Skip to main content

Clearwood Blog

Stories about board building, builders, materials and more

Clearwood - hollow wood surfboards and paddleboards

Blog Categories

Venting Hollow Surf and SUP Boards

Venting Hollow Paddleboards and Surfboards Atmospheric venting of hollow surfboards or sup’s is critical.  Without a functioning vent, your board will be vulnerable to structural failure due to (primarily) the expansion of air inside your board as the board heats up, which it inevitably does when out in the su…

New 14′ Hollow wooden Paddleoard kit at the Season Change

New 14′ Hollow Wooden Paddleboard KitIt has been a hot and smokey summer around Southern Oregon this year and in some ways I’m glad to see the rains come.  But this change of seasons is the classical double edge sword.  On one hand, the hot days and the smoke from nearby forest fires has gone away for the year,…