How to Build a Home Surfboard Stand

Surfboard stands come in all shapes and sizes. They can be customized to fit into a wall, ceiling or, they can be freestanding. If you want to build your own surfboard stand and you live in an apartment, condo or just don't want to drill holes into your walls, a freestanding surfboard stand is relatively easy to build and is portable. If you move or want to move the location of the surfboard stand, it's easy to do so without having to patch drywall. All you need is a few materials, tools and a little floor space.

Things You'll Need

  • 3/4-inch plywood sheet
  • Pencil
  • Circular saw
  • Hand saw
  • Wood glue
  • Drill
  • 4, 3-inch hinges
  • 24, 1/2-inch wood screws
  • 10, 1-1/4-inch wood screws
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Instructions

    • 1

      Draw the sides of your rack onto a 3/4-inch plywood sheet with a pencil (see Reference 1). Alter the pattern depending on how many surfboards you want your rack to accommodate, understanding that the model in Reference 1 is designed for four surfboards. Make sure the bottom arm of the stand sides have a notch in them that is 2 inches deep and 3/4-inch wide. Make your rack 48-inches wide or about half the size of the plywood sheet.

    • 2

      Cut the sides of your surfboard stand out of the plywood sheet with a circular saw. Use a hand saw to cut the notch out of the bottom side arms.

    • 3

      Draw the back, bottom and side arm braces onto the remaining plywood with a pencil (see Reference 2). Make the bottom 3-1/2-inches wide and 48-inches long. Draw two, 2-inch notches that are 3/4-inch wide into either end of the bottom piece, 2 inches in from each end. Make the back piece 44 1/2-inches tall by 44 1/2-inches wide. Draw two arm braces that measure 3 1/2-inches wide by 44 1/2-inches tall from the remaining plywood sheet.

    • 4

      Cut bottom, back and arm brace pieces out of the plywood with a circular saw. Use a hand saw to cut the notches in the bottom piece.

    • 5

      Attach the arm braces to the surfboard stand sides with five 1 1/4-inch wood screws into each brace so that the bottom of each brace is 1 1/2 inches in and 6 1/2 inches up from the bottom inside edge of each side piece (see Reference 3). Attach two hinges to each arm brace with 12 1/2-inch wood screws.

    • 6

      Slide the back piece in between the two sides so that each edge of the back piece lines up with the hinges on the arm braces. Attach the loose end of the hinges to the back piece with an additional 12 1/2-inch wood screws.

    • 7

      Slide the bottom piece into the notches on the side arms until the notches on the bottom pieces interlock with the notches in the side arms to form a cross support beam that adds stability to your stand. Store up to four surfboards on the arms of the stand.