Custom Wooden Surfboard Stand
This Wooden Surfboard Stand was made back in 2005. It’s a purely custom board stand, there are no adjustable points. Unfortunately the surfboard that fitted this stand is long gone. So I can’t show a photo of the stand holding the board it was made for. This stand was early development work for the ‘Revolute’ Board Stand.
The Making of a Wooden Surfboard Stand
This wooden surfboard stand is made out of radiata pine and stained in oak. One of the things that made this stand difficult to build is the number of angles it is made up of. There are roughly 50 separate angles. Some of the angles are for aesthetics and some for practical reasons. The necessary angles are to accommodate the curves of the board and the boards centre of balance when standing up which accounts for the backwards lean on the stand (I figured this angle out by hanging the surfboard from the roof by its nose and measuring the angle of the tail). Making this wooden surfboard stand extremely well balanced. The angles in the feet are mainly just aesthetic design elements.
The arms were made in three sections then glued together with liquid nails, no dowels or nails. The arms are still holding strong after 19 years. On all the other components of the stand I used either screws or nails and glue.
The stand is completely hand made with the exception of a compound mitre saw. This wooden surfboard stand took many hours to make. This is mainly because it had to be custom made to fit the rails and tail of an individual board. So although the stand I believed worked practically and aesthetically it wasn’t something viable to produce on a larger scale.
First Attempt
As a first attempt at a single wooden surfboard stand although it was a success in that it could sturdily hold a board and I believe look good doing so, it needed a lot of refining.
Because this stand didn’t really lend itself to reproduction on a larger scale. I needed something adjustable. I wanted to keep the basic structure and medium of the wooden surfboard stand design as I liked the look of the stand and its functionality was good.
The Solution
Eventually I designed the ‘revolute’ surfboard stand which overcame these issues that I faced and surpassed the original artefact . It is a very practical stand with a sleek curved design that compliments the natural curves of a surfboard, offering a custom feel, almost as if it were tailor-made for each board it holds. It brings a fresh vibe to any room, transforming your surfboard into a piece of art.