Ok first post, I hope this isn’t a repost. I tried to search function but couldn’t find shit, But i am also computer impaired.
I am in Highschool, and for my woodshop class i am going to build a wooden paddel board, not the type with an actual paddle, just something that i can paddle around in the summer when there is nothing better to do.
I am clueless, but any advice would be very much appreciated. Expecially on what type of woods to use, If you happen to know of any online Plans for something like this that would be awesome. Also do you think i would be better of making a wooden frame and then putting a skin over it, or taking a solid piece of wood and just get to work with the hand planer?
Alright there is no way i could complete the paul jensen way in the short class, Is there a half assed way to do it? Not that I have anything against the proper way, but i do have to finish it in a pretty short amount of time.
haha, nice one LB! ccg the quickest method I think would be too do it solid wood, but if you’re dead keen on doing a hollow look at the method “Hicksy” uses, it would be slightly quicker than Pauls way but like everything will probably have it’s pro’s and con’s too but he seems to do it quite effectively. search for “glassing hollow wooden boards” in the forums and somewhere in that thread you will find Hicksy’s methods.
See, a solid wood paddleboard would weigh…a lot. Depending on the wood you used, you’re looking at about 100 lbs or more. Balsa would be a special case, but even then you’d be looking at weight and expense.
But there is another way. And it has a certain something to it; tradition, whatever. Make it hollow, yes, but without the high-quality framing and furniture-grade skins. Instead, use some light-ish ply ( 1/4" lauan with reinforcements) and mebbe some slightly thicker ply for frames, etc. Glen-L used to have plans for such boards, and when I was considerably younger that’s what the lifeguards used, hollow plywood paddleboards.
is a really nice guy and probably has as much knowledge about building these things as anyone. I actually have one of his boards gracing my living room wall. I’m sure if you called him about your project he would be pretty helpful. Just be patient about him getting back to you - he has a place in Mex and I’m sure he’s down there for that mucho hyped swell you guys are getting over there.