for a beginner class on how to build your own wood stand up paddle board with a supplied farm kit.

Link: http://www.hollowsurfboards.com/index.htm

CUSTOM WOOD PADDLE BOARD COMPANIES

CUSTOM GRAIN (Waterford, MI, U.S)

http://www.custommade.com/stand-up-paddle-board/by/dammanwoodworking/

• • 14 ft displacement hull
• • plywood
• • 1 layer 4 oz. fiberglass
• • $1100.00 - $1500.00

SURF WOOD BOARDS SUPPLY (kits)

http://www.woodsurfboardsupply.com

Most of these boards are for surf although SUPs are included:
Long
Short 
Performance
Flat water

• • varying sizes
• • varying materials
• • kits and building supplies

FINS

CHESAPEAKE LIGHT CRAFT

Wood Fins

http://www.clcboats.com/shop/products/boat-building-supplies-epoxy-fiberglass-plywood/paddleboards/paddleboard-wood-fins.html

• • epoxy laminated wood fins

PADDLES

SHAW 7 TENNEY (Orono, Maine, U.S.)

PADDLES

http://www.shawandtenney.com/product-category/canoe-kayak-and-sup-paddles

• • 72 - 84 in
• • custom handcrafted orders
• • select from 4 species of wood (cherry, walnut, sassafras, spruce)